YearsAlongTheSea Posted January 29, 2006 Report Share Posted January 29, 2006 (edited) So, I don't play any instruments but I've been tooling around a lot lately on GarageBand with the DJ Jampack and if you've written anything on there with just the pre-recorded loops, you know it tends to get redundant. So I was wondering if anyone could recommend a very simple keyboard that I could run through garageband in order to compose my own beats and samples through it's filters. To make a long story short, I need something without all the bells and whistles as the bells and whistles are already on the computer. Thanks in advance for any help. Edited January 29, 2006 by Guest To give the thread's title a little more appeal, maybe attract more hits, I don't know Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bradm Posted January 29, 2006 Report Share Posted January 29, 2006 How much money are you willing to spend? There's a MicroKorg at SongBird in Toronto for $525.Aloha,Brad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YearsAlongTheSea Posted January 29, 2006 Author Report Share Posted January 29, 2006 Thanks, you're a wealth of knowledge, but that's definately steep for what I'm looking to do, which is basically teach myself how to play. And, since garageband has it's own effects/filters, albeit not too many, I'm shooting low budget here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bouche Posted January 29, 2006 Report Share Posted January 29, 2006 I have a cheapo Casio that has midi ins and outs. It 's decent to control the sounds in garageband with something like that. I bought it in 99 for about $199 at a costco so you should be able to find something like that second hand somewhere.With the built in beats and a little editing you should be able to create new beats. I saw a tutorial vid for Logic Express and the guy literally performed magic on pre-existing loops. However, I don't know the capabilities of Garageband for that type of editing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YearsAlongTheSea Posted January 29, 2006 Author Report Share Posted January 29, 2006 Yeah, this program is crazy, I don't have iLife '06 up and running yet, but... That should be off the hook. So any cheap keyboard will let me record in general, filtered through their Software Instruments? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bouche Posted January 29, 2006 Report Share Posted January 29, 2006 yeah, the versions in iLife 2006 are much better. The podcasting features of the new GB are great, but for some reason when I setup a podcast project instead of an audio one, there is an annoying vocal delay in the mic monitor which screws you up.I'll have to figure that out. I turned off all of the effects and there is still a delay. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phunk_Nugget Posted January 29, 2006 Report Share Posted January 29, 2006 Hey, I dabble in the electronic music world a bit. I found the same thing where samples were ending up in a few of my songs, so I rented a small midi keyboard. It was so simple to make my own samples....Garageband makes it so simple. Basically, if you go to Long and McQuade (big music store chain) I would recommend renting one for 2 weeks. It'll end up being like 20 bucks. This is the best route to take when you're just startin out....The one I rented was about 1/3 the standard keyboard size....I would assume that the L&Ms usually rent out the same units across the country, so you should be able to find the same one...happy creating...I found a link....http://www.m-audio.com/products/en_us/MAudioO2-main.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bouche Posted January 29, 2006 Report Share Posted January 29, 2006 hmmm...maybe I should get on of those. I have an m-audio interface that i've got my casio hooked into. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phunk_Nugget Posted January 29, 2006 Report Share Posted January 29, 2006 man, this thing plugs right in to your USB....no need for the interface. It is its own....Its pretty kool. In all honesty though, I would go for more keys. It really sucks to run out when you're on a roll... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YearsAlongTheSea Posted January 29, 2006 Author Report Share Posted January 29, 2006 (edited) Sweet, good advice. How much would it be to buy one of these, I wouldn't mind learning to play. Maybe I should go the rental route until I make that decision though.Edit to add: $179, click link first, ask stupid questions later. Edited January 29, 2006 by Guest stupidity Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phunk_Nugget Posted January 29, 2006 Report Share Posted January 29, 2006 yeah, like I said, rent one and then decide. This particular music store makes it rediculously cheap and easy to buy/rent stuff. Check out their financing, if you need to spend more....http://www.long-mcquade.com/they are also known as Loan and Persuade for the above reasons Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YearsAlongTheSea Posted February 5, 2006 Author Report Share Posted February 5, 2006 nice, I'm gonna go check their rates Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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