Top 3 MIDI Keyboard Controllers with Sanjay C

What are some of your favourite MIDI Keyboards or Controllers in your studio?

Can you run this keyboard into something like the line 6 L2? Or does it have to run through my Mac into a DAW?

Are you Gordon Ramsay’s brother 😂😅😅

Arturia costs $109, not $129. Well, no tax and shipping. If that's what he was referring too.

I am trying to get into this hobby and i stumbled upon this vid. The MPK mini and the MiniLab3 look like great options for me and my budget, but i am a traditional pianist. Does the minimal amount of keys hinder "real" playing? Or should i not worry.

The heart of my setup is an Arturia KeyStep Pro. It's a fantastic MIDI controller. The sequencers are fantastic. It has a drum sequencer that works great. I also has really nice arpeggiators. A really cool feature is probably on steps in a sequence. I love using that in drums so I can get some variation in only one bar. Just pop a clap or cowbell in thrre and set the probability to 50.

It has old school 5 pin MIDI, so it works with my vintage synths and drum machines. It has two MIDI outs and one MIDI in. The MIDI in allows me to use my Yamaha DX7 as a master keyboard. The two MIDI outs are connected to a couple of MIDI through boxes. That allows me to rout MIDI to 12 different synths and drum machines. So I can use my DX7 to play any of my other synths. In addition to old school MIDI it has USB, CV and gate for Eurorack, as well as drum gates and clock. It can receive transport messages from the DAW. So when I hit record in the DAW it hits play on the KSP and starts up the sequencers and arpeggiators. When you do that the temp of the KSP is set by the DAW. So everything lines up nicely.

For me the KeyStep Pro is great. It makes it so much easier for me to make music. I used sequenced drums, sequenced or arpeggiated bass, and then I live play a keyboard on top of that. Everything goes into my 24 channel Mackie console and out to the DAW as a single track.

If sequencers are up your alley; take a look at the Arturia KeyStep Pro. It's fantastic.

Been kinda wanting to pick up the Akai controller but I already have enough keyboards/synths setup in my lab that I just feel better using what I already have.I mean its like a really scaled down studio here folks,trying not to trip over cables,pedalboards, drum kit,mic stands etc😆🗽

MiniLab <3 (It's 109 USD , not 129)

This was Awesome and Warren let's us kno when you get your ROLI 😁thanks guys

Too bad Sanjay didn’t show Warren “MIDI learn” capabilities. Lots of software these days has a “MIDI learn” mode where you click a control on screen, twist/slide a MIDI control, and it makes the mapping for you. Very quick and easy to get customized mappings. BTW, I thought the only Seaboard Roli is selling these days is the larger Rise and that the smaller Block is no longer available. I was late to wanting to get one, but the Rise seems like more than I’m willing to spend for an experiment. And none of the used Blocks I’ve seen for sale have inspired confidence that they were in good shape.

Really appreciate the collaboration ❤

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This vidéo reminds me chico rea explain to a studient What was a b flat !!😅😅
How humble you are …
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There is no more rolli seaboard blocks any more, only the large ones :c😢

Thanks Warren! You and Sanjay C are a great team.

Two of my favorite people, I clicked on the link while watching Sanjay when I heard its Warren

I got my Arturia Mini Lab 3 for $109.00 at Guitar Center a week ago.

Heeeey nice to see you round these parts of the wood Sanjay! 😊

Thank you so much for having me at your studio. This was so much fun …and I need to have you bring some guitars to my studio next!

how much gig do they use and how CPU do they suck up???

I hope a day will come when these people do not always use Ableton to demonstrate a midi keyboard. There are more linear daws out there.
Please... Please.. Do not tell the viewers that Ableton is the most used daw in the world. The world is filled with other people also. Regards.

Thanks! I’m in the market for a MIDI controller so this was very helpful!

stretching those fingers a bit 😄

Warren you’re pronouncing “tot ziens” wrong, you need to speak it how you read it. “Tot” is like the name Tod but with a T on the end. The word “ziens” is good 👍

I'm using the Akai MPK Mini with
new Cubase's 12 midi remote featuring and the result is great! Cheers 🥂

Very helpful. Thanks Warren and Sanjay.

The keyboard controller and virtual instrument topic is a rabbit hole. Please have Sanjay back on for more. He explains things very clearly.

AWESOME VIDEO SIR!!!!!!

Thanks for the great video

Nice wobbly table.... for me as a pianist, these things are much too small.

Love seeing you two together. The knowledge between you two is great. Hope to see more crossovers.

I had a touch of skepticism that a Top 3 midi keyboard controllers would work out very well, but with the mention of the NI board this really nailed it down well and concisely.

Great topic , thnx

Mine is a Novation SLmk3, so many templates for Synths & DAW's, with endless custom options too!. It helped me open up parameters on my Korg Monologue for patch control. I'm glad I have it 🙂

Can see the appeal of the last one. However, none I think are a match for my Korg Tactiles. The Korgs have real Midi output and whilst I use a computer to program them. I feed them into a Roland M-GS64 for sounds.

I don't even own a DAW.

amazing to see you both together :)

Absolut geil! Thanks for this information Warren!

As a guitar player, whenever I need to play a bit on my midi controller I catch myself doing vibrato on the keyboard - of course it doesn't do anything to the actual midi. I may need to get one of these fancy MPE controllers!

I appreciate you going outside your comfort zone Warren! Thank you for discussing gear you might not use yourself all that much but is still really popular. My fave MIDI controller is the Arturia Keystep 37, the form factor is perfect for my limited space but I still get 37 keys, which is a lot for a one-handed keyboard controller

These controllers are the best sellers because these are cheap, but if you are a pianist or dedicated keyboard player, beats aren’t a necessity. How about a review of high end 88 key weighted controllers like a Doepfer LMK-4?

Nice to see you together !