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[sthgardner]

I am an older bass player. I have aquired a Keith McMillen 12 step midi interface. I term a bass player can understand.....is there a unit/device other than a full keyboard or laptop where I can access sounds? Piano, strings, just the basic. I can program the 12 step for notes or chords.
Thank you

 

[Biggles]

Welcome

It does not have Sounds inbuilt as such

You would need an arranger or workstation keyboard to which the K McM unit would be connected and setup via MIDI such that whilst you are playing the keyboard you can play Bass notes or chords via the K McM unit.

This review will give a better idea of the unit

 

[sthgardner]

Thanks. I understand the function of the K McM, it is the keyboard side I am clueless on. Would something like a Korg Karma work? He wants 350, or is there a better choice?
Thanks again

 

[delaware dave]

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[Biggles]

Thanks. I understand the function of the K McM, it is the keyboard side I am clueless on. Would something like a Korg Karma work? He wants 350, or is there a better choice?
Thanks again

The Karma was released in 2001, it is part of the Triton family but it is limited in features and has only a 61 note polyphony so I would avoid it.

A Korg Kross 2 or Roland Juno DS would be a better choice of an affordable more modern design keyboard

350 would buy you a new MIDI keyboard controller but then you may have the MIDI learning curve to deal with and the latency of your laptop, not to mention learning to use a DAW and VST’s

 

[sthgardner]

I would like to avoid using a laptop. A basic model with preset sounds or even a module like a roland u100.

 

[Biggles]

The video that I linked shows how to use an iPad with the K McM.

This will be the most simplest way of using the unit.

The Roland u100 is a rack module, how would you expect to access the sounds in that unit?

 

[sthgardner]

The video that I linked shows how to use an iPad with the K McM.

This will be the most simplest way of using the unit.

The Roland u100 is a rack module, how would you expect to access the sounds in that unit?

As I have seen done, K McM conncted to midi in. U100 outputs to mixing board. Think I will get a Roland JV 1010. Has all the sounds I need and is compact.