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Original Message Date: 24-Nov-03 @ 06:55 AM - Cheapo keyboards

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G'day folks,
I'm after a cheap 5+ octave keyboards with some decent velocity sensitivity. Aftertouch and pitch bend would be nice also. I'm not worried about features or how it sounds, I really only need it as a controller. What am I looking to pay? Anybody?
Thanks dudes

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Message 11/28 24-Nov-03 @ 07:39 PM - RE: Cheapo keyboards

Defector Z

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Can't argue with that.

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Message 12/28 24-Nov-03 @ 07:47 PM - RE: Cheapo keyboards

Tom

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Haha,

if you want cheapo cheapo you can't go wrong with something like casio. I've been using a casio ctk-601 61 keys for something like 7 years at least... At the time i paid equivalent of 200 us dollars for it. These are way cheaper now. Suprisingly It has survived a lot of moving around and abuse.

Tom

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Message 13/28 24-Nov-03 @ 07:52 PM - RE: Cheapo keyboards

Influx

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bah

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Message 14/28 24-Nov-03 @ 08:02 PM - RE: Cheapo keyboards

Yonce N Mild

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If you use a synth for a controller you lose all the extra functions that you get with a dedicated controller keyboard. I used to use a yammie cs1x, I got a 61 key evolution and I'll never go back to using a synth as a controller. I have ten presets for keyboard setups. That means I have all my hardware and my favorite softsynths cc#s ready to go at a touch of a button. I can switch from tweaking the cutoff on my darkstar to tweaking the pitch on my asr-x with the touch of a button. Or I can do both at the same time since I can assign different knobs to different midi channels.

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Message 15/28 24-Nov-03 @ 08:32 PM - RE: Cheapo keyboards

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Yes, there's a fix to turning off the internal sounds of the CS1X.

-Craig

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Message 16/28 24-Nov-03 @ 08:38 PM - RE: Cheapo keyboards

Yonce N Mild

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I just turned the volume down !

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Message 17/28 24-Nov-03 @ 09:21 PM - RE: Cheapo keyboards

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yonce has a point

just seems like the current crop of mid-level controllers are really cheap feeling and looking

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Message 18/28 25-Nov-03 @ 12:47 AM - RE: Cheapo keyboards

Me!

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Hey I like the look of the evolution mk-361. It's apparently velocity sensitive, but does it have aftertouch??

Yonce??

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Message 19/28 25-Nov-03 @ 04:32 AM Edit: 25-Nov-03 | 04:34 AM - RE: Cheapo keyboards

Optofonik - AKA, mick, rhyze, etc.

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SQ80 for around $250.00.
http://www.soundonsound.com/sos/1996_articles/jul96/ensoniqsq80.html?session=7ee3885fcc301cb50e17136413fab180

For a bit more I'll agree about the K2000. Is there a more powerful synth, from a programming standpoint, even today?
http://www.soundonsound.com/sos/sep98/articles/kurzweil_k2000.html?session=7ee3885fcc301cb50e17136413fab180

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Message 20/28 25-Nov-03 @ 05:16 AM - RE: Cheapo keyboards

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k2000 for $500??? duh!

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