Can I use this without a laptop? I am looking for a keyboard with drums.
1147838
only if you have a ipad..this is considered to be a midi control used for control sounds from programs suxh as protrools,cubaseand many more....
1147839
This device is actually designed to used with an iPad and the akai app. If you were to use it with a laptop or other computer, it would only be as a controller for a software program. The device has no sounds in it.
10099
An external keyboard will work. Either USB plug in or bluetooth. I used a plug in keyboard and it worked fine. All keys functions worked. I used a capacitive stylus that worked great.
1684107
For keyboard there is a cheap multi efdects pedal calledthe digitech500. Works great through direct connect. But you should also get a sustain pedal
923321
Has to be through a computer or iPad. It's designed for DAWs like Ableton Live, Fruity Loops, Logic Pro, etc. This is a midi controller, not a traditional keyboard/synth.
880878
This keyboard is really small. It is really more for just playing around with versus trying to actually learn to play. You can play some songs on it though.
862108
A audio interface is optimal, but it should work with the stock one in computer. A midi keyboard controller would also be good to have (I'm just using a 30 year old midi capable synth and it works fine as a keyboard input to the Virtual Synths in Reason, but if your doing strictly audio recording, you'll be fine without one. If your into synths, most of the coolest Reason Synths aren't included in essentials, but the Line 6 Amps sound really good for bass and guitar. Good luck.
1262246
you can use a headphone with this, any type will work. A foot pedal comes with the keyboard
1178672
Hi Gloria, I don't have any "top-of-the-line" keyboard, however, when I tried to get hook up my keyboard to it and run the mixer to the laptop I didn't hear a thing through the system or the main mix/phones on the mixer. I'm guessing you may need a Direct Input (DI) Box to pass the keyboard through first before routing to the mixer. Other than that, yes you should be able to do what you thinking of doing. Hope this helps. :)
1435323
You can not use this TC-Helicon without a keyboard that has a MIDI connection. It does not matter what type of keyboard as long as it has the MIDI connection.
1424680
You can get a midi to usb cable to do the trick. I have a TASCAM unit that I run my keyboard and mic thru though, because my mic needs phantom power. It came with the cable needed to connect to the PC. The biggest difference would be the price and what, if any other needs you may have.
2280574
It is a midi keyboard so it self cannot produce sound. You will have to connect it to your computer and then connect your computer to an amp or a sound system.
1915424
It is a USB keyboard so a computer with midi adapter running through the computer would work fine. I suggest you look at the Novation SL MKII - I have worked with both the Impulse and the SL and the SL is a much better KB for the bucks. Its the same size and has the Midi outputs your looking for to directly control your Yamaha or any other Midi keyboard. Still has the USB for use on your Mac or PC (does anyone actually use a PC for music production. The SL MKII works very good with Apples Logic and Logic has an amazing amount of sounds. Great production software!!
453461
Unless you have other midi hardware it will have to be connected to a computer...
369856
It won't do anything. It needs some sort of program running to make noise. MIDI controllers like this are just buttons in the shape of a keyboard that tell your computer what to do. There are some free plugins/programs you could can use for piano sounds or synths. I use Alicia's Key's by Native Instruments, but that costs money (but it's worth it imo). You can use a laptop or even a tablet with the right adapters if you have those. In short, the keyboard itself doesn't make any noise without other software.
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The keyboard is just an input device to a program running on some other device (laptop, iPad, iPhone etc). How the sound is delivered is up to the music program and the device it runs on. So you can use it with Garageband on iPad, for example. Or an iPhone (probably with headphones. You do not need Bluetooth or other speakers unless your specific device wants them.
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Yes you need a computer and a DAW program to use this. This is a midi keyboard so it does not have any speakers. This is used for creating electronic music. You can record on it through your DAW but it won't any other way. There is no headphone jack.
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No. There is no way to connect it to a computer (no ports, USB, or wireless) it only plays the songs you create on the keyboard.