Great Value!!! (Evolution MK-149 Music Creator 149)

Member Name: Pingu

Product:	Evolution MK-149 Music Creator 149
Date:	15/09/00 (3612 review reads)
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This isn't one of those keyboards with lots of preprogrammed sounds, and cheesy auto-backings, and annoying demo-tunes that inexplicably start up every time you're in the middle of recording something important. It's strictly a MIDI control keyboard - ie all it gives out is MIDI data corresponding to the notes you press, and their respective volumes. Thus it can be used for controlling other keyboards, talking to the soundcard in your computer and recording into a sequencer such as Cubase.

As such keyboards go it is at the cheaper end of the range, but has tonnes of features which make it excellent value for money. Inbuilt transpose, MIDI channel send, a memory bank into which to store preset configurations, pitch bend and modulation wheels. Also the keys are very consistent, and pleasantly weighted. It really is the best value keyboard you will find in this price range.

On the other hand, that depends on what you need it for. If you are recording into a sequencer, such as Cubase, then chances are you will do all your transposition, MIDI channel changes and so forth in the sequencer, and all you really need on the keyboard are the wheels - in which case there are a couple of cheaper keyboards around that will suit your purposes.

The 149 has a special MIDI cable which gives it phantom power if used in conjunction with the SoundBlaster Live Soundcard, which means you don't need to buy a separate transformer in this case.

I would thoroughly recommend this keyboard.

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