r/keys • u/SchemeDifferent3237 • 3d ago

Gear Keys Setup Poll?

Hi friends! I'm curious:

What kind of music do you make?

What boards do you use? Stage Keys? Synthesizers? MIDI Controllers?

If you use DAWs/VSTs, what kind of DAWs/VSTs do you use?

I'm mainly a jazz pianist (but I do pop keys using Mainstage and produce with Logic Pro on the side), rocking the Yamaha CP88, but looking into getting my next piece of equipment, so I was curious as to what setups everyone else is using!

I was eyeing getting the Expressive E Osmose... or getting Ableton Live and using the CP88 as a MIDI controller.

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u/10HorsedSizedDucks 3d ago

I’m a metal keyboardist so I have the crackhead setup…

Komplete Kontrol A61 midi controller, into my laptop over usb. FL Studio as my DAW.

VSTs : Flex and Vital, along with some effects. I’m configuring them using FL Patcher.

As an interface, i just plug into my band’s IEM interface over USB. It means i can send my instruments straight to the output on the back. Easy. (Plus i have DAW control over the other instruments as a bonus)

Bonus stuff (this is where the fun begins…): Korg RK100s2 keytar.
Wireless guitar adapter to sent audio into my laptop.
Laptop running a distortion pedal and EQ to tighten it up, and kill the bass end.
And to top it off… a wah pedal being controlled from the Keytar.

Would I recommend any of it? Absolutely not. This setup is tailor mare for me specifically. It’s specifically for my music, my band and how i play it.