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+1 for Novation X-Station.
It was Syrupcore's previous recommendation that got me to look into it.
I love it for all the reasons he mentioned.
So much so that I now own 3 of them!
It's also a very nice synth in it's own right.
The Volcas are horrible used to control the Volcas, can't imagine better as MIDI controller. Just my opinion obvs.
I've been on the lookout for an X Station for years, never managed to snag one. Are they bus powered?
Not powered by iPad but Runs off USB, wired or batteries.
Why did nobody mention the Roli Seaboard Rise? This thing is more than totally awesome, worth registering in this forum for just this comment after reading in this forum for months.
I'm a big fan of the Qunexus, slim, sturdy, and very expressive once you dial it in to your own playing style. Between that and Push 2 for laptop stuff, I don't even have a regular midi keyboard controller anymore.
Korg triton tacktile 49.
Your Rock Band keyboard is wireless? I bought one for $17 used off eBay and it's a nice feeling MIDI keyboard for the $$$. But I still have to connect via Din-5. Does mine do wireless and I'm just not aware of it?
+1 for iRig keys pro. Wish ik would make a 49 or 61 key version, but still very useful at 37 keys for many applications. I've even used this live in some small venues.
He lives right up the hill from me. You can pick it up at his house if you're local, so, I've been filling my piggy bank.
I've never been able to get the velocity right. KMI has been really nice about it.
Also, if you're a KMI fan, I'm to organize a mobile music meetup and tour for next month some time with @Alexandernaut.
I don't do much wireless, but... I think that it's only wireless with something to do with when you play the actual Rock band game. Sorry, I shoulda left the wireless part off.
I love this.
Got it, thx for the reply.
I connected my Yamaha DGX 650 Digital piano to my iPad Air and this is real fun. The USB to host of the keyboard is connected to the Lightning port of the iPad via the Lightning camera connection kit and an USB printer cable. I then connect the audio out of the iPad to the aux in of the keyboard via a mini-jack cable and I can thus use the iPad as a sound module for the piano. It is just great to play these iOS synths with 88 weighted keys :-) And the amplification system of the DGX is more than enough to fool around.
Still looking for something (very) portable to play around when in the train, in bed etc., though.
Lol, I play EWI since start, but definitely it's not a keyboard. Even with chorus, etc chords are impossible. Great instrument tho
I use a Qunexus when traveling, and an 88 weighted-key digital piano at home. The jump from one to the other is more than jarring.
Haha. Yeah, no. I love the Volca series, but that keyboard is not really useful for live play of any kind. Also, I don't think any of them register velocity.
I don't think there is one "best" option, even if you take budget out of consideration. The best one is the one that you have available to you - so some combination of the most features/quality with the smallest size you can manage.
I'd love to have a 49-key or 61-key massive keyboard at home with CC sliders, pads, pitch bend, and multiple output options. But I don't have a permanent studio setup where I can accommodate that, let alone take it with me. This is even more true of iOS music - to me, the advantages of it are lost if you don't allow for some degree of portability.
I have a CME Xkey 37 at home (not the bluetooth version); and then a MPK Mini 1 and Korg NanoKey2. They all do different things. The NanoKey is in my work bag, so it's near me literally 90% of the day. It's the "worst" of the 3 to use, but also the one that's easiest to bring along.
I use the Notation Launchkey mini, its easy and works.
Love the Moog knobs. Look great on the black edition. I used to own the white version for a while. Worked beautifully with ipad but keys felt a bit cheap. I moved on to a Roland A-49 for synth work and a Roland RD64 for piano stuff. Both wonderful. I won't be changing any time soon.
I love my Korg Mikrokey USB 25 - lovely feel to the keys, and very portable.
Decent article:
http://www.emusician.com/buyers-guide/1377/portable-keyboard-controllers/56900
This is overkill but I've been seeing more and more Nord Stage 2's in concerts and boy is that a lovely thing.
My favourite is http://imgur.com/NgpUQuk , technics EX50L. But thats because i only have some barely unusable very small basic midi keyboard besides it. The cool thing about is that i can route foot controllers and two keyboards on different channels and load different instruments on them. But there is no octave changer or anything else fancy stuff like that. Thinking about getting something better, but not sure if i should go with keys or something like launchpad, and if piano like keys or some semi weighted basic midi keyboard stuff
Nanokey Studio. Obviously not a real keyboardist's keyboard but still surpringly responsive, and it has velocity. The Bluetooth connection has very, very low latency (the arp does sometimes stutter a bit), and the scale, chord & aforementioned arp features are great.
If you're after full-size keys and are using wired MIDI, the Novation SL mkii series are good. The Launchkey 49 I found to be cheap & nasty. The NI Kontrols have a nice feel to them, but are perhaps overkill.
I use the 1st gen Irig keys ( non pro version ) its powered by the Ipad, portable , but has 37 keys so I feel like I can stretch out more than I could on a 25 key controller. The keys feel good too, it dosnt have any drum pads or sliders or extra knobs like on the Axiom Air 32 mini, but it still gets the job done. Im using an Ipad AIr 2 btw. When Im home sometimes I use my Axiom 61 connected thru an Apogee Duet for IOS but mostly its the Irig keys for portability.
I played one in a shop not long ago. That thing is magic. Not a crazy range of sounds but it was stupid easy to get good sounds out of it consistently.
Wow at Miselu C24!!!
Until a magnet gets loose, as has happened to me. The company seems to have dropped off the map as well. I really liked it, but one lousy magnet has rendered it useless, as it won't keep the key from striking. So I have a constantly stuck C note.
I had decided to buy it, and this made me reconsider. Thank you for the very useful warning, @funjunkie27!
Of the usb midi keyboards I've used, the M-Audio Oxygen 25 is simply the most awesome. Granted, it's the only one I've tried.