Reply to So i was looking for a small midi keyboard and found this

http://www.arturia.com/evolution/en/...APE/intro.html

The arturia player 25.


I picked one up on sale at my local GC for less than $150. This thing is amazing so far for the price. I have used it with live and maschine.


Pros:

The case is all metal, real wood sides, its a tank! It weighs like 10 lbs!

1000 preset sounds included

Easy to use, intuitive - well thought out controls

The sample presets sound fantastic!

Cons:

The knobs and mod joystick are a little cheap feeling, could break with abuse.

Using the included software is a wee bit unstable in vst mode. I've had it
crash twice in the 4-5 hrs ive played around with it so far.

Registration is limited to 1 computer, otherwise I believe you have to unregister-reregister. Or they sell one of those usb dongle activaters separate.

Each preset's synth can't be tweaked beyond effects and envelope adjustments.



In conclusion, if you're looking for a small keyboard, I'd say this one is pretty hard to beat for the price. You'd pay over $150 for just a keyboard of this quality honestly. You'd pay $50-100 for a sample library this large too!