making beats

Out of context: Reply #878

  • Started
  • Last post
  • 2,827 Responses
  • mg330

    Help me out here. Considering a new MIDI controller, looking at the Alesis VI49 since I've read some good reviews.

    What would someone typically use all the buttons below the knobs for? I currently only use an Alesis Micron as a MIDI controller, which is kind of cool for recording audio through my guitar effects while also recording the MIDI notes.

    I get mapping the knobs to various things in Logic, but what would i use all those buttons for?

    mg33 0Permalink
    UpvoteDownvote
    Flag
    • looking at their product page, get the V49, it doesn't come with the buttons.uan
    • I've considered that one. The number of pads on the VI are nice; the V49 only has 8. My Korg nano pad is on the fritz.mg33
    • To be honest I don't do a lot of knob fiddling that couldn't be easily accomplished strictly in Logic.mg33
    • this keyboard looks more for live performance.. in that instance, each knob would be a channel fader and the buttons below would be solo, mute etcautoflavour
    • Cool, thanks. Definitely not looking for that. Need a better playing surface mostly, better keys.mg33
    • what auto said. Native Instruments Komplete & their keyboard gives pre-mapped controlsmicrokorg
    • whereas with other brands you have to setup all your own. like novation with its automap etc.microkorg
    • Thanks. I've done a bit of that with an Oxygen controller I had years ago.mg33
    • The music I'm working on is more ambient / instrumental using guitars, and more natural synth pads, piano, Rhodes, lots of reverb, delay, etc.mg33
    • So as much as I wish I had more electronic music skills, it's probably not the direction I'm going in. A decent electronic drum sound and a live drum soundmg33
    • is what I'm trying to find a happy medium between.mg33
    • Stuff like this: http://mg33.net/musi… - that's a few years old, revisiting it eventually.mg33
    • ^ that's using sounds from the Animoog iPad app as well, which I'm a huge fan of.mg33
    • Use ableton live? got an ipad? get touch-able app for lots of hands on controls and ability to make bespoke controllers per songmicrokorg
    • micro - I was literally last night trying to reconnect the custom midi controller app I have to Logic. It's over WiFI - I need to get a physical conn for it.mg33
    • This is the app I've got - http://www.iosmidi.c…... The latency over the network wifi sucks, so looking to connect physically.mg33
    • Alesis makes some pretty shit midi keyboards, imo. Check the Nektar line. Affordable and good quality.section_014
    • section_014 - thanks for the tip. Those Nektar controllers look nice.mg33
    Show [[ numHiddenNotes ]] more notesAdd Note
    SaveCancel

View thread