music/keyboard equipment

[ibiza]

Once I get to Japan, I'd like to pick up an M-audio firewire 410 and probably a korg MicroKorg, or some other midi controller with a few built in sounds.

I'll be staying in Koriyama, which is in Fukushima prefecture. Does anyone know of any stores that might carry this stuff?

Thanks.

[Failsafe]

How about a handful of good VST's, a software sampler and a small midi controller instead?

Much more portable and easy to carry around, i love my oxygen 8 as it's nice and easy for music creation on the go!!



M-Audio even do a perfect size bag for a laptop and an oxygen 8 (or ozone)



Search for Japanese M-Audio dealers here: http://www.m-audio.co.jp/dealer-search/index.html

Korg dealers: http://www.korg.co.jp/ (you may want to try the new Korg Legacy Plugins and NI Vokator instead of using the microkorg for sounds and vocoder.)

[mr. sparkle]

Oxygen 8 + iBook + Garage band = instant music creation.

[ibiza]

The oxygen 8 is only usb 1. I need firewire paawaaaaa!! That, or a usb2 soun d card. I'd like to buy like a Triton extreme while I'm there, but its gonna be a bitch getting it back to Detroit.

[Failsafe]

The oxygen 8 is only usb 1. I need firewire paawaaaaa!! That, or a usb2 soun d card. I'd like to buy like a Triton extreme while I'm there, but its gonna be a bitch getting it back to Detroit.

The microkorg is USB1 as far as i know and the only firewire Midi controller i know of is the ESI - A ON.

http://www.esi-pro.com/viewProduct.php?pid=44&page=1

A keyboard will not reduce latency though, so if its power you want, there is only one thing for it:

http://www.rme-audio.com/english/hdsp/cardpci.htm

Mr.Sparkle, its all about the jazz funk baby