A Midi Controller Keyboard smaller than the Oxygen 8, ????? .... anyone

[Nawledge]

not the Yamaha Qy70, hopefully that has usb? even if it does'nt as long as it has a midi out i'd like to hear about it, the oxygen 8 is cool, and i have one but i'd like to get one that is just a little bit smaller to go along with my laptop and reason, which the oxy 8 does great but i want something even smaller.

[Krakit]

Do you mean physically or less keys?

 

You could get half size keyboards that might be smaller, but I think that 25 keys is the minimum for MIDI controllers.

 

Carl

[Rod S]

How small do you need to go?

 

I remember PAIA used to have something that was only one octave + 1 key long... don't know if they still have it.

[Nawledge]

I mean physically. and if the keys are smaller that's ok too. just as long as i can get the form factor down in size a little bit.

 

who is Paia, is that a store somewhere, could you direct me to them.

[surfjunkie]

Yamaha has a couple of midi mini-key velo-sens keyboards.

 

PAiA is a company that makes modular kits. pretty cool stuff- they even offer ready-to-build kits for Craig's "Electronic Projects..." book.

 

i think what you really want is a 2 or 3 octave mini midi velo-sens keyboard with 8 mpc-style pads, 4 CC knobs, transport controls, and usb for $300, right?

 

let me know when someone makes one

[Krakit]

Up until a couple of weeks ago, there were tons of Reveal Musicstar midi keyboards going for $20.

 

Maybe they'll come back.

 

Carl

[Krakit]

Evolution also makes something called Playplanet keyboard.

 

7" long.

 

Carl

[Nawledge]

Damn I forgot where I had posted this, thanx alot folks i'm going to check'em all out. if anybody has any other suggestions please post up.

 

very funny wager47, you had me goin there for a moment.

[burningbusch]

I think you need The Finger.

 

http://www.futuremusic.co.uk/The%20Finger/fingernews.jpg

 

Busch.

[Nawledge]

the finger looks cool, but it's a little too little. I still need a couple of octaves to play basic melodies in reason.

[Rod S]

Originally posted by burningbusch:

http://www.futuremusic.co.uk/The%20Finger/fingernews.jpg

Man, I did get worried for a second. April fool's day is long and gone.