BluMunk Posted February 15, 2022 Share Posted February 15, 2022 Says it all in the title. I'm really looking for something I can take to and leave at a rehearsal space, and hook up to Mainstage. Casio CT-S1 seems like the obvious answer here (or maybe other in the CT line?) and really the right price point (say, under $300). Is there anything else in this space that'll do the job? With more keys? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timwat Posted February 15, 2022 Share Posted February 15, 2022 Nektar SE61 is $99.00 USB Midi, one sustain pedal jack. Full size keys, 4 velocity curves, pitch and mod wheels. 1 Quote .. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Delaware Dave Posted February 15, 2022 Share Posted February 15, 2022 M-Audio Code 61. 61 Keys, Synth Action with Aftertouch and Velocity 1 x Wheel (Pitch-Bend) 1 x Wheel (Modulation) 16 x Pads (Velocity-Sensitive) 8 x Endless Rotary Encoder 9 x Sliders 9 x Button (Assignable) 1 x X/Y Pad 1 x USB Type-B (does midi merge) 1 x 1/4" Footswitch/Sustain Input 1 x 1/4" Expression Pedal Input 1 x MIDI 5-Pin Input 1 x MIDI 5-Pin Output USB or external power supply powered 4 zones available No longer manufactured but can be found used or new on many sites for no more than $300. I purchased mine new about 1 year ago for $250. Despite what people say they are available from several sources; you just have to look around. Nice keybed feel. Quote 57 Hammond B3; 69 Hammond L100P; 68 Leslie 122; Kurzweil Forte7 & PC3; M-Audio Code 61; Voce V5+; Neo Vent; EV ELX112P; GSI Gemini & Burn Delaware Dave Exit93band Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
allan_evett Posted February 16, 2022 Share Posted February 16, 2022 20 hours ago, BluMunk said: Says it all in the title. I'm really looking for something I can take to and leave at a rehearsal space, and hook up to Mainstage. Casio CT-S1 seems like the obvious answer here (or maybe other in the CT line?) and really the right price point (say, under $300). Is there anything else in this space that'll do the job? With more keys? CT-S400. Haven't tried it with Mainstage, yet; but I use it with Logic, as a teaching tool. It also interacts seamlessy with the software instruments on my iPad, including the Cubasis 3 DAW. It has a pitch wheel, which is absent on the CT-S1. With all the control and sound assignments being done in Mainstage, you likely don't need a more elaborate controller. And the set of sounds in the CT-S400 is crazy-good, for the money. I plan to take mine out, at the very least, as a back-up instrument. Should my main 'board go down, I could easily finish a gig with the CT-S400. And many gigs could be completely covered by it. And if Casio released a 76-key version of the CT-S400, I'd be all over that. 1 Quote 'Someday, we'll look back on these days and laugh; likely a maniacal laugh from our padded cells, but a laugh nonetheless' - Mr. Boffo. We need a barfing cat emoticon! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Emm Posted February 16, 2022 Share Posted February 16, 2022 Samson Carbon, $139 list. MIDI Out, Sustain, runs from a USB Type-B connector, pitch & mod wheels. Bus-powered, oct +/- switches, velocity sensing. It has an iPad slot just above the keys as well. I use their 49-key model ($99 list) and its a solid trooper. The keys are a bit clacky, but its no deal breaker. Bare-bones, yet serviceable. Quote "Why can't they just make up something of their own?" ~ The great Richard Matheson, on the movie remakes of his book, "I Am Legend" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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