Midi controller

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hey guys, i'm looking at getting a new midi controller. i currently have an maudio keyrig 25. it's too small for me, as i can't do a whole lot with just 25 keys. im shooting for a 49 key.
i've been looking at the Keyrig 49, oxygen 49, and axiom 49. im not looking to spend more than about 150 or so. and i'm wondering if the sliders and faders on the axiom and oxygen are worth it. if i'm gonna be just adding piano to some songs and synths, do i really need all the extra features? or would i better off shooting for the keyrig?
 
Guitar Center has been blowing out the Akai MPK-49 all summer for $150.

I'm using one for MIDI keys in Sonar and to control a Moog Taurus 3. The action is a little stiffer than my Voyager or Roland U-20. I use both the MIDI-over USB and the MIDI DIN jacks simultaneously routed through MIDI-OX and a MIDIsport 8x8 interface.

I use the programmable knobs/faders/switches to control parameters on the Taurus and so far it's great. I can even control the arpeggiator on the T3 as well as stack the arpeggiator from the Akai with the arp from the T3.
 
I Have The Oxygen 49

I have the Oxygen 49.

I'm not a keyboard player (yet) and I haven't really had a chance to use it much, but so far I like it.

I use Pro Tools LE, and I like having the knobs and faders. In addition to working with the tracks, you can also use the knobs to manipulate parameters on VI's and plugins.

I like it; YMMV...
 
The axiom has excellent keys....you wont get anywhere near the same response from the keyrig or oxygen...I have no experience of the Akai but have other controllers made by them, including a keyboard, and the quality is outstanding..

I also have an edirol PCR which is also excellent and comes in a 32 key version (PCR300) and has faders, buttons, and rotary knobs..if you still want the compact size but bigger than 25 (those extra few keys really come in handy), key response is pretty good as well but the buttons are not drum pads...i use them as triggers in Ableton


BTW Akai would swing it for me if the pads were good...the pads on the axiom arent great...when I had one, even with adjustable sensitivity, it wasn't the best for programming drums...missing the centre of the pad would sometimes not trigger the midi at all...Ive heard this from other users too. I have Akia's MPD and the pads are excellent, something to think about if you would use them...if not my votes the Axiom 49
 
I've got an Axiom25. You know if you hit the transpose key up from say 0 to 2, you get another 25 assignments right?

you can of course access 88 piano keys on a 25 key controller with the transpose function.
On mine, there's a down pad and an up pad, so with the press of one button I get another 24 keys to assign.

Just sayin"
 
My Oxygen 49 is brilliant.
I think the keys are quite well weighted
I could not do without the pans and faders
Really easy connectivity with Cubase

Also my sister is Grade 8 pianist, and she was even impressed with the build.

It really is the essential part of every recording I do, whether it be midi or audio.

Proof of the pudding is in the eating, spend a bit of time in the music store, try out the various products, and ask the sales guys a lot of question about the differernt keyboards.
 
Yes, I like my Axiom 60, but damn it to hell, I cannot stand their customer service.

One of the issues I have with the Axiom is those silly little fader buttons keep falling of when I gig with it. Just TRY to get a replacement set. I dare you. I had to open up my one and only support ticket with them and they still never called me back.

Now, my Studiologic (Fatar) controller is just a workhorse, but if you need customer support on that, you're even if deeper water.

I love em both to bits for gigging though.
 
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