[Vorynol]

Hey, do u know some good MIDI Keyboard? Should I just buy with USB or XLR and connect this with audio interface like Focusrite Scarlett 4i4. Is XLR really give me big improvement in MIDI?

[panickingfornoreason]

hey man I think you might be a bit confused here, midi and xlr are two different types of signals. Midi is a non-audio digital signal whereas xlr is an audio signal. So midi controllers would not include xlr outputs! That being said, there are a lot of great midi keyboards on the market like the AKAI MPK Mini, Alesis V49, and Korg Nanokey

[Vorynol]

oh, ok but what with second part? 1st connect to audio interface or directly to pc?

[panickingfornoreason]

You can just go straight into your pc. There's no need for an interface because the midi controller isn't outputting an audio signal. If you have strictly a midi controller, it likely wouldn't even have a midi output and instead would be meant to connect directly to a pc via usb. The only time you would need an interface is if you have an actual keyboard instrument like a Yamaha MOXF6 that actually outputs audio signals. A MOXF6 could be connected to a computer via XLR or MIDI through an interface.

[suzukits50]

Seconding the Alesis V49 midi keyboard recommendation, been using it for a couple of months, it's great.

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Akai MPK Mini II, works for me