Need Help w/Real-time Midi Controller Setup/Capability

[jab3]

Greetings,

I am getting GigaStudio 160. I really want to take advantage of real-time controllers. I currently have a yamaha PSR-520 (only has a pitch wheel) as my controller, and I am using the Darla 24/96 sound card.

I am planning to get a dedicated midi controller with 16 programmable slide faders.

Do I have to get another sound card, or will Gigasampler/GigaStudio respond to controllers regardless of soundcard?

[Arch Stanton]

It should respond regardless of the soundcard.

[stheri]

Where do you get a programmable dedicated midi controller (only) from? I could really use one with gigasampler with my setup. Please let me know.

Thanks,
Stephen

[jb3]

Greetings Stheri,

The Peavey PC-1600x (was I supposed to say that) is a midi controller that has 16 programmable slider/faders). The only way you can get one is through one of Peavey\'s dealers. In my area, that is Brook May\'s Keyboard Center. They said it takes about a week to ship. It\'s around $400.

But then, I got to doing some more research. The Alesis QS7.1 is probably what I will get to control the GigaStudio. It has 4 programmable sliders, pitch, programmable modulator wheel, 2 assignable pedal, and 1 sustain pedal. It also give me 4 analog 1/4\" outputs and an whole new plethera of sounds with room for expansion. I read in one of my recording books that electronic musicians should have both a sampler (e.g. GigaStudio) and some synth. If you go this route, you get the synth, controller, I/O, etc rolled up into one keyboard. What do you think about this?

[Kenn159]

If you buy a midi controller ,then make sure it has inputs for foot pedals [the off and on kind and the continuous kind] because your probably going to want to control some aspects of your sounds with your feet ,expecially when you playing electronic drums.
As far as the peavey unit goes I dont know if it has ft controller inputs [It probably does] but the price of $400 that was quoted for the cost seems very high .It only retails for $399 and with even a minimum discount of 25 percent ,it brings the price down to $300.There also the emu launch pad that has some controller capabilities . And last I heard emu was blowing them out for aound $200[go to the emu site and search the product]. Also ive seen on the internet at used instrument classified sites like harmonycentral.com used midi controllers like the jl cooper fademaster for the $125 price range.

[Arch Stanton]

The PC-1600x takes up to two continuous controller pedals (sold separately). I don\'t think the Launchpad has any, or at least not two, if I remember correctly.

regards,
arch

[gigaDiga]

Just thought I\'d add my two pence worth and mention the kenton control freak.
www.kenton.co.uk (\"http://www.kenton.co.uk\")

It works a treat and I\'ve got two pedals plugged into it. One, a volume pedal, provides midi continuous control over anything from filterCutoff to new gigastudio crossfading (oh joy of joys). The other acts as a switch, controlling anything which I might wish to switch (volume, sustain, dimension bypass, etc). Great Fun