midi controller for reason

adbp1 · 24 Jul 2008 at 21:19

hi all, just getting into propellerheads reason and playing but now want a midi controller.
any suggestions on brand/model etc preferably not to pricey

Andelusion · 25 Jul 2008 at 01:17

There are many to choose from, the cheapest are probably the M-Audio Oxygen keyboards. If you're not sure how many keys you're going to want (25, 49, 61,76 or 88) then think about the kind of parts you're going to be wanting to program, if you're wanting to play in keyboard/piano parts for example with a large range in pitch then a controller with 61/76/88 keys is going to suit you best. If you're most interested in programming beats, arpeggios, lead lines etc then a smaller keyboard will probably suit you best.

More expensive boards such as the M-Audio Axiom, Emu Xboard and CME UF keyboards feature sliders and rotary knobs to assign to virtually anything you can edit in reason (or whatever software you're using), these can be handy as it's never a bad thing to have as many different control options as possible, also be wary that they can take up more space, the CME and Axiom keyboards suffer from this in particular.

MikeHunt79 · 25 Jul 2008 at 02:07

The Microkontrol is pretty nice, I've got one myself.

adbp1 · 25 Jul 2008 at 07:14

ok thanks i will go have a look around might go into the music shop, i did look at the mikrokontrol on the local auction and was about £75 but didnt know if that was normal or not.

MikeHunt79 · 25 Jul 2008 at 10:57

That's pretty good, I payed over a ton (from what I can remember).