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I just started producing and I find it really hard to make beats only with FL Studio. Does having a keyboard make it easier? What are the best MIDI keyboards or MPC's for hip hop? I'm looking to make anything from trap to soulful boom bap beats. My maximum price is $300. Thanks for the help ahead of time!
Having a keyboard will make you feel like more of a "real" producer and will make others see you more like one.
If you haven't used keys before, it'll slow you down for quite a bit until you apply some drive and determination to learning the keys. The possibilities for musical expression and rhythmic nuance are greater with a keyboard, but the learning curve is slow.
TBH, though, wayyyyyyyy back in the day when I bought my first 25-key MIDI controller, I just bought it to audition presets in VST synths and such.
For $300 or less, I'd personally go with a Novation Nocturn 49. The SL mkII 61 I'd normally recommend is twice your price range, but the Nocturn 49 has the same awesome keybed and has automap.
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