i think this really depends on what kind of music you are trying to make. most of my stuff is some form of breakbeat (hip-hop, dnb, breaks) and i definitely have no need for 4 octaves. the oxygen 8 is a great lil controller. if you are considering a portable setup for gigs or whatever, it is a great purchase. there really aren't many controllers that i know of with 8 assignable knobs in that price range to compete with it. "Peter Attaway" wrote: > > > Hi > > Sorry to butt in here, but don't get an Oxygen8, get > one with at least four > octaves (I have a PC300 which is excellent). > > I would also recommend learning about music theory, and > in particular learn > how to play the piano to at least a very competent > standard (although this > will take some time!). I've taken the plunge this year > and it has really > inspired my creativeness, and is very enjoyable to boot! > > Peter. > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "March Anthony A1C 22 CS/SCDT" > <anthony.march@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > To: <fruityloops@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Friday, October 04, 2002 7:59 PM > Subject: [fruityloops] Re: FL & controller keyboards > > > > > > Thanks Andy. That clears a lot up for me. I've been > debating on = > > getting an Oxygen8 or not. I think I'm going to get > it. I'm no = > > musician, but I would like a small keyboard to play > around with & some = > > knobs to tweak out my filters and stuff. Now that I > know FL will record = > > my sessions, I'll make that investment. One question > though, is it as = > > simple as pressing the record button & then playing > on the keyboard or = > > are there other steps as well. I remember seeing the > quantitize on the = > > edit menu options. > > > > Thanks for your help, > > > > Tony > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: AndyEbling [mailto:andyebling@xxxxxxxxxxx] > > Sent: Friday, October 04, 2002 1:44 PM > > To: fruityloops@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > Subject: [fruityloops] Re: FL & controller keyboards > > > > > > > > > > > > > If I get a controller keyboard, will FL record the > notes I play on the > > keyboard like Cubase & other programs do? I know I > can tweak the = > > filters & > > such of my soft synths, but I would also like to play > some riffs on the > > keyboard versus trying to make things in the piano > roll. Also, does FL = > > have > > a way to make the notes I play "snap" to a certain > position so they stay = > > in > > rhythm with the song? Thanks for any help. Sorry to > bother anyone. > > > > Yes you can use a master keyboard with fruityloops, > but there are a few > > caveats. You may notice a small delay between > pressing a note on the > > controller keyboard and actually hearing the note. > This is known as = > > latency > > and it depends on your sound card, you sound card > drivers and overall = > > system > > performance. Creative cards (e.g. SB Live and > audigy) are not = > > particularly > > good in this respect, but I'm currently getting by > with an SB Live by = > > using > > some unofficial drivers (<a href="http://mail.future-soul.com//jump/http://www.kxproject.org";>http://www.kxproject.org</a>) > which dramatically > > improve the latency. Unfortunately, due to their > hardware design, the > > SBLive and Audigy work at 48Khz sampling rate > internally; every other = > > rate > > gets converted to this by the card. That means that > the ultra low = > > latency > > drivers (ASIO) only work at 48khz. Fruityloops has > some issues with = > > working > > at sample rates other than 44.1khz. Many of these > issue have now been > > resolved, but the DX-10 plugin and some FX plugins > may sound different = > > if > > not used at 44.1khz. > > > > I'd recommend you get a controller keyboard that has > some programmable = > > knobs > > in addition to the usual notes. You can assign these > to just about any > > control inside fruity (e.g. filters) and record the > changes in real = > > time. > > > > Yes, fruity can snap notes to a grid, this is known > as quantisation. = > > You > > can either snap notes to a rigid grid, make them move > towards a rigid = > > grid > > (sometimes called gentle or partial quastisation) or > you can use groove > > quantise templates which take the feel of say a > drummer playing live and > > apply it to the recordings you make with your > keyboard. This is very = > > useful > > if you use a drum loop in your tracks as you can > create your own = > > quantise > > template and use it on all the parts in the track, > giving the whole = > > thing an > > consistent feel. > > > > hope that helps, if anything isn't clear, don't be > afraid to ask. > > > > Andy > > > > > > > >