Going to buy myself a midi keyboard soon but dont know exactly what to buy. Are there any good keyboards which arent too expensive that you could advise me about?
Im only starting off so i dont think it needs to be complex… dont think its necesarry.
Thanks 
PS Sorry for bad punctuation… using an azerty keyboard :blink:
How much do you want to spend
I have been using an m-audio o2 since the start of the year…
It was tucked away in the corner of a music shop covered in dust.
I picked it up for around 60euro.
I have no complaints with it at all…
price range would be around 100 max id say.
I had a look at the m audio seems pretty cool
Im sheer noobiness at the moment like 
at the end of the day they do very similar roles right? the m audio seems perfect for what i need Id say =D
I love this forum
everyones always so helpful
[quote]KiLLTHEFiASCO (15/08/2010)[hr]price range would be around 100 max id say.
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dollars,pounds,euros?for less than a hundred dollars you can grab a lightly used (or even new if you can hunt down a shop that still has some)e-mu xboard 49.great controllers,i bought 2 back like 4 or 5 years ago(the 25 and the 49) both are just like the day i bought them(and i used to travel with my xb25 quite a bit,both have been steadily used the entire time)excellent,responsive keys.
I bought a 2nd hand Novation Remote 25 for 39quid on ebay about 6 months ago and have no intention of getting rid off it
ebay would probably be your best bet. i would try to get something with aftertouch.
[quote]howiegroove (15/08/2010)[hr]ebay would probably be your best bet. i would try to get something with aftertouch.[/quote]
aftertouch is a must IMO for 100
in all my time in music production i dont think ive ever used aftertouch. velocity sensetivity is importand tho.
I got a keystation 88es tbh its far to big… 61 keys would have been plenty.
I don’t think Ableton can use Aftertouch anyway. I’ve got an M-Audio Axiom 25 and when I first got it I tried and failed to set it up. I was disapointed until I realised you have to be a much better keyboard player than me to have any use for it.
I’ve had a couple of keyboards now & I like the one I have now the best:
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Edriol PCR300
http://www.rolandus.com/products/productdetails.php?ProductId=863
Lots of buttons / sliders / crossfader / aftertouch. Everything I need.
Good quality as well. Cant complain at all.
Looks good. I like the Axiom, but I think the rotaries are a bit crap. I think if I was buying again I would get the Novation for the Automap software.
M-audio Oxygen 49 is the one i have can recommend it. Should be a bit cheaper now as they have brought out a new range which now has some assignable pads in there. I bought mine for £120 but i think Jon Fisher who posts on here said i could have got it a lot cheaper. As i said should be cheaper now they are pushing the new range. Its definetly one for a noob and easy to use.
[quote]mejaques_uk@hotmail.com (16/08/2010)[hr]M-audio Oxygen 49 is the one i have can recommend it. Should be a bit cheaper now as they have brought out a new range which now has some assignable pads in there. I bought mine for £120 but i think Jon Fisher who posts on here said i could have got it a lot cheaper. As i said should be cheaper now they are pushing the new range. Its definetly one for a noob and easy to use. :)[/quote]
I got the 49 a few months ago (the new one)… I found it for $95 brand new on ebay.
It works great.
Also works well if you are DJing with Ableton (im sure that most do)… but I have had 0 problems with the 49 since I bought it. I know it is kinda noobish, but thats all I need for now.
I’ve been having a good luck at your advised keyboards Thanks for the help. (Btw, around 100 pounds. But of course could increase slightly for much better quality)
I’m going to wait till I get home, make a list of the keyboards and compare them [=
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