From vthill1@warpmail.net Sat Mar 07 13:37:02 2015
Subject:Midi controller/keyboard advice needed

Hi, first post here. I'm a newbie keyboard player (playing for 3 months now). I have an akai mpk49 midi controller, which I'm using with NI vintage organs software. The problems i'm having are:
1) the MPK's keys are really stiff
2) (1) wouldn't be so bad, but they don't send a midi on signal until the key is depressed about 3/8". this makes it hard for me to do trills, among other things
3) 49 keys is pretty cramped for two hands, as I'm finding out.


My ideal keyboard would have at least 61 waterfall keys, with a high trigger point (i think that's what its called). It could have built-in organ capability, like the roland VR-09, or just be a midi controller, like the studiologic vmk-161 organ model. Initially, the vmk-161 sounded ideal, but there haven't been a lot of glowing reviews of it. Given my current ability level, it seems like spending 2k+ on an sk1 or other serious clonewheel doesn't make a lot of sense, but then again, maybe a used sk1 is a better choice than a new vr-09. I dunno, so many choices & questions.... any help is appreciated


- Bill