topodojo Posted March 9, 2019 Share Posted March 9, 2019 On 3/4/2019 at 3:46 PM, Simeon Amburgey said: Agree with @msmcleod, the Studiologic recommendation, I use an older SL-880 with a nonoKONTROL. As far as a nice portable righ I have been using an IK Multimedia iRig Keys I/O 49 which I am really enjoying. I am actually working on a review and video to share my experiences. Best, Simeon Long time Cakewalk user, but new to the forum. Seeing your post is encouraging and its good to hear you are having success with the iRig I/O - I have the 25 key version and it is constantly loosing connection with Sonar even during inactivity and crashing Sonar after every take of midi recording. Happy to hear any tips. Cheers! Doug Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Argo Posted March 9, 2019 Share Posted March 9, 2019 One of the best for Cakewalk was Roland A800 Pro. It is still the best IMHO. Not only it has really really nice keybed & feel (synth type), it also perfectly integrates with Sonar. The setup is easy, never had any problem in any Windows (7,8,10). Too bad it was discontinued couple years ago, but it is still available in many store to purchase. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simeon Amburgey Posted March 9, 2019 Share Posted March 9, 2019 52 minutes ago, topodojo said: Long time Cakewalk user, but new to the forum. Seeing your post is encouraging and its good to hear you are having success with the iRig I/O - I have the 25 key version and it is constantly loosing connection with Sonar even during inactivity and crashing Sonar after every take of midi recording. Happy to hear any tips. Cheers! Doug I wonder if it might have something to do with the USB port setting? I have to check but there seems to be something you can set to keep the USB port awake during certain power saving profiles. i have yet to connect my iRig Keys I/O 49 to my PC (using it with MacBook and iPad) but I will see what happens. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fccfirstclass Posted March 9, 2019 Share Posted March 9, 2019 1 hour ago, James Argo said: One of the best for Cakewalk was Roland A800 Pro. It is still the best IMHO. Not only it has really really nice keybed & feel (synth type), it also perfectly integrates with Sonar. The setup is easy, never had any problem in any Windows (7,8,10). Too bad it was discontinued couple years ago, but it is still available in many store to purchase. The A Pro series are still available from Roland. They are rebranded as Roland, duh, but everything else is the same. I also have the A 800 Pro and it works great with CbB . They are listed as Keyboard Controllers. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iRelevant Posted March 10, 2019 Share Posted March 10, 2019 On 3/7/2019 at 12:37 AM, InstrEd said: I ended up getting a Casio Privia PX5s and use it both ways as a MIDI controller and keyboard with sounds. Hammer action and only 25lbs. Does the job for me now. I want to add a small MIDI keyboard controller myself but haven't went looking seriously yet. I also have an old Alesis QS61 keyboard that has synth keys that I use for organ sounds. My problem with the Studiologic is several keys stopped working and the sensors were not available. Plus I actually like the Privia PX5s keyboard better. I personally go the route with get a good 88 Hammer action piano that has MIDI out and get another small keyboard with all the controllers buttons that you might need and use them together Thank you for the reference, I wasn't aware of the Casio Priva PX5. Been exploring it a bit, and it seems very likable. Nice that it functions as a stand alone unit, could even throw it in the back of the van and go play in the woods with it I will need to get my fingers on it to see how the hammer action feels, from the demo videos I've seen I get the impression that it is maybe a touch to light played. The light weight of it (~10 KG) seems advantageous, but I'm worried that might make it a bit bouncy with hammer hard play on the keys. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
topodojo Posted March 10, 2019 Share Posted March 10, 2019 22 hours ago, Simeon Amburgey said: I wonder if it might have something to do with the USB port setting? I have to check but there seems to be something you can set to keep the USB port awake during certain power saving profiles. i have yet to connect my iRig Keys I/O 49 to my PC (using it with MacBook and iPad) but I will see what happens. Thanks for the reply! It is on a laptop, so I'll change the USB settings and see if it resolves the issue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
InstrEd Posted March 10, 2019 Share Posted March 10, 2019 14 hours ago, iRelevant said: Thank you for the reference, I wasn't aware of the Casio Priva PX5. Been exploring it a bit, and it seems very likable. Nice that it functions as a stand alone unit, could even throw it in the back of the van and go play in the woods with it I will need to get my fingers on it to see how the hammer action feels, from the demo videos I've seen I get the impression that it is maybe a touch to light played. The light weight of it (~10 KG) seems advantageous, but I'm worried that might make it a bit bouncy with hammer hard play on the keys. I guess they are a little bouncy and the pivot point is short, so harder to play by the fallboard for classical pieces. But since I don't really play classical on it it has been fine for me. I got mine in April of 2013. So far so good. Yes you can play it in the woods to if you like. It can run on AA Batteries. Great feature. With the Casio keybed,either you like it or you don't. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simeon Amburgey Posted March 10, 2019 Share Posted March 10, 2019 (edited) 3 hours ago, topodojo said: Thanks for the reply! It is on a laptop, so I'll change the USB settings and see if it resolves the issue. So being a laptop I would definitely check the "power profile" settings as this could help with other aspects of using it for a DAW, etc.. The settings you want to check are found in the Device Manager. Here is a good article on optimizing Universal Audio Apollo Twin but the principles described can benefit anyone using USB with their setups. https://help.uaudio.com/hc/en-us/articles/208139723-Windows-Setup-Required-Settings Edited March 10, 2019 by Simeon Amburgey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
topodojo Posted March 10, 2019 Share Posted March 10, 2019 Great article! Funny enough your previous suggestion had already led me to the power management and so far this seems to have resolved the issues. This is my first laptop so power management hadn't crossed my mind. Thanks again, Cheers! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
topodojo Posted March 11, 2019 Share Posted March 11, 2019 (edited) Just an FYI Sad to report the iRig Keys I/O is not working at all now without any changes to the system - works fine with Stand-alone Sample Tank, Syntronic and EZ Drummer and also works in Presonus Studio 3 and Ableton Live - it appears its just a Sonar issue. (All of this spanning two days, multiple system/application restarts and shutdowns) Sonar also becomes unresponsive until the Keys I/O is unplugged from the system. Time to learn a new DAW I suppose BTW, FWIW I completely removed Sonar and made a clean install as well... Edited March 11, 2019 by topodojo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
InstrEd Posted March 12, 2019 Share Posted March 12, 2019 Did you try to contact support? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
topodojo Posted March 12, 2019 Share Posted March 12, 2019 Planning to, but wanted to try and sort out what I could on my own first. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
InstrEd Posted March 12, 2019 Share Posted March 12, 2019 Hope you get it sorted it out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fantini Posted March 14, 2019 Share Posted March 14, 2019 Try out the Novation Impulse 61. The keyboard has a nice feel to me. It has been my primary midi keyboard for 3 years now. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weltering Posted October 8, 2019 Share Posted October 8, 2019 I have a Cakewalk A-500PRO. Please be warned the pads are very hit or miss and practically useless for fingerdrumming. The Menu system is also pretty 1950s . Everything else is pretty lovely and well built, especially the keys. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jyotiraditya Singh Guleria Posted November 3, 2020 Share Posted November 3, 2020 (edited) After Considering So Much, I Finally Bought a M AUDIO OXYGEN 61. Actually I Made This Purchase After Watching Charlie Puth Video On YouTube In Which He Showed How He Made His Hit Song Attention! In the video he was using an M Audio. So I thought I must go for it! And I Have to Say, this Midi Works Amazing! Edited January 16, 2022 by Jyotiraditya Singh Guleria <\> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Harder Posted November 3, 2020 Share Posted November 3, 2020 Nektar Gx and Lx keyboards work well in Cakewalk. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
razor7music Posted November 3, 2020 Share Posted November 3, 2020 I always buy keyboard controllers with too many keys for the type of music I do. Had an Oxygen 61 key and now a Radium 49 key. With being able to select octive ranges, still too many keys! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeGBradford Posted November 4, 2020 Share Posted November 4, 2020 On 10/8/2019 at 5:33 PM, weltering said: I have a Cakewalk A-500PRO. Please be warned the pads are very hit or miss and practically useless for fingerdrumming. The Menu system is also pretty 1950s . Everything else is pretty lovely and well built, especially the keys. I've had my APro 800 for many years now - still find it unfathomable! Must be the worst manual in the world! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ælleden Posted July 14, 2022 Share Posted July 14, 2022 Hello, can someone confirm me that the Nektar SE49 will work fine with Cakewalk compatibility-wise? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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