Inexpensive MIDI keyboard

Pablo · Post by **Pablo** » Mon Apr 21, 2008 5:08 pm

I'm thinking of buying a M-audio Keyrig 49. I want to use it as a MIDI recording device in Rosegarden. If it had a MIDI OUT I would be rather sure it would work through my Audiophile 2496 but I think it's connected via a USB cable.
Is anyone using one of this, or is there is something similar which is known to work under Linux?
Thanx in advance.
Pablo
(64studio 2.1)

Post by **nathan** » Mon Apr 21, 2008 5:29 pm

I'm pretty interested in this too. Right now I'm also looking an M-Audio Keystation 88es USB MIDI Keyboard Controller that connects via USB. I'm a total midi controller noob, so I have no idea if I have to get another piece of hardware to interface with the computer, or what. Thoughts?

studio32 · Post by **studio32** » Mon Apr 21, 2008 5:43 pm

I'm looking for a midi keyboard too, although I'd rather have a electr. piano which I can use for midi too or a midi keyboard which plays as a piano...

Post by **raboof** » Mon Apr 21, 2008 8:20 pm

nathan wrote:also looking at M-Audio Keystation 88es USB MIDI Keyboard Controller that connects via USB. I'm a total midi controller noob, so I have no idea if I have to get another piece of hardware to interface with the computer, or what.

I have the 49-key variant of that one (the 49e), which basically 'just works': you plug it into the usb port and it shows up in qjackctl et al, after which you can connect it like you would connect applications like vkeybd.

The pitch bend and modulation wheels and the octave functions all work fine out of the box. I haven't found a need for the 'advanced functions' button yet.

Pablo · Post by **Pablo** » Mon Apr 21, 2008 10:01 pm

I think I'll buy it. I posted the same question in the 64Studio forum: http://www.64studio.com/node/523. Interesting answers there too.
Thank you for your support.
Pablo

Post by **nathan** » Tue Apr 22, 2008 3:08 am

raboof wrote:
I have the 49-key variant of that one (the 49e), which basically 'just works': you plug it into the usb port and it shows up in qjackctl et al, after which you can connect it like you would connect applications like vkeybd.

Nice! If can earn some extra income I will definitely be picking that up. Do you like the 49e?

Pablo · Post by **Pablo** » Tue Apr 22, 2008 8:18 pm

It works!
Yes, plug and play.
Thank you
Pablo

james=jwm//art@net · Post by **james=jwm//art@net** » Thu May 01, 2008 10:41 pm

I sometimes wish the 49e had more keys, and was a bit more straight forward to change settings. Otherwise, yeah, it does the job. And no aftertouch... [but it's cheap and that was/is all I could afford].

studio32 · Post by **studio32** » Wed Jul 09, 2008 10:33 am

Pablo wrote:It works!
Yes, plug and play.
Thank you
Pablo

And do you like it?

what are other good options for a midi keyboard?

what about this fatar one?
http://www.musicstore.de:80/en_EN/GBP/F ... 002399-000

edit: how does midi sounds with for example zynsubaddfx or vkeybd with qsynth? When I press three or more tones at ones (chords) I here a distorted sound comming out of my speakers...

Post by **raboof** » Fri Jul 11, 2008 11:25 am

studio32 wrote:how does midi sounds with for example zynsubaddfx or vkeybd with qsynth? When I press three or more tones at ones (chords) I here a distorted sound comming out of my speakers...

I get that with qsynth sometimes, and fix it by turning down the gain in qsynth.

studio32 · Post by **studio32** » Fri Jul 11, 2008 11:51 am

raboof wrote:
studio32 wrote:how does midi sounds with for example zynsubaddfx or vkeybd with qsynth? When I press three or more tones at ones (chords) I here a distorted sound comming out of my speakers...
I get that with qsynth sometimes, and fix it by turning down the gain in qsynth.

Thanks, that fixed it.

BTW: Does the M-AUDIO OXYGEN 61 works on linux?

becks · Post by **becks** » Fri Jul 11, 2008 1:11 pm

raboof wrote:
studio32 wrote:how does midi sounds with for example zynsubaddfx or vkeybd with qsynth? When I press three or more tones at ones (chords) I here a distorted sound comming out of my speakers...
I get that with qsynth sometimes, and fix it by turning down the gain in qsynth.

another suggestion: i use jackrack + limiter (and sometime compressor) to avoid output level reaching 0db

just route all your output (zyna, qsynth etc) to jackrack, and jackrack to system out audio

studio32 · Post by **studio32** » Wed Jul 16, 2008 7:07 pm

Thanks Becks.

Does anyone know the Fatar studio 2001? Good?

edit: any experiences with Fatar at all???