mini midi keyboard

For what it's worth, full-size keyboards with MIDI connections can be found on ebay or craigslist for about what you would pay for these.
Or did you want something extremely portable?

The problem with the small mini keyboards is that they have en extremely limited range of keys. Something like 2.5 to 3 octave range is very limiting. You can use it for bass and strings, but playing piano parts on it are difficult since a 5 octave range is generally needed for piano. Even 5 octaves can be limiting to someone used to playing an 88 key piano


As Greg said.... for around the same price, you can easily buy one of the larger keyboards  with a 5 octave range. 

Unless portability is the reason, and easy of carry, I would look for a minimum of 5 octaves (61 keys).

At a music store a few years back I saw brand new economy keyboards with price tag stickers around $60.  As Greg points out... there are a bunch of these things out there that people are trying to sell. Check Ebay & Craigslist locally. 


Another good option is to check the local want ads in musical gear, check the bulletin boards at music stores for used gear, and check the yard sales on Saturdays as well. I have seen musical gear for sale at a number of yard sales, and even bought an electric guitar in a hard case for $20 at one sale. I sold it a week or two later to another musician who saw me playing it at a club, and made a profit. It was OK but not at all like my Gibson so I didn't regret letting it go. 

either way works fine..... you would still select the interface as output

I'm using a Line 6 hd500 as interface for the time being. I also have a small midi interface that I bought to do updates on my DT50 amp...I think it's a maudio uno or motu uno (I'd have to dig it out). If this controller (I ordered the maudio keystation mini 32) will work with the usb, I can order an interface without midi I/O such as the Focusrite scarlett 2i2. I want to free up my HD500 so I can use the DT50's direct out...or be able to  mic the amp if wanted. I can't use the hd500 as an interface and use the line6link for the dt50 at the same time. It would also be nice to have the pc,interface and midi controller hooked up and working without having to break out all of the guitar stuff when I'm mixing or working on midi tracks. I've heard the Focusrite has better pres than Presonus but, the presonus 22vsl had midi I/0's.

well, thinking is good, but yeah, there are way to many options at times to have to choose from. 

Very cool to hear that it works so easily. 


If everything in life was that simple...right?