So, I actually ended up getting the M-audio Keyrig 25. It is slightly thinner (which is good because i'm limited on space) and 40 dollars cheaper. also came with Ableton Live lite, and a Keyrig virtual synth rack VST. pretty cool. Assignable midi learn knobs, several buttons, modulation/pitchbend/oc...

That Oxygen 8 is exactly what I'm looking for. Thanks! Heading to guitar center tomorrow.

Hi all, I'm looking to get a small, desktop midi controller for VST controlling and note input. While I am a pianist, I don't need a large amount of keys at all as this is solely for note entry and not performance. In fact, I'm looking for something quite small, that would fit in a foot and a half o...

wow! Thanks for all the VERY helpful comments, in particular the links from Jack Spider and yoozer. I have a lot of studying to do! Makes me wonder how electronic artists learned the technical details of all this stuff before the internet was around. Also, @Yoozer: What do you mean by virtual analog...

Hello all! I'm trying to get into synthesizers and synthesis in general, as I'm a pianist and professional musician. I've been listening to synthesized music all my life (Keith Emerson since I was a kid), and more recently have gotten huge into electronic music such as Autechre, Aphex Twin, Boards o...