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Resonant Alien wrote:Also use an Akai MPD16 for playing drum parts - it rocks.
Same here, wonderful device, great with BFD....
Although I have a full weighted piano keyboard, I just got an EMU Xboard 49 key controller to go on my desk.... this is great, has aftertouch and sixteen knobs.
I also have the BCF2000, I just use it for the obvious faders, pans, mutes and sends, great value.
I'm still using my workhorse Korg O1W/Pro. It's got 76 unweighted keys. It's got a decent feeling keyboard for unweighted and doesn't feel like some of those cheapie USB controllers. Plus, I've got the sounds that came in the O1W.
Mac Studio m2 Max // OS 14.7// DP 11.34 // MotU Ultralite mk4 // Komplete Ultimate 15 // Arturia V Collection 9 // Korg Collection // Stylus RMX 1.8 // Omnisphere 2.6.2c // Scarbee Keys and Basses // T-Racks 5 Max // Amplitube 5 Max // BFD3 // Blue3 // PolyM //
Actually, I've been half-ass shopping around for a new keyboard controller for months, but haven't found anything great enough to spend the money on. I have Trigger Finger for percussion tapping stuff - works okay.
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Quad G5 - 4GB RAM; PB 17" 1.5 GHz - 1GB RAM; OS 10.4.8, DP 5.11, Digi 002R, Mbox, Pro Tools LE 7.1, DV Toolkit 2, Music Production Toolkit, MachFive, NI Komplete2, EWQLSO GOLD, MemoryMoog Plus
I have a Yamaha KX88 and we were just talking about this in the "general recording" forum but I also have an M audio trigger finger and I can't believe nobody here has hated it like I do . I literally gave mine away . First of all you have to hit the exact center of the pad or it will trigger at half velocity. Useless ! Second , to assign each pad to a controller number you have a NON INCREMENTAL knob that will not advance step by step. And there's no way to move it a slight amount . Useless ! You should have seen me trying to adjust that damn knob , holding it and trying to move it the smallest amount to just go from one step to the next and then with the slightest nudge it jumps a freakin miner third .SCREAM !!! I was just trying to assign the pads to different sounds and it took an hour. Am I the only one that threw theirs in the lake.
Mac OSX 10.6.8 2 x 2.66 GHz dual-core Intel Xeon 8GB 667 MHz DDR2 FB-DIMM RME Fireface 800
yofo wrote:I also have an M audio trigger finger and I can't believe nobody here has hated it like I do . I literally gave mine away . First of all you have to hit the exact center of the pad or it will trigger at half velocity. Useless ! Second , to assign each pad to a controller number you have a NON INCREMENTAL knob that will not advance step by step. And there's no way to move it a slight amount . Useless ! You should have seen me trying to adjust that damn knob , holding it and trying to move it the smallest amount to just go from one step to the next and then with the slightest nudge it jumps a freakin miner third .SCREAM !!! I was just trying to assign the pads to different sounds and it took an hour. Am I the only one that threw theirs in the lake.
I use mine mostly to control Live, but I haven't had any trouble assigning CC numbers. If I remember right, that can be done via Enigma, though Enigma is far from elegant. As far as the velocity sensitivity, I haven't really had any problems when inputting beats; however, I must confess velocity isn't mission critical to me for beat entry, that's far easier to fix in the drum editor than, say, getting the timing 'feel' I'm after. Still, I just did a test on mine and got fairly uniform velocity response from all but the most edgewise pads. Maybe I have a different rev? Either that or I'm just luck as well as lame.
