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 Please Help, Setting Up First Keyboard & Powerbook |
 Mon 24 Nov 2003, 20:07
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Hi, Im just about to buy my first ever keyboard and need advice setting it up to my Powerbook G3.
Im thinking of buying the Novation KS5 or Korg Triton le (Any good?) Would these be OK for most types of music? As a beginner I will probably be experimenting with all type's of music but I am interested in 'Movie/Soundtrack' type of music. Do I need to buy a midi interface to connect the keyboard to the PowerBook, something like the MOTU Fastlane? My setup is PowerBook G3/400mhz (Pismo) 512 MB Ram OSX 10.2.6 Thank You Very Much. 
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Tue 25 Nov 2003, 17:19
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Newbie Group: Members Posts: 13 Joined: 31-Oct 03 From: Bellevue - US Member No.: 27,938 |
Hi: I highly recommend the Triton. It has a good quality keyboard action, high quality sounds that run the musical gamut, great effects, and sampling. There are a lot of patches that would work well with soundtracks. There is hardly a serious midi studio that doesn't have one. It's sort of a Swiss Army Knife. In other words, if you had to be stranded on a desert island with just one keyboard . . . . Go to a music store, put on a pair of stereo headphones and listen to the sounds of the Triton. You'll see what I mean.
Plus, ask anyone with a Korg keyboard . . . they never break. The MotU Fastlane would be fine. MotU is a "pro" company. |
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Fri 19 Dec 2003, 21:28
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Rookie Group: Members Posts: 30 Joined: 31-Jul 03 From: Leeds - UK Member No.: 22,220 |
Thanks midilance.
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Fri 19 Dec 2003, 23:31
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Newbie Group: Members Posts: 9 Joined: 13-Dec 03 From: San Leandro - US Member No.: 31,003 |
i fell in love with the tritons many qualities,, but i would say to save a few hundred more$ and go with the classic (touchscreen) as apposed to the le.
Here is a site you (and anyone else with a triton) might find helpful http://www.tapesh.com/triton/ [QUOTE]Plus, ask anyone with a Korg keyboard . . . they never break. Bold statement!! -------------------- G4 (1.25.ghz/512 MB)
OS X (10.2.8) Tascam US-122 interface Korg Triton Classic, Roland T-5 drum machine, (4) Guitars, (1) Bass, Pro Tools (Free) Cubasis (Free) Audacity (Free) |
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Sat 20 Dec 2003, 08:13
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Junior Member Group: Members Posts: 127 Joined: 22-Aug 03 From: Greenwood - US Member No.: 23,402 |
If you're thinking of soundtrack work, a good alternative to the triton is the yamaha motif series. It's not as heavy on the hip hop sounds as teh triton, but the "real instument" sounds are excellent. The motif doesn't have all the bells and whistles of a fully loaded triton, but it's not as expensive either
Scott |
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Sat 20 Dec 2003, 10:07
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Triton is good. good selection of sounds. I have Roland stuff for sounds. New Roland stuff is great You do not need a sequencer on a keyboard. They all are worthless to me with computer seq..rs stay with a small contoller cheap and buy as many softsynths as you can.
Good luck! G -------------------- _______________________________________________________
Gregory Ives Composer/Sound Designer/Producer Portland, OR USA www.gregives.com _______________________________________________________ |
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