Do I really need a keyboard?

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luizfvpereira

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Hello everyone :)

I currently own a Yamaha Clavinova CVP301. I have that for about 8 years I think and it has a really good sound and lots of presets and capabilities.
I Wanna start "creating music" and I'm not sure if that's a good "keyboard" for recording tracks.
Can anyone tell me if I can use my old friend or do I need some kind of special keyboard to record instruments/tracks?

Thanks for the time spent reading this.
Luís Pereira
 
It has a MIDI out so you can use it as a MIDI controller for software instruments. Since you like the sounds on it as well, that's just a plus. Stick with what you've got until you find a limitation you simply can't work around (or don't want to work around)
 
It should be just fine. A true controller has a pitch bend and modulation wheel, as well as easy ways to change channels and programs. However, the latter is easily done in a DAW and, if you don't need pitch bending modulation, then your Yamaha will work just fine. For what it's worth, I use a Yamaha digital piano (with weighted keyboard) for 99.9% of my recording needs, and on those rare occasions when I need a true controller, I use an m-audio 88 key keyboard controller.
 
Well in most sounds I can choose I can use the left pedal for pitch modulation. Only piano and few other sounds dont have this option (because the pedal is required for other things).
 
luizfvpereira said:
Well in most sounds I can choose I can use the left pedal for pitch modulation. Only piano and few other sounds dont have this option (because the pedal is required for other things).
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The question is whether the left pedal transmits MIDI controls. The sounds in your piano don't get sent to the DAW by MIDI.
 
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