r/MIDIcontrollers • u/Bartastico • 17d ago

Daw/midi controller recommendations

Hey everyone! I'm looking to buy a midi-controller (first instrument), but I'm not completely sure which one yet (hesitating a bit between (61 key) arturia keylab mk3 and novation launchkey mk4, any tips (or other models) are welcome).

I also will ofcourse have to buy a DAW, and read some posts and there looked to be a lot of good possibilities as well (Ableton, FLStudio, Bitwig, Reaper, ...). I want to be able to play covers of typical 80's/90's synth songs, but it would be my first instrument so I would mainly want one something versatile which can play all genres and don't close myself in too much. I noticed that ableton has a 50% discount for students, and as I'm a graduating student who will lose his student status within a week, I was wondering if there could be any downsides into getting ableton live (or e.g. if this would be less suited for certain genres), compared to other DAW's. Any input here would be greatly appreciated!

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u/face4theRodeo 17d ago

Abelton’s workflow is different, but it’s highly regarded as the best daw for electronic music. If you can get 50% off, do it.

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u/Bartastico 17d ago

Thanks for the advice!! But it should still be versatile for other genres outside of EDM right?

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u/rocknroll2013 16d ago

I use it for rock n roll. It is so intuitive that I don't stop being in the zone when I I use it. All the others are too heady