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Questions tagged [midi-controller-keyboard]

An electronic keyboard that just provides MIDI output to connect to computer or some MIDI-capable instrument, frequently through USB connector. MIDI keyboard does not generate musical sound itself. May include drum pads and other controls for additional input.

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What does mod wheel on MIDI keyboard do?

Which features does mod wheel offer? I'm planning on buying a MIDI keyboard for synth usage and I'm curious on how I can modulate the volume, and I can see most of MIDI keyboards have two wheels. What is their purpose and how can they be used? I'm…
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Is there a difference between non-weighted and semi-weighted MIDI keyboards?

Do the terms non-weighted and semi-weighted mean the same thing for MIDI keyboards? If they are different, what would be the difference?
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Keyboard with USB-B to host port as a controller for another keyboard with traditional MIDI IN?

I need to connect a keyboard with only a USB-B 'to Host port' to another, as Midi slave, which only has standard 5-pin DIN Midi in/out ports. How will I achieve this? I have a new synth action keyboard with MIDI in port (Yamaha CK61) and I'd like to…
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Trying to access a piano music app from my iPad using my new Novation Impulse 25 MIDI Keyboard Controller

I have been using a Piano Adventures music app on my iPad for a couple of years. Recently I got a new Novation Impulse 25 MIDI keyboard controller which will allow me to access the Piano Adventures internal synthesizer if I use my MIDI controller…
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do you need a computer to make sound with a midi keyboard

hi so I am a complete beginner and I wanna buy a midi keyboard because its cheaper than a normal electric piano. I have a question I don't have a computer now, can i play a midi keyboard without a computer but only with a audio interface and…
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MIDI device crashing my DAW occasionally and just being buggy in general?

I have no idea if I've just receive a defective product but I've noticed some strange goings on with my MIDI controller. Sometimes when I plug it in, the 'boot up' light sequence never stops and I have to re-plug it a few times before it works. Then…
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Software for adjusting the velocity curve in Linux

I use my yamaha clp330 digital piano as a midi controller. The problem is that the volume of the sound is too low when I play on the piano. But using software controllers the sound is normal. So it seems that the velocity value on my digital piano…
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How do I configure a Keystep to sound like a piano in FL Studio?

I bought an Arturia Keystep which didnt come with an user manual or anything, only one page of a "Quick Start". Reading in internet I found that I can make it work with FL Studio, but when I connect it, by default it makes percussion sounds. I want…
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Are there any MIDI keyboard controllers with light up keys that can be controlled via MIDI?

I am looking for MIDI keyboard controllers with light up keys. I know that there are several like this made for learning (but I don't need key lights for learning purposes) where in most of the cases, the user is not in control of turning the LEDs…
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My USB midi cable is properly connected but only one note plays at a time for about 5 seconds before it releases. What is the cause of this delay?

I am using a psr E313 Yamaha keyboard. My battery is fully charged, The first USB midi cable I bought got me frustrated with similar challenges. The USB midi cable connects successful on my system but delays in reproducing other notes. Making it…
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Adding bass pedals to my keyboards

I need some professional info and advice. I want to add a Viscount 9P6122722M1MD Midi pedalboard to my Tyros 4 and Korg PAX4. This is a mute pedalboard. I need this pedalboard to be able to play my bass when playing the keyboards as an organ, for…
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Midi keyboard problem: some notes trigger two different notes

I've been loking for hours without succses a solution for this problem: My new midi keyboard: Nektar Impact 25 when I play some notes, as F, it triggers F & G at the same time, this problem keeps ocuring with different octaves, even differents…
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can i connect mp11se to kontakt for using vst with a A-Male to B-Male?

or do I need a midi cable or something? I do have a UR22 interface though
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Directional Knobs, Round knobs , Usage

I have 61 key novation Keyboard and I am guessing what is the difference between round knobs and directional knobs. When to use, or what to assign Round knobs and what for Directional knobs. Novation keyboard has 8 of them. I am using mainstage as …
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MIDI Keyboard controller and Windows Tablet

I installed Mixcraft 7 on my iBall slide i701 and assigned all the VSTs I required for a particular song to different instrument tracks and pre-set the volume/pan of each. The plan was to select/touch any track to get the instrument set there…
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