Hi Guys

I want to upgrade and purchase bigger midi controller keyboard. I know about AKAI, Alesis, Korg,and M-Audio. However I came across the Midiplus Keyboard Controller. The price seems to be attractive but I don't know so much about it.

My question is does the brand name really matter when it comes to midi keyboards? Has anyone purchase Midiplus?

I got asked about the keyboard people could see in the various videos on microphones - it's  a Swissonic 88 note master keyboard and it's got loads of faders and rotary controls, plus a set of drum pads - I've recorded what comes out of Cubase and what the mic in the studio can hear - make your own mind up.

This one came in from my luthier friend.
Halcyon Guitars http://www.halcyong…

If you don't know about Ed, you should ;)

Anyway, the power jack was loose and not making connection. Once I got the connection PCB out, I found the trace on the board had been pulled off the board.

 
On inspection the connector was ok. The real problem is hard to see but the small solder pad securing the metal clamp was pulled off the pcb. The power connection on the pcb trace was torn from the movement without the secure clamp.

 
I added a jumper and soldered it in place, its not pretty but I wanted a bit of mass on there. then added a bit of epoxy to secure failed mechanical post. to protect the area from future mechanical forces.
 

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I was reminiscing today. Back in 1988 or 89 my brother in law who’s a handyman at all sorts welded this together for me.

Note my Alesis Quadraverb and Yamaha TX81z mounted as well. Keyboards are a Roland Jupiter 6 and a Roland D20. I think there’s a delay pedal on the Jupiter 6, I did use one though at one point.

Hey so Iv been having issues trying to use this allegro electric piano as a midi board. Now online it does say that you don’t need any software to make it compatible. Iv got it connected to my computer with a usb-b and it detects it but when I go into my daw(reaper) It Doesn’t show up in the midi controller

This song is done on the keyboard,
I haven't done any Mastering.

https://recording.o…

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Earth, Wind & Fire - Boogie Wonderland.mp3 (9.7 MB) 

Hi,

Been wondering whats the best way to plug everything:

Hardware:

• MAudio Code 49 - midi controller
• Steinberg UR22 MKii - audo interface
  

Software:

• FL Studio 12
• Windows 10
  

So I had MIDI keyboard before I had an Audio interface. That got succesfully plugged in to an USB port in my laptop. Didnt go through Preset Editor (but will do), everything kind of worked, tried to record - worked too.

Now I got myself an USB audio interface which supports MIDI IN/OUT.
What would be my best option for connecting it all together?

• Option 1:
  

(MIDI controller --> USB port on laptop) + (Audio interface --> USB port on laptop) = 2 USB ports taken

• Option 2:
  

(MIDI controller --> MIDI IN/OUT on Audio Interface) + (Audio interface --> USB on laptop)
In this case I`m not sure how to connect all those MIDI cables (and how many of them do I need?)

What have you tried? What works better? What are the PROS and CONS of each option? Will appreciate all the info you can provide!

Thanks

Hi all, i just picked up a crappy bottom of the line midi keyboard to suit my broke ass recording needs and obviously the keyboard has no velocity control, when you hit a key, no matter how hard, it comes out the same volume, when recording in pro tools, is there a way to semi mimic the velocity of a piano or midi effect? i know pro tools has a random velocity setting but if anyone has any advice on using a midi keyboard with out velocity successfully i would really appreciate the feedback. i do have a couple more days to return the keyboard and wait for something better to come along but if i can still use it as a tool and change the settings in the DAW i will do.
thanks
Max

Hi,

I'm looking for the amp mentioned in the title.

One person suggested a Roland kc110.

Any other suggestions? Comments on the Roland?

Thanks!

--PDN

After getting in touch with Yamaha chat support about my DGX-650 electric piano, which is USB-MIDI connection and unable to connect to an interface, they tell me my keyboard is made to be compatible to my MAC, so there is no driver downloadable for my specific model.
I am also using the logic program, and I now my computer comes pretty set on removing latency, but I do still get it. I am using logic Pro X.
There is a generic driver download link that he sent me. Should I download it anyway and see if it helps? What other settings can I noodle with to help eliminate this problem?

I am new as new can be to all of this. There is one more question. I did a test recording the other day that began creating a loop that sounded a lot like a CD skipping, which I attributed to latency. Is that what it was or was that a different problem? It only happened when I hooked my keyboard up to my computer.

Any advice would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!