I will check back on this thread later but for now I have to get to bed. Screen 2: Ports you want to appear in the MIDI Rack Interface are selected in the External Control. Screen 1: The Control Surfaces preferences is where MIDI controllers are usually set up. Besides with all of the sounds that you can generate from it, Reason tends to be a little sonically all inclusive for most users. Using MIDI Controllers With Reason Incoming. You probably do not need a synth unless you plan to record it on hardware or in another application because there is no option for recording external audio in Reason. You don't need to spend very much on your hardware to get a lot out of the program and in fact most basic keyboards will do the trick. And yes aftertouch is very cool, (you'll see!). Thanks, Gilad.Oh I love Reason! I would say get whatever keyboard you can afford. What I want to know (keep in mind that I'm using Reason Software and nothing else) is: Do I need all the controls on the Roland A-37 for example or is it enough to use the software controls? Should I be looking for a synth (which is more expensive) or just a controller? How important or useful is the aftertouch option? Can anyone suggest specific keyboard models that I should check out? Should I get an internal MIDI card for my PC, or an external module? Any useful info that you can give me will be greatly appreciated. But I'm not really sure what I actually need (I'm a home/basement/in-the-dark-of-night user). I'm using Propellerhead Reason on my PC, and because writing music with the mouse is such a drag, I think about getting a MIDI controller keyboard.

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