Anyone wanna help me spend some $$
Ok so i’m buying some new gear to add to my set up.
I have a budget of €400 which is 545 dollars or so.
What i need is a basic 25 key midi keyboard.
A launchpad.
And something to use to control traktor.
Anyone like to help me out ?
You can just use the 25 key and the launchpad to control traktor.
Keyboard: Behringer UMX 25. Gets you 8 knobs, 8 buttons, modulation, Pitch Bend and a fader. These can be midi assigned for effects and faders. This was what i first used to control traktor
Novation Launchpad is the obvious choice for a launchpad. Unless you mean an drumpad. Then you can get the Korg PadKontrol.
Save the left over cash for when you find out what route you wanna take (Producer/DJ) as your main thing. Then get more specialized gear with the parameters of what you like to play/make in mind.
Pick up the Maschine and an Oxygen 8.
What is your setup right now?
I have a
Vestax VCI-300. (Don’t plan on using it with traktor, Going to sell it)
A UC 33-e
And a pioneer efx 500. (Being sold to fund more gear).
I was thinkin a cheap 25 key midi keyboard.
Novation launchpad.
but i only have a numark dj i/o soundcard and i’m not too sure about it for gigs.
Do you wan’t the keyboard to be mobile? If so check out the Akai LPK25.. stay away from the Korg Nano series.. even for home use as the build quality sucks. If you’re not going to take the keyboard with you then I’d consider more keys.. 25 is very limited.. you’ll have to mess with octave change keys all the time!
I use two Akai LPD8’s to control traktor when I’m out at gigs… I find these are great for clubs with unpredictable booth layouts.. I bring some Gaffer’s tape and tape these suckers down to wherever I can! I can use 8 cue points on each deck and control every setting in FX Banks 1 and 2 with the knobs.
Without knowing a bit more of your ideal vision its hard to make better recommendations.
Well i will be producing minimal, house and hopefully some proper techno.
I’ll be taking the keyboard with me to college so 25 keys is kind of all i can take tbh.
I was thinking of two akai lpd 8’s but then again the kontrol x1 looks really really worth the investment.
Definitely want a novation launchpad.
i was thinking of the following,
Behringer UMX 25
Kontrol X1
Novation Launchpad.
but i’m not too sure.
I wouldnt buy behringer if i were you.
Any other suggestions ?
M-Audio Oxygen 8. Akia Mpk 25.
I was thinking of an oxygen 8. Can’t find a 2nd generation one though.
The akai mpk 25 is a bit out of my price range.
What about this ? …
http://www.thomann.de/ie/miditech_i2control_25.htm
man I found your piece of hardware!
AKAI MPK MINI
http://www.skratchworx.com/news3/comments.php?id=1547
Yeah i found that before i went to bed last night and jizzed 
That’s a definite buy 
Then maybe i’ll buy a new soundcard 
Actually so happy that came about
How many european dollars is it going to cost though ?
Don’t forget about the tiny keys on that thing. It will not be to bad if you’re not much of a keyboard player, but all of the keyboards with mini keys (MicroKorg) piss me off. But i got some big hands, so it might not bother you.
Meh i’m pretty compact
That things 13 inches across same as my laptop so i’m pretty sure it won’t be bad to use the small keys.
i’m actually pretty stoked to get one of those. Won’t even need to buy a kontrol x1 now
Hopefully it’s easy to map the LED’s with traktor
Well the LPD8 had all kinds of problems with LED mapping, but with all the complaints they’ve been getting about that; i bet they fixed that with this.
Fingers crossed
Won’t stop me from buying it anyway
Oh, i’m not trying to persuade you away from buying it. I personally think it’s a sweet little controller. I just had i microkorg at one point and hated the keys, and a friend of mine has an LPD8 an midi feedback is a pain, however i do think they fixed it on the newer models. So chances are that it’s been taken care of with this.
Damn these big hands… guess i’m better off than this guy though.
