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From:
EggyToast
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[Worm]
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Date:
Fri, 28 Jun 2002 23:41:33 -0500
Subject:
Re: [idm] Midiman Oxygen8
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At 08:30 PM 6/28/2002 -0300, [Worm] wrote:
quoted 7 lines There's another company called Evolution that make those kind of midi>There's another company called Evolution that make those kind of midi >controllers. It looks better than Midiman controllers. >Check it out... >http://www.evolution.co.uk/moreinfo/keyboards/pro25c.htm -> very similar >than the Oxygen8 >http://www.evolution.co.uk/moreinfo/keyboards/pro61c.htm -> like the MK-225C >but with 61 keys and 16 Knobs
There's also a 49 key version with 12 knobs, which I own, and am very happy with. I really like the look of the 2 octave one for portable use, too. Evolution makes good keyboards. The keys feel like normal synthy keys, but are quite sturdy. The oxygen8 keys are "unhinged," meaning that it's thin plastic that's bent each time you press the key. Although I'm sure they did enough tests to ensure that the plastic is durable, it means that a) it will wear out eventually, and b) better not break a key :) The evolution keys are on springs. The new evolution midi controllers also have USB, and I use mine in a setup where it receives power from the USB cable (so it doesn't use any other power supplies) and it exports midi along standard midi cables. The setup involved plugging it in, which I thought was really nice -- I didn't have to say "send out here, not here, etc." but, of course, is just my humble opinion :D derek ------- eggytoast.com ------- with lather thingy --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: idm-unsubscribe@hyperreal.org For additional commands, e-mail: idm-help@hyperreal.org