Thanks for your help.
But most of your Keyboards are too expensive for me or not sold in  germany..
 
I have won a auction at ebay and become an Alesis QX25.. I hope it run.
 
@Beepster:
I have an Oxygen 61 and Sonor X3 on an Windows 7 64Bit System. But i don't know how i can use the controller-Buttons as Transport-Buttons and the Fader to the Tracks in Sonar. In VSTs as "Midi Learn" the trigger and Fader works.
Maybe do you have an really "Newby" discription for me? Or maybe a screenshot at MIDI-Device and MIDI-Controller Options, so that i can see, what you have selected? That would be great

I'm not a keyboardist but my M-Audio Axiom25 does a great job!

anorak
 
 
@Beepster:
I have an Oxygen 61 and Sonor X3 on an Windows 7 64Bit System. But i don't know how i can use the controller-Buttons as Transport-Buttons and the Fader to the Tracks in Sonar. In VSTs as "Midi Learn" the trigger and Fader works.
Maybe do you have an really "Newby" discription for me? Or maybe a screenshot at MIDI-Device and MIDI-Controller Options, so that i can see, what you have selected? That would be great

Well as I said I haven't had much success yet with the Transport buttons on my Oxygen but I haven't really tried but I think what you want to research to get those working with Sonar would be the ACT section of the Sonar User Guide and the entries in the Oxygen 61 manual in regards to MIDI mapping.
 
As far as the the knobs and faders when I've gotten them working I've usually just right clicked on the parameter I want to map (like a knob on a Prochannel module or synth) and selected MIDI Learn. Then you fiddle with the knob (you should see the parameter moving) and that's it. Some things don't work though so I've had to use the more intricate MIDI learn dialogues but it has been quite a while and I'd have to look at the Sonar User Guide again. It's all in there so you should be able to get something working.
 
Sorry I can be any more help than that but I don't really do a lot of live automation yet. Cheers.

Not to sidetrack this thread  - but you guys with Roland Pro (300/500/800) - how does the action compare with something like a SY77?   I've been using the SY for years and it's starting to show some age issues.  Would the "proA" series be in line with what I'm used to?

I have an A300 but in retrospect I think I would have been better served with something from Novation.
http://uk.novationmusic.c...-controllers/launchkey

I have an M-Audio Axiom 25. (The original version) It's fantastic for tapping out drums. In fact that's pretty much all I use it for. I have a Yamaha 88 key controller for everything else. I've messed with linking the hardware controls to parameters within a few different VST and VSTi's but that's about it. It works well once you set it up. Another nice bonus is that if you're using Steven Slate Drums 3.5, the pads are already nicely setup for you right out of the box. No tweaking required. However, with SSD 4 I had to tweak a little. The other bonus is that it was an inexpensive purchase that has really paid off. I use it a lot.
I'm using it with Sonar X3d 64bit on Windows 7. Never had a problem with the drivers for it.
 
Hope that helps,
 
Ryan

anorak
Thanks for your help.
But most of your Keyboards are too expensive for me or not sold in  germany..

 
Oh! Germany??
Have you checked out thomann.de yet? I'm sure they'll have something in the price range you're after :)
 
Here are their selection of 25-keys:
http://www.thomann.de/de/...rds_bis_25_tasten.html
 
And here are all of their MIDI-master-kbs:
http://www.thomann.de/de/...356f3b320849ca084890b0

anorak
Thanks for your help.
But most of your Keyboards are too expensive for me or not sold in  germany..
 
I have won a auction at ebay and become an Alesis QX25.. I hope it run.
 
@Beepster:
I have an Oxygen 61 and Sonor X3 on an Windows 7 64Bit System. But i don't know how i can use the controller-Buttons as Transport-Buttons and the Fader to the Tracks in Sonar. In VSTs as "Midi Learn" the trigger and Fader works.
Maybe do you have an really "Newby" discription for me? Or maybe a screenshot at MIDI-Device and MIDI-Controller Options, so that i can see, what you have selected? That would be great

I had the older Alesis Q25, and it worked great with Sonar X1.  It was very well made and had a nice feel to it.  

cityrat
Not to sidetrack this thread  - but you guys with Roland Pro (300/500/800) - how does the action compare with something like a SY77?   I've been using the SY for years and it's starting to show some age issues.  Would the "proA" series be in line with what I'm used to?

I use an a-300, and like it as a DAW controller.
 
If we're talking about "synth semi-weighted action" then it's not quite as nice as my Xp-60, but FAR NICER than most plastic-y  25 key controllers.  I would say it was far closer to a Yamaha SY than any of the others.

I really like the keys on my A-800, in fact when trying out various keyboards in the store it was the feel of the Roland's keys that sold me over anything else. I'm not a keyboard player but these seem to have just the right balance of weight and springiness. 
 
The only weakness to this keyboard is IMO the touchpads. They just don't seem to be accurate or consistent enough to tap out drums on, especially when it comes to velocity. I don't know whether it's because they need "breaking in" or whatnot - to be honest I haven't used them much since I prefer to tap out drum parts on the regular keys. 
 
The combination pitch bend/mod wheel joystick seems to work very well, although this is a matter of taste and I've heard some people say they didn't like it.