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I decide to buy an usb keyboard because it's the coolest solution for record a synth in a iDAW through AudioBus having the synth in backgound..
I would also like the pros and cons of each one if you can :-)
Thanks..

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• @Sinapsya: you would have to give some detail on what your looking for. Price range, how many keys, pads, knobs or other features.

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  I have the M-Audio KeyRig 49

  Upsides:
  -No powersupply needed
  -full sized keys

  downsides:
  -just volume slider, pitch bend wheel, mod wheel, octave +/- buttons and chanel out edit mode. No extras.

  I think it was $80, came with software for PC/MAC also.

• I have a m-audio Air mini 32. I like it. Has 8 pads, 8 knobs, hyper control, and comes with Ignite software for PC/ Mac. I beta tested the software and it is great for music creation. It's around $100 US.

• Best to avoid the Line 6 Mobile Keys.

  It's very nice and portable and has a good feel to the keys but the dock connector, as with the Mobile In, can be knocked out of the port way too easily.

• I like my m-audio Oxygen 49. It also comes with Ignite. I haven't had any problems with it and any iOS or Mac apps.

• This looks interesting

• You really need to give some details on what you want it to do.if its just a matter of playing the notes via a keyboard and you want to use the iPad's power to run it both Korg and Akai do 25 microkey ones for very little money.Amazon is a great place to get these from as you always get the a good deal.Also a good place for all the controllers, just type in your specs.

• @qaratechop I use a 1/2m dock extender cable for dock devices that tend to slip off the iPad, a Sonoma Guitar Jack 2 in my case.

• I have an Arturia Analog Laboratory 49, which I like. It felt a bit more solid than some of the other 49 key MIDI controllers that I looked at (m audio and akai, primarily), has a bunch of sliders, knobs and buttons which are all programmable. Works great with iPad synths, especially ones like Sunrizer and iMini, which allow you to configure MIDI CC mappings by pushing an on-screen control and twiddling a knob on your keyboard. This programmability is very common, so you should expect it from any modern MIDI controller.

• Like @ryan I have a M-Audio KeyRig 49 which I originally got for the Mac but use from time to time on the iPad (via Camera Connection kit on iPad 1-3 or Lighting to USB Camera Adapter for iPhone 5, iPad Mini or iPad 4>). I like it though my wife is used to pianos and doesn't like the key action.

  It works well though you need to ensure it on before you connect to the iPad or you'll get an error that its drawing too much power and won't work.

• Yeah, It is a good discount controller though. For the price and the fact you can buy it at stores like futureshop. It's a very easy choice.

• Another discount controller is Samson's Carbon 49. Has a slot for ipad. Under $100 US.

• The Mpk Mini works great without powered hub. The Mpk 25 is Great but you need a powered hub.

• Korg Microkey 25 also works great without powered hub. And it has a Joystick!

• I looks for Akai MPK mini...think is the best for me..But now I have seen the QUnexus and I love it..but for now there isn't in the shop..everyone know when it is released?

• Have a look at one of these.. CME Xkey coming soon! $99 with polyphonic aftertouch!

• I'm really liking the new Arturia KeyLab 25 (although it'll need a powered hub I think), or the Arturia MiniLab, which plugs directly into the CCK.
  I've been looking for a portable solution myself and I think the Keylab 25 best fits my needs, since I'd also be using it for my laptop too when on-the-go. I really like the solid construction of the KeyLab (Aluminum housing and the wooden sides).

  I guess we're talking more iPad specific though, in which case I'd go for the MiniLab.

• Mmmwahaha wrote:
  Have a look at one of these.. CME Xkey coming soon! $99 with polyphonic aftertouch!

  I but The QUnexus have CVgate output for Analog synths an I have it..but I like The CME Xkey..when is out?

• Qunexus looks interesting and that cv/gate is so tempting but the keyboard itself.. Meh. Looking forward to trying the xkey.

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  I'm a big fan of the Korg Microkey 25. The keys feel really good, it has a joystick for pitch bend, and the iPad will power it.

• I use M-Audio's Oxyegen and am quite happy with it. Another consideration might be the iRig Keys, given the deal they're offering..

• Forgot that I already posted on the Oxygen 49. Getting old is getting old ;-)

• Is anyone using the MPK Mini from Akai?
  It looks rather good for the size, and seems to offer a lot of controller types in one unit.
  http://www.akaipro.com/mpkmini

• I've got the MPK Mini, Korg nanoKey2, nanoPad2 and now the iRig Keys because of the iRig promotion (that's a sweet deal if you're doing desktop music too). On iOS my most used keyboard has been the MPK Mini because it has pads and keys. Second most used is the nanoPad2. The mini keys are a bit of a drag on all of them. I've only had the iRig for a day but I can say that I really like the additional keys - 37 vs. MPK 25. I'd also say for me the iRig keys have slightly better feel than the MPK, but it is very subtle. The most portable are the nanos so I guess a lot depends on what you want to do. If I could only have one it would be the MPK.

• Thanks for the rundown! I have a Nano Kontrol 1, which is good but it's misplaced ( hopefully not taken at a gig! ) The portability factor is important, so I'll probably go with MPK. ( Too bad it has knobs, not sliders, which are so much more visual for volume setting. )

  Here's a far out one - has anyone tried a Faderfox?

• I have the Behringer UMA25S which is battery operated, portable and has programmable rotary controllers. Ran fine with CCK into iPad 1 but I have to use power supply to run on iPad 3 and 4 although this now gives me audio in and out too. Keyboard runs great with Sunrizer, Alchemy, iMidi, Magellan etc. Think I paid approx £100 + £25 CCK + £25 converter to lightning connector which is a joke but works really well.

• I was about to buy the MPK, but I happened to notice some bad reviews it got - apparently the drum pads have to be hit harder than you'd expect, and the mini-USB connector that plugs in to the keyboard is prone to breakage with frequent unplugging? ( Which I do constantly at gigs or jams ) Can anyone confirm or deny this?

  Re: UMA25S - That does look good. To clarify - it's internal batteries allow it to run with iPad 3? It is physically larger and more expensive than I was planning on, but it's worth consideration.. The extra audio interface is a nice addition, as we only have one USB ( though I have been reading about these compatible hubs with some interest - this subject might be included in this thread? )

MIDI connects your hands to your software, a vital tool needed for musicians to translate their compositions onto a computer. A MIDI controller should be your first hardware purchase for music production software like GarageBand and speeds up the writing of music via virtual MIDI instruments in your software.

They come in all sorts of shapes and sizes, from full-size keyboards with realistic feeling keys, to small units which pack additional pads, rotary faders and pitch and mod wheels.

They’re relatively inexpensive and are connected to any USB port, most need no installation and are auto-detected by software such as GarageBand.

Contents

• Top 4 Best MIDI Keyboards for GarageBand:
• Buyer’s Guide: How to Select the Best MIDI Keyboards for GarageBand
• Conclusion: What’s the Best MIDI Controller for GarageBand?

Top 4 Best MIDI Keyboards for GarageBand:

Image	Model	Price
Korg microKEY 25 (Editor's Choice)
M-Audio Oxygen 49 MKIV
Akai Professional MPK49
Novation Impulse 49

Korg MicroKEY 25 Keyboard (Editor’s Choice)

Korg are famous for their slickly designed, innovative products. They also love making their stuff smaller and smaller, packing great tech into portable packages.

This keyboard is simple and high-quality, the keys themselves feel great and the item has a good weight to it, not heavy but not cheap. The 25 key version is easily carried, has one USB output and features Korg’s ‘NaturalTouch’ technology.

The keys feel good, not as good as some high-end MIDI instruments, but this is a $80 model.

The keyboard has a single joystick for both pitch and modulation, which replaces separate pitch and mod-wheels that feature on most MIDI keyboards. This is cool as you can operate both functions with your hand in the same position.

There’s an octave selector, and also an arpeggiator This takes a chord and turns it into an Arpeggio, a handy function that other MIDI controllers lack. It’s plug and play, no drivers required.

Overall it’s cheap, well-made and fits the bill for anyone looking for a basic MIDI controller which can be carried about.

M-Audio Oxygen 49 MKIV Keyboard

The M-Audio Oxygen series of MIDI controllers are well established and the series has continued to innovate with the MkIV range of products. They’re fairly bulky but pack extra features such as faders, pads, and other controls for your DAW.

They offer quite a flexible package for controlling GarageBand, but because M-Audio implemented a connection system called DirectLink, you will have to download a driver package from M-Audio to plug and play with full functionality.

For Ableton and Pro-tools, this is not necessary. M-Audio implemented this to ensure the controller would work perfectly with the DAW, as sometimes, more complex controllers that auto-map are mapped incorrectly.

Aside from the 49 keys, it has a lot of flashy bits and bobs, with 8 velocity-sensitive trigger pads, 8 assignable knobs and 9 assignable faders. It also has Play, Stop and Record buttons for controlling the transport functions on GarageBand.

This means you can control these basic functions without touching your PC or it’s keyboard.

The mod-wheels and pitch bend follow a classic design, and the keys are springy and responsive rather than realistic.

The Oxygen is a breath of fresh air in its feature set at the price point, but for Garageband, you do have to download drivers, which isn’t an issue but some would have liked to see this be made as a plug and play controller.

AKAI MPK49 Keyboard

Taking a big ramp up in price, the AKAI MPK49 is a pro level MIDI controller which excels in performance, build quality, functionality and features. It really is a beast of a controller, it’s difficult to know where to start!

Akai may hold the aces when it comes to MIDI and audio control, they developed the first MPC controllers that were at the heart of the hip-hop movement. Akai fits a good slice of the MPCs amazing beat-making power into the MPK with 12 real MPC drum pads.

If you’ve used an MPC you know these are a cut above the rest – they’re responsive, sensitive, and comfortable to use.

These have 4 layers, meaning there are 48 options for the pads in total. They come fully tricked out with MPC Swing which applies grooves to your percussion and drums.

Alongside this is all the mod-cons, 49 weighted keys with after-touch, that are particularly nice to play, and will satisfy pianists and keyboardists. 8 full-sized sliders with 3 controller banks for each for 24 sliders total, providing more than enough faders and sliders for controlling Garageband or any other DAW.

8 assignable backlit switches with 3 controller banks each for 24 switches total, for controlling as many on/off functions as you could possibly want to. So, 8 full-sized, 360-degree rotation pots, each with 3 banks for 24 pots total, for all manner of instruments and mixing control.

Some will look through the features on this and think, well, I’m never going to use all that! And that’s completely fair enough, it is overkill for most music production and if you’re just starting out with a DAW like Garageband then the AKAI is going to be a big beast to tame right off the bat.

That said, it is comprehensive and will stand the test of time, it really will see you through any audio production or performance journey with no problems or hick-ups.

The MPK will work plug and play to some extent with Garageband, but advanced functions will need to be custom mapped using a MIDI editor.

Novation 49 Impulse Keyboard

On the same tier as the MPK lies the Novation 49 Impulse. This is a legendary controller that really is battle hardened. It’s tried and tested, with all the functions you could need and puts up a good fight with the AKAI.

In fact, splitting them is like splitting hairs for the most part!

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The Novation comes from a long line of successful MIDI controllers from Novation and comes with special auto-map software which is designed to take the headache out of mapping these advanced MIDI controllers to your software.

Its switch, fader and knob selection equals the MPK. There are 9 faders, 8 drum pads, 9 knobs and 8 switches. It’s the full deck of cards, with an LCD screen, semi-weighted keys and the drum pads feature the same functions as the AKAI.

Overall, the drum pad section is lacking when compared to the Akai, and the auto-map function works poorly with GaragebBand. It’s maybe a controller for further down the line, when it’s software is more refined.

Buyer’s Guide: How to Select the Best MIDI Keyboards for GarageBand

Remember, MIDI controllers don’t generate any sound themselves, but trigger them within your computer. This is why they’re affordable too, they’re just controllers, nothing more!

There are quite possibly thousands out there too, and it can be a confusing situation when you come to buy one. On the face of it, they’re simple devices which enable you to do very complex things if you wanted to.

You can trigger hundreds and thousands of functions in combination on a fully featured MIDI controller, or on portable models, just play the keys. The keyboard you need will depend on how many options you need, or whether you just need a simple device for recording notes.

When viewing MIDI controllers and keyboards you’ll instantly notice that there aren’t just keys:

Rotary Faders/Knobs

These can control the effects parameters within your plug-ins as well as controls such as volume fades or panning. They enable you to trigger events during your performance.

Say you have a synth with a low-pass filter, you can use these rotary knobs to open and close the filter to create a wobble. You could pan your synth from left to right, or trigger a reverb or delay.

Many synths and plug-ins on GarageBand will auto-map relevant controls to these rotary faders. Give them a turn and see what happens!

Pads

These are like what you see on the Akai controllers from the ‘90s. Their primary use is in triggering whole loops, usually percussion, or triggering ‘one-shot’ samples, like a kick or a snare drum. These are great when you are operating multiple instruments within a session. You can play a lead melody on the keyboard whilst triggering percussive sounds with the pads.

Wheels

These are often positioned next to the keyboard. There is, more often than not, a pitch bend wheel which bends pitches of your instruments. Often, you’ll find a mod-wheel too, it’s function is often auto-mapped to a synth where you have an assignable mod-wheel function. You can auto-map FX with this whilst recording a MIDI performance.

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Faders

These are sliders that can be used for all manner of functions, like controlling faders whilst mixing a track, or controlling settings whilst recording a performance. Some synths will auto-map controls to these, be sure to experiment!

Getting a MIDI controller for GarageBand will really help you produce your music and be creative, providing these tools to help you express yourself during MIDI performances, and control the software when you’re just producing your track.

Don’t be afraid to try all the controls, as some will undoubtedly surprise you with their pre-mapped functions. You can obviously also map controls to anything you want!

This is usually easy too, you simply select the control you want to map, usually by holding a combination of keys and pressing on it, then you press the control on the controller and Voila! It’s mapped to that control for easy operation!

Conclusion: What’s the Best MIDI Controller for GarageBand?

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GarageBand is great for sketching out ideas, recording, writing and editing music, but controlling its functions with MIDI keyboards like the Impulse and the MPK49 is arguably a little overkill.

That doesn’t mean they’re redundant purchases, they are some of the best-selling MIDI controllers ever, but it does mean they may be worth progressing onto rather than starting of on.

The KORG MicroKEY’s plug and play reliability makes it ideal for GarageBand, its functions work well and allow you to be more creative with the software and there won’t be any redundant controls like there would with more expensive MIDI controllers.

The Oxygen 49 fits suitably in the middle, it’s cheap and has a lot of controls. Its functionality with GarageBand is good and with DirectLink it should be easier to make use of its many controls.

Your choice will depend on whether you use GarageBand primarily for fun or for basic use, or whether you use it alongside other DAWs, or plan to move onto other DAWs. The Korg has the best profile for GarageBand users in this line-up.