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naretir
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Posted : Aug 27, 2011 10:20:13
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hey guys. im buying a midi/usb keybord 4 my small home studio.
i just cant deside on this
Novation Nocturn 25
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M-Audio Oxygen 49/25 (3rd gen)
this pricerange is whitin my budgetrange.
im keen on the nocturn but would i need more than 25 keys 4 producing trance n minimal stuff?
any help on this 
  Ohh yeah. fiddle and boom. Ableton addict :)
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Posted : Aug 27, 2011 19:07
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If you dont know to play the piano 25 is enough.
I have the nocturn and the keybed is netter than maudio's, automap when it works is good.
"The dedication to repetition — the search for nirvana in a single held tone or an endlessly cycling rhythm — is one of electronic music's noblest gestures." |
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willsanquil
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Posted : Aug 28, 2011 01:04
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Vermeee
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Posted : Aug 28, 2011 02:17
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avoid m audio...
i have the oxygen 49 that i only use nowadays to play the keys... coz the knobs and the faders got some kind of short circuit that it ll ghostly send CC infos....
ow well it wasnt the 3rd generation...
who knows its better quality nowadays...
but i d avoid m audio...
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Vermeee
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Posted : Aug 28, 2011 02:22
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now bout the number of octaves...
if u aint a key player and just want the keys to test sounds and sequencies etc etc... 25 s enough...
now if u are a keyboard player , or if u arent but want to lean to play it and record it directly from ur fingers...
49 s the way to go...
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naretir
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Posted : Aug 28, 2011 14:31
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i whent 4 the novation.. super satisfied
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demoniac
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Posted : Aug 29, 2011 00:02
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Medea
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Posted : Aug 29, 2011 14:35
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I would not suggest a 2 octave keyboard. Get a big one! It's much more comfortable to explore how this or that sound behaves on lower or higher notes.
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freez
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Posted : Aug 29, 2011 15:30
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On 2011-08-29 14:35, Medea wrote:
I would not suggest a 2 octave keyboard. Get a big one! It's much more comfortable to explore how this or that sound behaves on lower or higher notes.
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I agree, i bought the axiom 25. And now i regret not getting a bigger one, even tough i can't play. |
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naretir
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Posted : Aug 29, 2011 17:21
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i payed 174.4 eu. if i had 300 i would have bought somthin like the microKORG..
well maby next time
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mudpeople
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Posted : Aug 31, 2011 11:55
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Ive never heard good things about MAudio, but more than a couple bad things. Most commonly I guess they break easy.
Ive had my mickroKONTROL for about 6 ish years, 4 faders have come off due to getting so into mixing i forgot it wasnt my old DJM, and need supergluing, but other than that Ive been more than satisfied.
They go for around 300 US, yeah, but, well, 6 years, its paid for itself in my opinion.
The half size keys arent the best for my fat fingers, but they're far from unplayable, but they do have a pretty loud buzz when released quickly. 
But I guess the damage was done and MAudio laughs all teh way to the bank, again....
You really can't think of it like say, cheap shoes, with music gear you really do get what you pay for, and if you go cheap pretty soon youll end up spending more than you would have getting the good stuff, just repairing or replacing the crap. If you can, try hard to wait til you can afford the good stuff. You will be happy when its still kicking, years later
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A.Rosengren
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Posted : Aug 31, 2011 16:59
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I like the microkorgs small sized keys, we did our entire first album on those keys, then we sold it. Now we're using yamaha dx7 as main keyboard. Which has normal size keys.
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