Lynn


Cakewalk makes the A-800 pro keyboard with 61 keys.  It would probably work with Sonar.  Just look above under their hardware products.

Hi Does the  a800 have on board sounds as well... so you might be able to play it stand alone?

konradh


Do you just want to use keys and controllers, or are you also looking for DAW functions like play, stop, record, etc.?

For keys and controllers, most things work fine--including M-Audio and Akai.

Yes, I would like to use the mixer functions, pads, transport etc... but if you go to M-Audio website they do not support Sonar...

my m-audio keyboard is buggy in Sonar but it works for me if I mess around with ACT enough.

quietman

Hi Does the  a800 have on board sounds as well... so you might be able to play it stand alone? 

Nope. It's a dedicated MIDI controller.

I'd definitely recommend the Roland/Cakewalk A PRO series.  I use an A-300 PRO on my desktop, It only has 32 keys so  I have another Roland by my side when I want a full keyboard.
 
All of the functions work well with Sonar, and the keyboard has a nice action, better than most controllers I have tried.

Thanks quietman...I just got done counting...and you are right.... 61 keys. Also, as stated above, it is a dedicated MIDI controller with no on board sounds. Good luck finding the right one for you...as I will now see if it has midi ins\outs...;-)

Thanks quietman...I just got done counting...and you are right.... 61 keys.

Hahaha... this made me laugh harder than it should have.

Thanks. Needed that.

Beepster

Thanks quietman...I just got done counting...and you are right.... 61 keys.

Hahaha... this made me laugh harder than it should have.

Thanks. Needed that.

Well I cant count I thought that was 6 octaves but of course its 5 octaves!!! 61/12  = 5 and one for luck!!!

Although A-PRO is a very good MIDI keyboard, there are, IMO, at least 2 inconveniences when using it with Sonar Control Surface Plugin. I'll post them later 'cause I have to go to work now. 

I have an M-Audio 88es works flawlessly with Cakewalk..........great controller, great price.  Big bang for the buck.