joanba

Hi, I'm new to this site and I've arrived here after looking for a midi usb controller with a decent piano keyboard at an affordable price. It seems that this kind of product does not exists anymore. Maybe I'm an strange guy but I'm tired to carry a lot of keyboards, amplifier, stands, etc. and I ensure that at night after a concert is a nightmare. So I'm looking for a device with the following specs: - 88 note keyboard, if possible with hammer action ( www.fatar.com has this mechanisms, in different qualities and I suppose prices ). - Light weight. I suppose that the keyboard is the key of the weight: more quality on the keyboard more weight on the keys. There is a design compromise here. - USB connection, and if possible USB powered !! - Enough controls to have an useable instrument: some knobs, faders, pitch and modulation wheels, pedals, etc. Until now I've only found one controller with all this characteristics: Studiologic VMK 88, but it seems to be obsolete and it's not possible to buy it anymore. Also I have not seen any unit at all. There are other similar things from M-Audio but they don't have enough controls. I don't know if this is the right place to put this question but probably you have any experience or previous projects with this characteristics. What is the starting point that you recommend ?? Regards, JoanBa - No need for sound, only a MIDI Controller. Any software instrument will do the job.