Re: [LAU] recommendations for midi controller keyboard

From: Emiliano Grilli <emillo@email-addr-hidden>
Date: Thu Jan 08 2009 - 15:31:28 EET

Simon Wise <simonzwise@email-addr-hidden> writes:

> Arnold Krille wrote:
>> On Wednesday 07 January 2009 13:30:23 andy baxter wrote:
>>> Just wanted to say thanks to everyone who's replied. At the moment I'm
>>> trying to decide between the Behringer umx-61, which would do everything
>>> I actually need, and spending the extra money on the Edirol PCR-800,
>>> which does sound like a nice keyboard but is a bit expensive compared to
>>> what I was thinking of spending.
>>
>> Rule of thumb: go for whatever it is that is not named Behringer.
>
> with the exception of the BCF2000 (and its all-encoder cousin) if you
> are looking for a controller, to use alongside another keyboard - it has
> a set of encoders, a nice set of 2-byte motorised faders, plenty of
> buttons and LED's, and a fair bit of memory for presets and the like,
> and flexible midi/USB connections - it is something they actually got
> right, and it is quite good value.

I like also the v-amp and the amp 800 headphone amplifier. Pedals for
guitar, better to avoid them. The keyboard controller umx61 is not the
same quality as a roland, but not too bad either.

Cheers

-- 
Emiliano Grilli
Linux user #209089 
http://www.emillo.net
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