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hardware related questionmore hardware related questions!!! !!! except, this time it's um... help with the meanings of these... they're all midi controller related btw...
1.) Trutouch (used a lot in the new M-audio Axiom Controllers) 2.) Semi-weighted keys 3.) Hammer-action 4.) Synth-action 5.) Half-action 6.) Aftertouch btw, is there any way to turn off a keyboard's sensitivity towards velocity?
hardware related questionDon't know what the hell 'TruTouch' is? As for Semi Weighted, these are keys with some meat to them. Not as hard to play as a piano, but have some weighted response. This is good for velocity type playing, arranging piano and brass and other organic instruments. Hammer action would be that of a piano I'd say. Very weighted and heavy. Great for enacting piano recitals and such, but not the best for wailing solos and riffs. Synth action would be justic garden variety plastic and spring. No weight at all. Half Action would be equal to Semi Weighted I'd say. And Aftertouch - a keyboard that as you press and hold keys, the more you press them, the more a controller can open up. This is good for expressive modulation for say a trumpet. Play a riff, and hold a note and 'dig in' on it. You can evoke amplitude and pitch modulation like a real person blowing their lungs out. And as you release pressure on the key, the modulation decreases.
As for turning off velocity sensitivity, depends which keyboard and/or VST you're using. By and large I think most should. Just finding it in Edit mode and all can be tricky on some.
hardware related questionSo, I'm looking at some more midi keyboards. There's this M-audio keyboard with 88 keys, and it's 170$ CAD. Here's the catch though, Keyboard's not aligned and in return, right side keys are messed up. The casing is cracked on the right side as well.
Not too worried about the casing. It's not like it's pouring it's intestines out all over the place. But how hard would you say it is to get it aligned myself? Or how bad would it set me back if I take it in to a professional? Another question, apart from Steinberg's Halion, is there any other free VSTi that deals with orchestra sounds? Violins, Cellos, Choir AAHS/OOHS, that sort of thing? Thanks.
hardware related questionTONS! But I would search more for SF2's in that regard Taxi, which there are TONS of as well. Some are pretty crappy, like something ripped from a Beethoven record and hardly any good in one octave. But there are a few where they are really exceptional. Try searching 'Cadenza Strings .SF2' and try them in OP's sampler, I think you'll be impressed. I also like these guys a lot
http://www.papelmedia.eu/english/download2.htm Of course, just put in Free SF2 into a Google search, and you'll be amazed. As well, some of the GM SF2's are also greatly enhanced trying to better Yamaha and Roland's standards. So worth while to check some of those out too. But to each their own when it comes to SF2's. A crappy one in a good sampler can sound amazing, or a great one in a crappy sampler can sound horrendous. But by and large, OP's sampler handles and contours SF2's really easily. And unless you're Jerry Goldsmith or John Williams, the big 100GB MegaOrchestra VST's are really overkill.
hardware related questionWhat about the 1st part of my post... the one about repairing a keyboard myself? because that's what I'm mostly thinking about.
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ProteusVX is now freeware. It seems a bit buggy in several hosts but it has a very nice soundbank including a load of really good sounding orchestral stuff.
hardware related questionI really like Proteus's sound, very old school - but nice warm stuff. But is a pain to navigate and set up. And forget the drums on it, as they just don't stay in sync with the simplist pattern made in OP with it.
Such a shame, as it'd be my main gear if it was more reliable.
hardware related questionSo, I'm guessing no one has an answer to the 1st question about repairing a keyboard, then, eh?
hardware related questionRepairs - I'd let a credible music store handle for you. They got the tools and connections to get you the proper parts replaced quick. BUT - as parts and labour go and the cheapness of these things today, you might take the extra bucks and just buy yourself a better one instead? Never a shortage on Ebay, Just have patience young grasshopper. Patience.
Hey, who took master's fruity pebbles?
hardware related questionI am also keeping a special look out on ebay, in fact... every day :-p!!! hahahahahahahahaha!!! but do you think it would need more parts? I mean, the product description says it's... only the keybed that's messed up. and i'm assuming it's under the keys? sort of like it nerve cells or something? if that needs to be aligned some how, i'm sure i can manage it.
hardware related questionBad enough with old analogs, but this digital stuff I wouldn't touch. Kinda like buying a car with a A1 engine, beautiful interior, but front and rear axles slight;y damaged... Unless I'm a car nut, or a garage looking for parts - I wouldn't trust my life in it.
It's your music and how safely and reliably you want to accomplish it.
hardware related questionsay, if a keyboard has no CD, i can still download the driver from the site, right? because M-audio has a section dedicated to Drivers or something.
hardware related questionIndeed. My beast is armed for everyone elses controller now with drivers and what all. Just jack them in where ever I am, and they're good to go with OP.
hardware related questiondamn, you're always there to answer man... hehehehehe... what beast are you talking about btw, the EMU?? or do you have another one??
hardware related questionSorry, meant my lappy there. Big honking Dell job. But I'm good for most M-Audio stuff - but like my cheapy Cretive Prodikeys the best still.
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