Davo Posted June 4, 2006 Report Posted June 4, 2006 Personally, I use and love the Roland PC 200 mk2 and am thinking of getting another one. I've been thinking of getting a keyboard with lots of knobs, but am uncertain of how good a fit this would make with midibox stuff and rackmount stuff, in particular the Yamaha TX802. Quote
audiocommander Posted June 4, 2006 Report Posted June 4, 2006 I like the KORG microKONTROL (except for it has no motorized faders). It's small, good quality knbos and faders, has a short keyboard and nice big rubber pads, up to 12 setups... and a very clean, easy to use design.Michael ;) Quote
Wisefire Posted June 4, 2006 Report Posted June 4, 2006 i use a yamaha shs-10 for my performances in my band.. Quote
Jaicen Posted June 5, 2006 Report Posted June 5, 2006 Personally, i'm a KISS (Keep It Simple Stupid!) kind of guy. I really like the old roland sequencers like the MC-202 and TR-606. I think the sequencer on the 505 is pretty damn good as well, especially with the nice LCD Display. I haven't used a 707 but I imagine that's even better! My ideal controller would have a 16-step, 8-track (min) drum sequencer and a 16-step TB/MC style mono bassline sequencer. this would also need to include a few pots/sliders for controlling the mono-synth. I don't think it even needs LCD's, just an encoder to select the drum tracks (with LED Display) and LEDs for each step/button. Ermm, getting back on track, I use a yamaha DX27 as my primary controller because it's the cheapest full size MIDI keyboard I could get!! I don't use the onboard sounds much, but they're nice to have. Only thing it misses is velocity sensing, though it responds to velocity over MIDI. I use a bent 505 for programming drums too, again, because it's the cheapest thing in the world! Quote
DrBunsen Posted June 9, 2006 Report Posted June 9, 2006 I think the sequencer on the 505 is pretty damn good as well, especially with the nice LCD Display. I haven't used a 707 but I imagine that's even better! Nice as the 707 is for sequencing its own drums or triggering analogues with the seperate outs, it's -useless- for MIDI sequencing as it won't send MIDI notes in pattern write mode... no jamming to MIDI :-( BOO Roland, boo !! I'm looking for a 505 or a 626 for that reason.I like your thoughts on an ideal controller :) Quote
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