MIDI Equipment > Alesis MIDI Equipment

X25 Photon, or just protons?

Advantages: Ease of use, many interchangeable settings
Disadvantages: AXYZ dome

Well the Alesis photon X25, is your standard 25 key midi interface, with a few more adjustable settings than most. Looks: With its sleek design, Led lights, an the AXYZ dome. This thing can be beautriful, but mainly by your own opinion. Im sure many would say it is quite some what ugly with the Organge LED's. But as with most things, these LED's are in actualy fact functional. Ease of Installation: After plugging in, all you have to do is dunk ...
...you wish to install Cubase LE, an included product with this, then your installation will be a little more complicated, but not a lot. Feel: The keys feel comfortable, however, at times they do not pick up the sound if you play very softly, but generally all is well. The sound changing knobs are well spread out, and the different sounds can be added with the use of the 10 sound buttons. configuring: With the small inbuilt screen, it is quite simple ...

jamesgee 25.01.2009 · Read full review
Ciao members have rated this review on average: helpful
Review of Alesis Photon X25

M-AUDIO KEYRIG 49 IS A FANTASTIC PRODUCT

Advantages: Pitch control and mod wheel
Disadvantages: no presets

The M-AUDIO KEYRIG 49 is a fantastic bit of kit when you are trying to lay down a new backing track it has all the basic features including mod wheel, pitch control and even its own volume control so you can change the level of the instrument you are using on the music production software that you own.... I personally own this product i use this everyday and have never found a single problem with this..... it works with most music production software, ...

mjsnowdon007 21.07.2009 · Read full review
Ciao members have rated this review on average: somewhat helpful
Review of M-Audio Keyrig 49

Piano Action, full featured controller at minimal price! Perfect

Advantages: Hammer action, vast amount of controls and adjustability
Disadvantages: None to date.

...extra knobs, buttons and faders? M-Audio have pulled all of this out the bag with the Keystation Pro 88. This MIDI controller has 88 full size and hammer weighted action keys. For anyone whos not aware, hammer weighted keys are the equivalent of how a piano feel, compared to many semi weighted keyboards. In my own time as much as I love to write new music via MIDI and vst instruments on the computer, Im also a big fan of the piano and wanted something ...
...with pianos being thousands of pounds and very big in size, I knew they wouldnt be what I wanted, so I searched for this product. Along with the great feeling hammer action keys, it comes with a big blue LCD screen, making it very easy to see exactly what you are adjusting. There are 9 fantasic MIDI-assignable faders, which are perfect for mixing in any software for songs. There are 24 MIDI-assignable rotary controllers, making them perfect for any ...

McBeer 31.05.2009 · Read full review
Ciao members have rated this review on average: very helpful
Review of M-Audio Keystation Pro 88

Ideal for Superb Home Recording

Advantages: all the inputs/outputs you need, excellent sound card, Zero latency, easy to use
Disadvantages: none it has solved all of my home recording problems and dilemas

The Novation Nio 2 is a fantastic bit of kit for anyone who's into home recording. This really will be the missing piece of the jigsaw for anyone who wants to set up a home studio and create professional sounding tunes. It has a number of inputs including 2 headphone inputs , jack input for guitars, seperate mic input and line in and midi in. it also has midi out and 2 line outs. Even better it has a switch which allows you to use condensor mics ...

Logan33 29.01.2009 · Read full review
Ciao members have rated this review on average: helpful
Review of Novation NIO 2 | 4 USB Audio Interface

M-Audio Keyrig 49

Advantages: looks fantastic works brilliantly and value for money
Disadvantages: the software

M-audio keyrig 49 is a fantastic midi keyboard i use it on a program called propellerhead reason because i am all into music when i first got this m-audiio keyboard i was really excited and the excitment just carried on and on while i was plugging it in and while i was installing it i was so excited and as soon as i started playing on the keyboard it was the most fantastic peace of equipment all the was down to the octave selection key very easy ...

mjsnowdon 10.12.2008 · Read full review
Ciao members have rated this review on average: somewhat helpful
Review of M-Audio Keyrig 49