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the action isn't as good as I was hoping (not even in the same league as my Fantom X6)
#Roland pcr 800 set velocity level manual
the manual mutilates the template names (including Sonar). the Sonar support isn't very obvious or intuitive (nor is it documented). Anyway, I got it hooked up but haven't done much with it yet (only had about 30 minutes). It *finally* came today (3/13).took 8 days from California to Virginia. In fact, I never found the Roland R8 MKII very user friendly. Has anyone used one and would it suit my needs? I have been doing this midi stuff for years now and I am still confused. This is Cakewalk's ACT, correct? I believe this is very new. I am primarily a guitarist and horn player and the investment of money just seems to go in all directions. Does anyone know if that would give me velocity control with the drums? Since it is old, would it be a pain to get it to sync up to Sonar and BFD? I like the padKontrol to use with my drums.īut, now I wish I didn't have to buy a 3rd item - the midi controller for my synths.Īt another residence I have an old Roland R8 MKII. I think the Casio Previa keyboards suit my needs for something that has 88 keys with hammer action. I need to ditch the only I item I own - Alesis Q6 keyboard. I agree with the summation that I probably need to buy exactly what I need, which ends up being 3 items. Hope that doesn't muddy the waters to much. You also have, via the Edirol, the latest in full-on knob and slider control compatible with Cakewalk's products.Īll of that said, I did check out a Korg PadKontrol the other day at Guitar Center and it looks to be a very rugged and compact unit, which has also received much praise on this forum. That way you have both a weighted and synth action. For other stuff, including all of the knob and slider moves that are so prevalent in electronic music, go with the Edirol as a second controller.
I only use that for playing in pianistic type parts. Off the top of my head, M-Audio, CME (good luck finding one of their 88 note controllers to check out), and Fatar are three main companies that make 88 note controllers.īut here's the thing: Why not get any 88 note keyboard that sends out MIDI and feels good to you? For example I'm using an old Roland A-90 through an M-Audio MidiSportII interface. The new Edirols supposedly have an improved synth action, which I'm interested to check out.īut if you need an 88 note piano-type action then your choices are more limited (and more expensive). First of all, I don't mind a synth action, and actually prefer it for certain types of parts. Well, if you're concerned with "feel", that's another story. I'm sure you'll get many alternate answers to this questions. So it seems to be the path of least resistance. It just looks like a real compatible solution to use w/ Cakewalk products, of which you appear to be a Cakewalk affecionado as am I. You may find that you don't need a dedicated pad controller for drums/samples, as the Edirol has 8 pads.
#Roland pcr 800 set velocity level series
My solution (and I dabbled last year by picking up a Korg K25 controller which I've barely used) now that Cakewalk has implemented ACT, is to possibly go with one of the new Edirol PCR series controllers, which are specially designed to work seamlessly with Cakewalk products (at least that's what the press releases say). Unless you only want to use it to send MIDI key presses through a dedicated MIDI interface. That is ACT (Active Controller Technology).įirst of all, ditch the Alesis as soon as possible.
#Roland pcr 800 set velocity level update
Michele - you should consider the new controller technology Cakewalk has implemented in its most recent products, which includes the v2.5 update coming soon for Project5.
#Roland pcr 800 set velocity level free
Can this be true?Ĭan one controller do it all or do I need something like the padKontrol and something like the Axiom? It would be wonderful to free myself from the mouse! One person said that the M-Audio Axiom had better pads than the three that I mentioned. It seems that many people really like the padKontrol, but it does not have sliders that would be helpful for synths and Dim Pro. To confuse matters, I would like to know if one of these would also be effective as a controller in Sonar and Dim Pro. I have read many comments in the Cakewalk forums concerning the Trigger Finger, padKontrol and the Akai MPD24. I would like a controller for better input of my drum tracks.
I currently have an older Alesis 6 that I use for my synth work. I write classical compositions and rock songs. I use Sonar 6, Project 5, BFD drums, Dimension Pro, several soft synths and a Roland XV-5050. I am writing this in this forum because someone in the Sonar forum said you guys were the controller gurus!