[DC[_4_]]

Hi,

I would like to set up my gear with only a pc with cubase and plugins,
a 88 keys weighted masterkeyboard and a good usb audio interface. In
other words, I want to set up an oasys-like work environment.

I can't seem to find a masterkeyboard which is designed to also offer
enough space to attach / place an lcd flatscreen and a mousepad. There
are workstations with the pc right build in but they don't come with a
good keyboard, are expensive and probably not easily upgradable.

The only masterkeyboards that would suit my needs halfway are the
yamaha kx-8 and maybe a fatar model. Is there someting more suitable
or are my requirements too exotic?

TIA for any hint,

Regards
DC

[Mike Rivers]

DC wrote:

I would like to set up my gear with only a pc with cubase and plugins,
a 88 keys weighted masterkeyboard and a good usb audio interface. In
other words, I want to set up an oasys-like work environment.

I can't seem to find a masterkeyboard which is designed to also offer
enough space to attach / place an lcd flatscreen and a mousepad.

If that's what you want, you need to look at separate pieces and do your
own system engineering to put the pieces together. Find a keyboard that
has the feel and controls that you like. It will have a MIDI output (and
probably input as well, for setup). Add a USB interface that includes a
MIDI port or two and as many audio channels as you want. This could be
as simple as an M-Audio Fast Track Pro. Find a keyboard "workstation"
stand that has a shelf for a monitor. You can probably find a place for
the mouse somewhere.

Open Labs introduced the concept of a standard PC built into a case with
a display, QWERTY keyboard, trackball or mouse, and black-and-white
keyboard, but most of their products are designed for portability so I
don't think they make one with an 88-key keyboard. They're more open
(for upgrading) than a purpose-built workstation like the Korg Oaysis,
but they're pretty expensive.



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me he
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)

[DC[_4_]]

On 27 Jul., 00:46, "Soundhaspriority" wrote:
"DC" wrote in message

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Hi,

I would like to set up my gear with only a pc with cubase and plugins,
a 88 keys weighted masterkeyboard and a good usb audio interface. In
other words, I want to set up an oasys-like work environment.

I can't seem to find a masterkeyboard which is designed to also offer
enough space to attach / place an lcd flatscreen and a mousepad. There
are workstations with the pc right build in but they don't come with a
good keyboard, are expensive and probably not easily upgradable.

The only masterkeyboards that would suit my needs halfway are the
yamaha kx-8 and maybe a fatar model. Is there someting more suitable
or are my requirements too exotic?

TIA for any hint,

Regards
DC

Fatar SL880 has the room. I wouldn't trust it without some kind of backstop.

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Thanks, Bob. I will have a look at the sl880 (or the 990 which I think
is the successor?).

Regards
DC

[DC[_4_]]

On 27 Jul., 12:57, Mike Rivers wrote:
DC wrote:
I would like to set up my gear with only a pc with cubase and plugins,
a 88 keys weighted masterkeyboard and a good usb audio interface. In
other words, I want to set up an oasys-like work environment.
I can't seem to find a masterkeyboard which is designed to also offer
enough space to attach / place an lcd flatscreen and a mousepad.

If that's what you want, you need to look at separate pieces and do your
own system engineering to put the pieces together. Find a keyboard that
has the feel and controls that you like. It will have a MIDI output (and
probably input as well, for setup). *Add a USB interface that includes a
MIDI port or two and as many audio channels as you want. This could be
as simple as an M-Audio Fast Track Pro. Find a keyboard "workstation"
stand that has a shelf for a monitor. You can probably find a place for
the mouse somewhere.

Open Labs introduced the concept of a standard PC built into a case with
a display, QWERTY keyboard, trackball or mouse, and black-and-white
keyboard, but most of their products are designed for portability so I
don't think they make one with an 88-key keyboard. They're more open
(for upgrading) than a purpose-built workstation like the Korg Oaysis,
but they're pretty expensive.

--
If you e-mail me and it bounces, use your secret decoder ring and reach
me he
double-m-eleven-double-zero at yahoo -- I'm really Mike Rivers
)

Thanks, Mike. I saw the Open Labs units and I like to concept, but I
don't need portability but rather a good keyboard. Also, I think PC-
hardware ages faster than the rest of the gear. A workstation stand is
a good idea, it would also be nice to have some additional space for
other equipment. I just have to find a decent one.

Regards
DC