Midi-Keyboard?

[qwe1234]

Hey guys,
so, i want to get a midi-keyboard just to play through some VSTs. I'm no piano player, so it doesn't have to be a super high end one.
I'm looking for one just with the keys and not much more features.
After searching on the internet I found the M-Audio keyrig 49, which seems to be perfect for my purposes.
My question is, if there's any latency, when I'm monitoring a VST and playing through it and if there's another alternative in the same price range, which is better than the Keyrig 49. If it matters, I'm running Cubase 5 on Win7 with 6 gb of ram and a Intel Core i5-650@3.20 ghz.

Cheers,
Lasse

 

[guitarklown]

I have the (old) Korg Nano key and there's absolutely no latency man. If I were you I'd jump on the B stock deals they have over at Audiomidi..

http://www.audiomidi.com/cust_search/M-Audio-Keystation-61es-B-STOCK-P14442.aspx

 

[DominikJW]

http://www.thomann.de/pl/miditech_midistart_3_usb.htm

Cheap as fuck, works well, and the keys feel surprisingly good!

 

[kev]

I've got the keystation 49e. You can have that if you want Im looking to get something with weighted keys for some piano playing in the future perhaps. Im pretty sure the shipping would render an item of this low a value useless cost wise tho!

 

[Audiosprite]

you could probably just get by with a sub-$50 keyboard with a midi out off of craigslist and be fine with that if you only want the keys.

 

[MindMunch]

If you can save a few more bucks you can get youself a M-Audio Oxygen 49, that is basically the same keyboard plus a lot of MIDI goodness (assignable faders, knobs, buttons, transport shortcuts, etc).

If you want only the keys and nothing more, any keyboard with midi out will do, although I advise you to get somethng USB powered just because it´s more practical.

 

[Djunn]

Get M-Audio Keystation 61es or E-mu Xboard 49/61. Any other cheap keyboards have shitty keys, more like a toy. I use Keystation 61es for recording, rehearsals and gigs as my main instrument and I'm pretty happy with it for it's price. You might want to check CME M-Key or U-Key too.

Btw, midi keyboard has nothing to with latency. It's your audio interface and PC.