MIDI controller

[SerFox]

Hi all

I have here an Oxygen 8 v1 which will basically not work with my aluminium Macbook Pro, some computability issue. I'd need to get a powered USB hub and god knows what else if I wanted even a glimmer of it working. It's basically useless to me now. :/

Can anyone recommend me a decent, small two octave controller? I like to have a small one so I can take my rig to different locations to compose.

And no I don't want a nanokey. Not what I'm after...

[David]

A friend of mine has a BEHRINGER U-CONTROL UMA25S on a Macbook : works fine. It's very light and slim, you can take it anywhere with you  8-)
http://www.behringer.com/EN/Products/UMA25S.aspx

I tried the EMU XBOARD 25, but it was plugged on a PC. Anyway, it's supposed to work with a Mac too.
http://www.emu.com/products/product.asp ... duct=13556

[El_Mayonnaise]

What will you be doing with said Oxygen now?

[boswell]

Not sure about the Xboard 25 but my 49 has USB (powered) and MIDI (Battery or 6v DC) so would probably work on a Mac if you have a MIDI interface. Not the nicest thing to play mind you.

[tomskerous]

I got an Edirol PCR-M30 in eBay for about 40 quid. Lots of buttons and knobs too!

[rogerg]

can you give details about the Oxygen and what seem to be the issues?  I use them all the time on mac systems running 10.4, 10.5, and on my Snow*y 10.6 at home.  never had any troubles.

[SerFox]

Mayonnaise

No idea what I'm gonna do with it.

rogerg

I plug it in, it turns on but the Mac doesn't see it, and it doesn't work with any of my DAWs. I read on the M-Audio website that it could work with a powered USB hub but not guaranteed. And thats a faff and extra clutter around my computer I don't want. The main problem seems to be the fact I have an aluminium Macbook Pro, which isn't compatible with that keyboard, it's not OS related. Hence it's now useless to me x_x

Thanks all for the suggestions

[MarkOneMusic]

A friend of mine has a BEHRINGER U-CONTROL UMA25S on a Macbook : works fine. It's very light and slim, you can take it anywhere with you  8-)
http://www.behringer.com/EN/Products/UMA25S.aspx

Mrs One gave me one of those a couple of Christmases ago...  It slips in an overnight bag just fine and connected to the macbook, gives you a midi controller and audio I/O with a headset mic.

I recorded the outline for one of the songs on the (hopefully) up coming album in a hotel room in London using it and Garage Band.  Fine fun, and better than CNN any night of the week

[rogerg]

The main problem seems to be the fact I have an aluminium Macbook Pro, which isn't compatible with that keyboard, it's not OS related. Hence it's now useless to me x_x

that's just bizarre.  sorry!