I need one these little midi keyboard w/ controls and a notebook to play and compose while i'm travelling with Reason.
Now , i thought it would be better if this keyboard has an integrated audio card with ASIO drivers so I can play at low latency levels.
Ok, i can choose between M-Audio Ozone and Ozonic and Alesis Photon x25 ...
well i'd like to record some vocals here and there too and have some more outputs so i can use it live and use a couple of outputs for playback and the other one to monitor bpm click on stage (not only for me but other for the other musicians) ...
Ok, it narrows it down , M-Audio Ozonic !
But there's one issue ... I want to use it on a notebook ... they often have 4 pin firewire port (no power like in 6 pin firewire)...so I won't be able to simply connect it to my notebook to use it when im travelling (or for outdoor recordings) , it will require a power adapter ...
I wonder if there's another product with these feature but on USB 2:
- XLR in
- ASIO 2 drivers
- 4 line outputs
Or I simply need a macbook and still can use Ozone !
Any other options ?