• Looking for a keyboard that can double as a VI. Does that exist?
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Just some background information that explains why I want this. I am a tuba player and I am going to go to college for music education (going to be a band director). I also would like to mingle in composition and arranging, so a piano is a very valuable tool for this. I also would like to get into producing beats for fun and hobby, so a VI controller would also be a very valuable tool. I was wondering if there were any pianos that doubled as virtual instruments I could hook up to my computer and use with Finale and Fruity Loops. Is this possible? I only want to spend around 100$ - $150, so I think I might just have to bite the bullet and get a used M Audio Oxygen 49 or something of that nature, but if there are any other alternatives, please post them. Also, if combos do exist but are out of my price range (probably are), can you still post the cheapest ones that are decent so I can see how much they'll cost me?
For that price range, just get a midi controller like the Oxygen 49 and use VSTi's in whatever DAW. If you wanted you could go for a cheaper keyboard that many doesn't sound that great but comes with a lot of instruments and a midi out. In that case you can play around with it without need of your computer, and you can also record the midi data and replace it with a better virtual instrument in your DAW.
I guess I'll most likely be shelling out for the Oxygen 49. It seems like a pretty decent value for what it has to offer.
I own it and I like it a lot. In a lot of DAWs you can map out the sliders and knobs to do whatever function you want.
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