Hi,friends
Help me here, please.
I would like to get 2 mini midi controllers to use with my notebook anywhere;

I have some pro and semipro controllers over here, but they are not very usefull for the “everywhere” use. The purpose is to input midi sequences (for the drums and for the keys/synth sounds). As I said before, I have many controllers, but they are not portable as I wish. I need/want something better than the notebook keybord, and velocity-sensitive, but very portable. Not for the studio or stage use, only for the use with my notebook, for registering ideas, and so on.

I've found some choices:

For the KEYS:
Akai LPK25
Korg nanoKEY

For the PADS/DRUMS:
AKAI LPD8
Korg nanoPAD

For the KEYS and PADS
AKAI MPKmini

They are not expensive, but not FREE.

Problem is there is NO supplier for these equipments in my area.
So I am not able to test the use before buying (!@#&).
That is, I need to choose and buy, then I receive the equipment and check if it is reliable for my purposes.

Is there anybody that uses any of these mini controllers and can suggest me one of them (or other, maybe)?


As I said before, equipment is not my problem for sequencing, problem is portability…

For the drums I have:
Roland PDX-8 (10-inch V-Pad™ featuring separate head and rim triggering)
Roland KD-8 (Kick Trigger Pad)
Roland FD-8 (Hi-Hat Controller)
Roland RT-10S (Snare Trigger)
Roland TD-3 (percussion/drum module)
Roland HPD10 (hand percussion controller - HandSonic 10)
Roland SPD-S (“Sampling Pad”, 6 pads and 3 edge triggers)
Roland TMC-6 (Trigger to MIDI Converter)
Some other single or dual triggering pads, mesh or rubber


For the keys I have:
Roland Alpha-Juno2 (a vintage midi synth piece that has a good keyboard)
Behringer U-CONTROL UMX61 (61-Key USB/MIDI Controller Keyboard)
Yamaha PSR-E323 (61-key touch response keyboard, not pro but useful)
M-Audio ProKeys 88sx (88-note digital piano with MIDI controller features)

Last edited by Luiz Dias; 06/14/11 11:21 AM.
regards, from Brazil
Luiz Dias
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