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    Thought I'd write this in a post rather than comments.

    If you are not a keyboard player but want to be able TO play then i'd recommend getting a Push2. When playing keys it will only display the keys in the key you are wanting to play. So everything is always in key and all you have to worry about it timing or getting notes that sound nice together in a melody.
    Push2 will also give you so much control over everything in AbletonLive.

    If you are looking for a normal keyboard though then my question would be "what size?"
    You can get little 25 key ones that'll fit into a laptop bag with your computer. SOmething tiny like the Keith McMillen QuNexus has a small footprint, really light but has aftertouch and can pitchbend etc with the pressure you have on the keys.

    Arturia Keystep is meant to be pretty good value.
    Arturia MiniLab is good too and gives you some knobs to assign midi to. Then their Keylab larger keyboards have more keys and more knobs, buttons and sliders to assign which may save ou having to buy another controller in the future?

    So questions are
    - what size you after?
    and
    - what you want it to do? Just be a keyboard?

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    • Sweet! Thanks Microkorg!ok_not_ok
    • a friend lent me his old Novation Launchkey Mini 25 to try out with the ableton. I know a bit of music theory and played the piano back in the day so i can playok_not_ok
    • chords and play some melodies. The Push2 looks great but too pricey for a beginner like me. I'm more of a guitar player and have some songs ideas and melodiesok_not_ok
    • that I want to record and add some blips, drips and drum tracks with ableton.
      Again thanks a whole heap!      ok_not_ok
    • No probs. Also check out the Keith McMillen KBoard, it's cheaper than QuNexus. THink the only difference is the no CV/Gate outs etc.microkorg
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