Hello!
I have an Arturia 88 key hammer MIDI master keyboard that I am very happy with. I record in Ableton with Keyscape and I am very happy about the recording setup! The problem is that I want the piano to work more or less like an analog piano or a stage piano with speakers. I want "plug and play" fun. I love recording with my setup but I end up practising way too little because it is a hassle to turn on the computer and my USB audio interface with speakers, loading up keyscape and so on.
In principle, I want a "box" that I can turn on and immediately play. No computer involved, just the flicking of a switch or two and maybe plugging in headphones or speakers.
Yes, some of you are going to say: Get yourself a stage keyboard, but I am a student and I can't afford too much. By the way I love Rhodes type instruments and my dream keyboard is a Korg SV-2 with speakers, but it costs 2500€.
So I see a few options.
1. Get some sort of box that plugs into the MIDI and produces sound from the midi signal.
2. Get an entry level keyboard. I do not need the live sound to be fantastic, as I record in Keyscape anyways, but I need the feel of the keyboard to be absolutely brilliant, I do not want to downgrade much from the likes of the Arturia with hammers.
Does anyone have suggestions of how to achieve this rather cheaply? Thank you!
