evolution supports pedals and as far as i know of the radium does not support pedals. so really just depends how familar you are with piano/keyboard and such

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the radium does support pedals. Besides, anything you can do with a pedal, ie. sustain and muting, can be edited into midi data.

radium49 it is, tx again boys

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Originally posted by GelatinPufF I wouldn't be able to stand a 2 octave keyboard(Oxygen 8)! That's just not enough keys dammit! The Radium's alright, but I wouldn't pay that much for just a midi keyboard conroller. So personally, I would just get an old keyboard off e-bay and use it primarily as a midi controller, and then invest in some good vstis.

the whole point of the oxygen is the knobs imo,
and getting an old keyboard defeats that purpose.

i know you can get a knob board, but that will just make things more expensive

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Thx guys for info but I still don't know what keyboard I should buy (Evolution or Radium)

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Originally posted by Neeldan Thx guys for info but I still don't know what keyboard I should buy (Evolution or Radium)

It depends what you need it for...if you just need a basic midi controller for your home then any midi controller will get the job done basically. The Evo class is much more pricey, prob their higher end stuff. Read reviews on zzounds.com....awesome site. Apparently the Radium uses cheap light plastic, but thats ok with me.

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Originally posted by sufee_b It depends what you need it for...if you just need a basic midi controller for your home then any midi controller will get the job done basically. The Evo class is much more pricey, prob their higher end stuff. Read reviews on zzounds.com....awesome site. Apparently the Radium uses cheap light plastic, but thats ok with me.

Thx Sufee_b for advice and site . Beer for you

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Originally posted by sufee_b Apparently the Radium uses cheap light plastic, but thats ok with me.

Bought mine at guitar center. Originally $159. Sales guy cut me a deal. $159 INCLUDING the guitar center warranty. I can smack myself in the head with it in 5 years, and they'll replace it.

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Originally posted by Psy-T the whole point of the oxygen is the knobs imo, and getting an old keyboard defeats that purpose. i know you can get a knob board, but that will just make things more expensive

It depends. Some old keyboards have assignable knobs/sliders that become fucntional with a nice little patch Mind you, I've never really liked using the knobs/sliders on those keyboards for automation. If I want to automate frequecny cutoffs, or do sweeps, whatever, I just do it in the software.

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I almost picked up a JV80 off ebay for $AU180 ($US126) a few weeks ago. Still fumeing about the person that outbid me at the last fuckin second tho!



She's so sexy...

But she's gone -tear-
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Is it Roland JP-8000 ?

Nup, it's a JV80, and came out 6 years before the JP8000. But I'm just trying to demonstrate that you shouldn't limit yourself to names like the evolution series when looking for a midi controller keyboard.

You can pick up some really nice old synths which double as midi controllers for really really cheap if you just look around(2nd hand shops/ebay etc)

Ohhh, I see. I have to looking for this baby
THX