What keyboard should I get?

visiblemember · December 19, 2009, 03:27:07 AM

Season's greetings to everyone! I hope everyone is well! Christmas is looking good here in Vienna if my 5 year old son doesn't go off like a bottle rocket waiting for his loot.
Here's the deal. I want to properly compose my music onto pc/paper. I can keypunch everything in on my laptop, but it takes forever. I want to use a keyboard to hammer out the songs real time onto staff. So, from the research I've done, I figure I need a MIDI controller to use with my laptop. My budget is 150euro.
I think my software side is settled for now.
HP pavilion specs say sound card will handle device
I also have an external extigy sound card with midi in/out

Thanks in advance for the help

Thom

tony · December 19, 2009, 05:59:01 AM

Thom,

Have a look at the Behringer range of controllers. They are in that price range and should do what you need.

visiblemember · December 20, 2009, 04:45:52 AM

Thanks Tony. I'll check them out more closely.

Mach · December 20, 2009, 05:27:59 PM

Any midi conroller keys will work for what your wanting to do. I have an older M-audio midiman 49 that I picked up on craigslist for $40 US and have used it in Sonar& Reason. Sonar will write the staff and tab from the midi notes. I use a midi to usb connector straight into the PC and choose what soundcard to go through.

visiblemember · December 21, 2009, 02:02:51 PM

Hey Tony and Mach. I looked at a few and settled for the Behringer UMA25S. It'll do what I need and some. I better get busy so I can put it under the tree.