RTP-area local music and culture

["James Hepler" <hepstyle AT gmail.com>]

well that pretty much decides that!

On Fri, Mar 14, 2008 at 4:06 PM, Chris Rossi <nospam AT spacelabstudio.com>
wrote:

> I've purchased two refurb products from Musician's Friend and they've
> both died.  One of the items was that soundcard for your computer.  The
> other was an M-Audio keyboard controller.
>
> chris
>
>
> James Hepler wrote:
> > Does anyone have a first hand account of working with refurbished
> > electronics?  For the last year+ I've been working with borrowed
> keyboards
> > as control surfaces for Reason, and it's time for me to go ahead and get
> > something of my own.  I've had great luck just using cheap ole casio
> style
> > keyboards with midi outs, but I think I'd like to have a real midi
> control
> > surface so that I can learn how to program stuff.
> >
> > Anyway, I saw this:
> >
> >
> http://www.musiciansfriend.com/product/MAudio-Oxygen61-61Key-Mobile-USB-Controller?sku=706312V
> >
> > and it's hard to beat the price for what I'd be getting.  But it's a
> > refurb.  I have up to this point avoided any refurbished electronics,
> > particularly cameras and portable audio players.  Any opinions on the
> > subject?  to be honest, I'm still leaning towards just getting a cheap
> casio
> > style POS so that I can work on melodies without having to be attached
> to a
> > computer.
> >
> > Help!
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