compact midi controller w/ keyboard + knobs + pads

[Jiyunatori]

Hey there. As the title suggests, I'm thinking of buying a Midi controller with the specs mentionned. My price range is 100-200€, preferably 100-150€. And of course, it has to be 100% linux compatible.

I saw the M-Audio Axiom 25, which seems to have what I'm looking for. But does anyone have another suggestion ?

~ tori

[suinonatante]

i suggest korg nano controller (http://www.korgnano.com/), i read that they work on linux and the application (korg controller) works with wine.

[Jiyunatori]

well, after a small search, the reviews for the korg nano controllers are *really* bad ...

[Jiyunatori]

By the way, when I say "compact", I mean something around 25 keys, normal size.

[Yeri]

This one seems to have similar specs to what you are looking for: http://www.zzounds.com/item--MIMOXYGEN8
I don't know if the knobs work in linux (I asked in this forum and got no answer) but a similar model without knobs (the m-audio keyrig) is reported to work perfectly.

[mrthraz]

i like the korg microkontrol you can find them second hand online for about $200

[dArAzAc]

I've got a Novation Remote SL 25 and the keys are the best of any keyboard (midi controller or otherwise) that I've felt. If you can find it refurbished and clearance like I did, you can get it around 200-250, the Remote Compact is even cheaper. I've yet to get the nobs, pads, XY, and faders working in Linux

[XVampireX]

There's also the new AKAI MPK series, they have 25/61/76/88 key versions...
It has all them features that you want

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jgFlycgmxP4