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Novation FLkey 37 USB MIDI Keyboard Controller for FL Studio
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Various Retailers have Novation FLkey 37 USB MIDI Keyboard Controller for FL Studio for $169.99. Shipping is free.
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- Seamless Integration with FL Studio
- 37 Velocity-Sensitive Keys
- Mixer and Channel Rack Controls, Scales
- Step Sequencer, Channel Rack Playability
- Instrument Control (FPC and SliceX)
- Plug-In Control, Preset Browsing
- Creative Chords Mode
- Mac, Windows, and iOS Compatibility
- Software Bundle from XLN, AAS, Spitfire
- 6-Month Trial of FL Studio Producer Edition
- 3 Year Warranty
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Various Retailers have Novation FLkey 37 USB MIDI Keyboard Controller for FL Studio for $169.99. Shipping is free.
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Available:
- Amazon $169.99
- Focus Camera via Walmart $169.99
- B&H Photo Video $169.99
- Seamless Integration with FL Studio
- 37 Velocity-Sensitive Keys
- Mixer and Channel Rack Controls, Scales
- Step Sequencer, Channel Rack Playability
- Instrument Control (FPC and SliceX)
- Plug-In Control, Preset Browsing
- Creative Chords Mode
- Mac, Windows, and iOS Compatibility
- Software Bundle from XLN, AAS, Spitfire
- 6-Month Trial of FL Studio Producer Edition
- 3 Year Warranty
Editor's Notes
Written by SlickDealio- About this product:
- Rating of 4.7 from over 520 Amazon customer reviews.
- About this store:
- Don't have Amazon Prime? Students can get a free 6-Month Amazon Prime trial with free 2-day shipping, unlimited video streaming & more.
- If you're not a student, there's also a free 1-Month Amazon Prime trial available.
- Additional note:
- Please see original post for additional details & give the WIKI and additional forum comments a read for helpful discussion.
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In FL studio, you pick the instrument you want to play, whether that's bass, drums, piano, or whatever. Then you'd have to play what you hear in your head. Simple beats might be simple. Difficult music might take a lifetime to learn to play unless you program it one note at a time (sequencing).
If you like the idea of programming in one note at a time, the Polyend Tracker is a neat tool for that, and I was able to create songs on it without ever looking at anything.
The reason I'd advise a beginner against getting this is that it is isolated to FL Studio for native control. There are competitors like Ableton, Garageband, and others you might prefer. Most people agree that it doesn't really matter what you choose for the software, but you pick one, stick with it, and learn it. You might be able to get some free versions to demo even without a MIDI controller.
There are some controllers like the M Audio Oxygen Pro line that allow you to pick from many softwares and natively control them. It also comes with licenses for Ableton, FL Studio, MPC Beats, and some other things. I recently picked up the Oxygen Pro 25 for $85 on an Amazon warehouse deal when that Slicldeal was posted for it a few months back.
For more instant gratification, I'd look for a cheap synth with a sequencer, and a bunch of knobs or sliders so you can "DJ" beats you make. Something like a Behringer TD-3 would do that. The only problem with this is it's very limited in it's sounds even if it does do them well.
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In FL studio, you pick the instrument you want to play, whether that's bass, drums, piano, or whatever. Then you'd have to play what you hear in your head. Simple beats might be simple. Difficult music might take a lifetime to learn to play unless you program it one note at a time (sequencing).
If you like the idea of programming in one note at a time, the Polyend Tracker is a neat tool for that, and I was able to create songs on it without ever looking at anything.
The reason I'd advise a beginner against getting this is that it is isolated to FL Studio for native control. There are competitors like Ableton, Garageband, and others you might prefer. Most people agree that it doesn't really matter what you choose for the software, but you pick one, stick with it, and learn it. You might be able to get some free versions to demo even without a MIDI controller.
There are some controllers like the M Audio Oxygen Pro line that allow you to pick from many softwares and natively control them. It also comes with licenses for Ableton, FL Studio, MPC Beats, and some other things. I recently picked up the Oxygen Pro 25 for $85 on an Amazon warehouse deal when that Slicldeal was posted for it a few months back.
For more instant gratification, I'd look for a cheap synth with a sequencer, and a bunch of knobs or sliders so you can "DJ" beats you make. Something like a Behringer TD-3 would do that. The only problem with this is it's very limited in it's sounds even if it does do them well.
In FL studio, you pick the instrument you want to play, whether that's bass, drums, piano, or whatever. Then you'd have to play what you hear in your head. Simple beats might be simple. Difficult music might take a lifetime to learn to play unless you program it one note at a time (sequencing).
If you like the idea of programming in one note at a time, the Polyend Tracker is a neat tool for that, and I was able to create songs on it without ever looking at anything.
The reason I'd advise a beginner against getting this is that it is isolated to FL Studio for native control. There are competitors like Ableton, Garageband, and others you might prefer. Most people agree that it doesn't really matter what you choose for the software, but you pick one, stick with it, and learn it. You might be able to get some free versions to demo even without a MIDI controller.
There are some controllers like the M Audio Oxygen Pro line that allow you to pick from many softwares and natively control them. It also comes with licenses for Ableton, FL Studio, MPC Beats, and some other things. I recently picked up the Oxygen Pro 25 for $85 on an Amazon warehouse deal when that Slicldeal was posted for it a few months back.
For more instant gratification, I'd look for a cheap synth with a sequencer, and a bunch of knobs or sliders so you can "DJ" beats you make. Something like a Behringer TD-3 would do that. The only problem with this is it's very limited in it's sounds even if it does do them well.
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FL Studio and Ableton Live Lite are both good at making loop-based music, as are Logic Pro X for MacOS or Cubase for Windows. It's not a looper you want though: all DAW software can loop any number of bars. midi keyboards or drum pad controllers like this only trigger note events. The keyboard doesn't have a looper per se because it doesn't record anything and can't distinguish between a organ, bass, or drum track in the open project of your DAW software.
You'll be able to use the various controls on your little Akai to input whatever note or drum triggers using any software and finding your way around the software will constitute the learning curve. You can watch some videos on Garage Band to learn the basic workflow if your daughter has a Mac. You create tracks for different virtual instruments and use any midi controller as a music-specific replacement for your QWERTY keyboard if that makes sense.
And while Akai makes their own DAW software, it's not as popular as Ableton Live, made by Novation. So this controller would come with a free download of Ableton Live Lite and likely have more controls that worked plug and play provided you used daw software made by your midi controllers manufacturer.
I tried both the smaller and larger versions (25 key and 49 key) and settled on the 37 key as I believe it is the best balance of functionality and portability.
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