Best Midi Keyboard?
Whats everyone think is the best Midi Keyboard?
For price, portability and DJ’ing live?
Somethin like the Akai MPK Mini?
i was just thinking about that yesterday! 
My 3 favorites:
M audio keyrig 25 (about 100 euro):
M audio oxygen 25 (about 100 euro):
M audio axiom 25 (about 170 euro):
All good choices.
I went with the Oxygen 49 because it had more knobs and faders, and I wasn’t worried about getting the smallest size. I use it as an addition to the Traktor S4 and even with 49 keys, 9 faders, 8 knobs, and 15 buttons; I still have alot of them double and triple mapped.
So, it depends on how you plan to use it and how you want to map it on what would be best for you. If you want to use it as your only controller and aren’t sure about mapping, then the Oxygen 8 would be a good choice because you can download a TSI for it here.
Well, in case of midi keyboards, bigger is better.
But also he mentioned price and portability and akai MPK mini.
Also, i don’t think that mpk mini is good product. Its just too simple…
I’ve always been a fan of novation’s midi keyboards
I have the mpk mini and i love it, just need to replace the knobs because they suck.
I have the MPK25 and I love it. Buttons, knobs, keys, and some (shitty) pads. I got over the pads since I have a MPD.
^^ literally the only issue ive had with the thing.
8 velocity sensitive pads (2 banks) 8 (shitty feeling, but ok) knobs and 25 keys …and for $100? its a steal.
great addition. I use it to control FX over traktor through Live. works wonders.
MPK Mini is awesome. If your using a 25 you won’t be doing anything fancy anyways.
Otherwise I’d get something in the higher range, like a novation Sl MKII or Nocturn.
Big fan of the Axiom:
The Oxygen is good, but it doesn’t feel extraordinary.
I couldn’t decide on bumping an old thread or making a new one so I decided to just post here.
I’m looking to buy a midi keyboard for home production and I’m looking for something $200 or less, I’ve narrowed it down to the Oxygen 49 or the Axiom 25 which do you guys recommend?
Without fader and knobs, Alesis Q25 and 49 are perfect and simple, good keybed with aftertouch. They also have Midi and not only USB.
I just bought an alesis q25 which so far seems great for such a low price.
However if i had extra money i would have bought the axiom 45.
Looks great.
I’d be more apt to buy the 49 if it wasn’t an extra 100 bucks from the 25 to the 49 so I think I’m just going to get the 25 seeing as how it’s highly regarded.
MOMMY I WANT ONE!
http://www.guitarcenter.com/M-Audio-Axiom-Pro-49-USB-MIDI-Controller-105313654-i1435977.gc
God damnit, i’m stuck deciding now whether I should pick up a case for my S4, or one of these. 
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I promise you, if you have any background in piano those keys will make you want to shoot yourself. They feel SO BAD. The extra money for the Novation SL MKII series justifies itself on the keys alone (theyre great on the SLs)
Really? I mean I learned how to play years ago, played for a short while - nothing too serious. Haha damn, and I thought I had found my 4th love.
Oh god haha theyre so horrible. Every keyboard I tried from M-Audio’s range at Long and McQuade felt SO BAD. If you learned to play years ago the feel will still be in your fingers, and they will cry at the thought of playing one ever again after you first try it lol.
Novation’s keys are excellent tho. And while I can’t speak from experience, I hear that Akai makes a very nicely weighted keybed.
Then again, I’m huge on key quality. Apart from that, I’ve heard the Axiom series are decent.
P.S. I wrote this like an hour and a half ago, just forgot to hit Post reply.
For home use, when portability isn’t an issue - I’d ALWAYS go for the Axiom 49:
[EDIT: Just seen the Axiom PRO for the first time. Are they worth the extra £’s?]
The quasi-automap thing is nice, but the keys on all M-audio things suck, as I have previously stated.