CME UF8 USB 88 Key MIDI Controller Review
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CME UF8 USB 88 Key MIDI Controller
88 Key USB Keyboard Controller
review by chris brackenbury
CME UF8 USB CONTROLLER FUNCTION:
The CME UF8 USB keyboard Provides 8 Knobs, 9 Sliders, Pitchbend and Modulation Wheels.These Features Allow You To Easily Control Your Music In Realtime, and The Control Buttons Such As REC, & REW, Can Remotely Control Your Sequencer Software In Your Computer Directly From The Keyboard:
CME UF8 USB PERFORMANCE FEATURES:
Professional Aftertouch Design: USB Midi Port iInterface For MIDI Data Transfer: (Power Supplied By USB) Breath Control Interface Great For Playing Orchestral Sounds; Firewire Audio Extension:
CME UF8 USB VIRTUAL FIREWIRE SYNTHESIZER:
Firewire Or MIDI Plug Board Slot On Their Rear Panel, You Get A Powerful and Multi-Function Synthesizer. Professional Digital Audio Functions and The UF Keyboard Becoming A Mini Digital Recorder Are A Just A Few Of The Benefits When Your Keyboard Is Connected To Your Computer.
CME UF8 USB 88 NOTE HAMMER ACTION USB KEYBOARD CONTROLLER:
CME UF8 USB FEATURES:
88 Key Hammer Action Weighted Keyboard With Aftertouch:
Pitch Bend & Modulation Wheels: USB MIDI PORT, Powered VIA USB:
8 Assignable Control Knobs, Preset Functions Including Cutoff/ Resonance/ Attack/
Release/ PAN/ Reverb/ Chorus/ andTempo:
9 Assignable Control Faders, Preset Functions Including Volume For 1-16 Channels
Along With Master Volume and Drawbar For Organ Sounds:
Breath Control Jack: 1 Midi Out Port: WIN2000 / XP and MAC OS X Compatible:
CME UF8 USB WARRANTY:
1 Year Parts & Labor:
FIREWIRE AUDIO XTENSION BOARD FOR UF SERIES OF MASTER KEYBOARDS: (Option) MODEL # UF - W400e 24/192: AUDIO OPTION:
2 High Quality 24bit / 192kHz Line Input:
2 High Quality 24bit / 192kHz Line Output:
1 S/PDIF Digital I/O
1 IEEE 1394 Firewire Interface:
1 Mic In With Professional Preamp: 1 MIDI OUT Port: 1 MIDI IN Port: 1 MIDI THRU Port: 1 Headphone Volume Control: 2 High Quality Headphone Output:
CME UF8 USB PERFORMANCE FEATURE:
During A Live Performance JUst Connect Your UF Keyboard Controller Through A MIDI Cable To Another Synthesizer Or Digital Keyboard and Your Goal Of Performing With 2 Keyboards Will Be A Reality.
CME UF8 USB DIMENSIONS:
UF8: 1408 x 372 x 150 mm, 23.5 kg
CME UF8 USB Specifications
Software Driver version
1.0.1
Computer requirements
Mac: OS X 10.2 or higher
Win: Windows XP with Service Pack 1
Keyboard
88 keys with weighted action and channel aftertouch
Controllers
8 assignable knobs
9 assignable faders
Mod wheel
Pitch Bend wheel
Velocity with four switchable curves
Jacks for sustain pedal, Volume pedal and breath control
Octave Switch
+/- 3 octaves
Sequencer Control
Records, stop, play, fast forward, rewind, return to zero
Display
3-digit, seven-segment LEDs, lit switches
Expansion Options
Firewire Audio interface
Power Source
USB, AC Adapter (required for aftertouch and use of breath control jack)
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The action and aftertouch are great. I've been banging on mine for three years. If you go USB, forget anything past Win XP and forget ever getting an upgraded driver. NO SUPPORT OF ANY KIND! Any higher, you'll have to go MIDI Cable. My Music Computer is an XP so it works for me. I have the onboard soundcard and am getting 3ms latency. If you're not a computer nerd, pass this up and get a M-Audio or something.
My mate has this and like every NI app you can think of and the MacBook Pro! Amazing setup and amazing keyboard! I lived using the sliders as the stops on the organ through NI!
theyre discontinued from production because the new model has come out, the UF80
this goes for the entire range. the UF5, UF6, and UF7 have all been replaced by the UF50, UF60, and UF70
@ninjahimself
if piano sounds or samples are very important to you then you definitely will need some sort of hammer action controller for more realistic playing feel. i'm using the cme uf8 88 controller with Synthogy Ivory - Grand Pianos vst. overall it's a good controller for the money. do bear in mind that the weight of keys in hammer action controllers for keyboard players are "a matter of taste". it's also good to try out a few types before you buy.
you will certainly notice the added weight in the keys but it will tone up those finger muscles so can only help.
as for the price give the sales guys a call and see if there up for some haggling.
regards Chris
It's down to what drivers you use. You adjust what you call the latencyl level of the driver. ASIO Drivers are recommended as they have a lower latency. ( IE the delay between pressing a note and hearing a sound). Soundcards dictate the quality of signals 24 Bit / 96 Khz, features such as the number of outputs and inputs and the type of inputs and outputs such as S/PDIF, MIDI ect.
Definitely a great controller. I'm happy with my M-Audio Axiom 61 though. I don't really need the full weighted keys but they are great.
Nice video!
The processor (CPU) is very imporrtant if you wish to run lots of softsynths and effects or audio tracks ( audio tracks are much less CPU intensive to process). A rackmount synth can contain sounds like a keyboard so you could be recording either sound or midi into your software that will allow you to.
For my studio, I got a CME UF6 (Non-Hammer Action). A great place to grab one is on eBay (as this model has been discontinued). I was also looking at M-Audio, Edirol (Roland), Korg, etc. It was new, & it works great. However; CME help-line is the worst I've dealt with, it only has MIDI Out, & doesn't work with Windows Vista. I had to hunt for a rare Driver file, then it was Gold. I would give it a rating of around 7.8/10.
Respects,
DJ MARCUS Van STEUR
3:6:T RECORDS Inc. [CDN,US,UK,NL]
Thank you for this video as it is the most informative and instructional video on this unit. I wish you had demonstrated more of the variations of offered sounds as well I enjoyed your ability to play and wished I would have heard more with some of the techniques that that thing offers I just came across one of these and had no idea what it was until I googled it which was immediately LOL and your video was where I came next thank you excellent and informative 👍💯
@StreamOfMetal
hi there. i had a go on a Fantom G. there great music work stations. the G8 is the 88 weighted key version. it does have a feel that i quite liked when i tried it. but it is a matter of taste. if your not into weighted keyboards then synth style keys of the Fantom G are fine.
hello
i'm using logic studio 8 and Soundtrack 2,
i've been looking for a digital mixer for the faders but looks like this does the job and more!! so would this work? for controlling soundtrack or something, is it just a simple plug in usb install a driver and configure the settings and your off ?
if you need to install something would this work on a external hard drive, anyway so bassicaly i'm after something just like this!
thanks
James
Alguém teria o drive do CME UF8 para windows10?
hi jazzmatik. your question on what are the best 88-weighted MIDI keyboards?
that's a tricky question. it does depend on two main things. the piano feel your after and controller features you need. there are 3 types of piano feel, Hammer-action, Graded hammer action and Progressive hammer action. Progressive hammer action simulates the feel of a full concert grand piano and are the most expensive controllers.
nice review man
how you can change the presets in De/Inco mode? My scroll know is just can change a plugin/samples in DAW
Very good review
your very good at these :)
its brilliant,
do you use logic pro 8 atall ?
i think you should if you dont!
with all your brilliant plug ins and this it would be great with EXS24 and all there stuff. logic looks really nice 2.
why did they discontinue this?
'cause its good!
Thanks again
so you can't plug this into an amp or anything?
just to the computer?
I don't understand the big deal with no driver support for newer versions of windows. If you have a controller and are producing music than you should have an audio interface as well. Unless you have no budget. Go midi out of the controller to the interface which is already plugged into the computer and has the drivers to function correctly. Done. Simple as that. Maybe they never bothered with usb drivers for newer OS because they figured anyone worth a damn would have this setup anyways.
i use mine with a standard 5 pin midi cable , the usb for these was always crap anyway , the only think i cant get working is the transport control ./.
Well I am by no means the authority on this subject but the typical way to run this would be to plug it into an external sound card aka audio interface which your OS (windows) would already recognise and then playing that way. I use an M Audio Saffire 6 which I am happy with. They will accept a host of inputs. I use USB out from my controller to the interface. But you can go midi aswell. Whatever you have to connect with.
cool keyboard !!!
@Idsz yes.
They even told me there were un official drivers elsewhere and I could have a look at them.
They sent me links...
yeah! of course none worked confortably..
The video and audio are wildly out of sync but good review. I didn't know about this machine. Can you control EZ Drummer or Addictive Drums sounds with it?
@beganovic11 There is unofficial driver for Vista but it should work on 7 aswell but only on 32bit.
hey bud, what synth software are you using? i already have a midi controller (that i hate) i dont play everything fortissimo, and presto. i found this video from "hammer action" and am interested in this controller
Hi. I am a student and I want to learn to play the piano (classical education). Now, I can't place a full-size piano (and probably can't afford) in my room, and I must be able to play with headphones on, so I don't disturb others. So, I figure I need a keyboard. I'd also like to use that same keyboard as a MIDI controller. However, I'm concerned that the hammers & the computer-generated sound aren't authentic enough. Is this a big issue?
When using a such controller to software, how do you eliminate or significantly reduce the sound delay between the time keys are pressed to when it actually produces teh sound?? Is it better to use a rack mount synth or does it actually have to do with teh sound card hardware? pc RAM/speed etc????
@curszondax Yeah I have a Fantom G, but I wanted another opinion haha. The keys are really weighted, much more tan a normal piano...but I suppose it´s for durability...
thanks
hello, i have cubase 5 and a Yamaha psr-330 keyboard. im having no luck at all with it, my computer wont pick up the keyboard for some reason. how do you get all the sounds to work with it?
Does this feel anything like a fantom g8? i used fruity loops and komplete 5. i just sold my semi weighted digital grand.. i want weighted keys and not sure what to buy.. even though keys are weighted, does the vsti plugins pickup on the weight.. i guess the velocity curve? i used truepianos vsti alot too.
m-audio is a bit of a disappointment in the weighted keys but everything else is solid. lots of features with zones and groups. you call them splits and banks.
What software is best when I want to layer sounds with this keyboard.
How many layers does the software of today 2013 let you layer?
Im looking to buy a nice midi keyboard and hook it to a Integra 7 along with
use it with software packages too.
I'm lost, if the keyboard itself doesn't have sound, why do they have an expansion board with audio outputs?
I have the same keyboard
GREAT
at about 4:40 when you are showing off the pedal there seems to be a lot of latency. is that just the audio desyncing from the video or is the keyboard actually that much latency?
ahh i've been looking around, and in england it seems there Discontinued! thats a shame
so CME Bitstream 3X looks like my next best bet, could i still record using the Tascam midi interface and use this for a controller like Record,play, and the faders so i can control the program
thanks again
James
you guys are saying no 64 bit drivers. Will it work with osx lion then, since lion dropped 32bit support? running logic studio and main stage
Hi! Could you tell me if the CME UF7 can be used in Windows 7 64-bit only using its USB Midi? Or is it obligatory to use a MIDI intrface like a simple USB to MIDI cable?
If this is the case of using a MIDI interface, are the faders and buttons work well or some functions fail? I'll use a CME UF7 to play live and I will usse several sounds at once. Thank you!!
MIDI keyboard is like a synth, but without "brains", it doesn't produce any sound, but is used to control software.
Hamered Key Action or True Touch semi weighted (axiom pro)
HYper control auto maps the knobs with axiom pro
but is the key station pro , CME UF8 , or Axiom Pro the Best ?
Did anyone get the UF8 to work with OSX 10.5.8 or higher, including the control knobs? Playing seems to work fine though Logic records two signals everytime I press a key
@2b1nChrist Besides the technical difficulties with this board, are the keys any good on this keyboard?
I just bought UF5, 2 hours ago, gonna test it now. Just to ask, can I change the sound type, sometimes, I don't want it to sound like a real piano, I just want it to be like, when I press a key (no mather how hard) to play that sound.
HEY GUYS IS UF 60 nice for playing easy gigs?
i used asio drivers and it worked in reaper good luck the company will not contact costmers back and that sucks i have got like 8 of these thart were broken and fixed them up and used then in other stuff but they suck at costmer service
hello all right !! I am Brazilian and recently bought a CME driver that even if u are using, but not can not find the USB midi drive installation on his plate, bought the keyboard thinking I would usufluir it entirely but imfelismente now I'm in this fight trying to find the UF USB mIDI driver view think is the one who works on my windows 8.1 please help me !!! I would also use this program SETAP voices that do you use, thank you I thank you with all my heart I hope it helps me !!
Video: 240p
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hi... i bouht yesterday a cme uf 6 now waiting 4 package .. it is good controller or is something better with this price?
thanks
Yeah, any keyboads that say 'controller' will not make their own sound. Check out some of the smaller synths from Korg.
I recently bought a UF7 with no documentation. I am new to midi controllers and do not understand clearly how to connect it to a sound source. Help, please.
Thanks
Hi! Anybody know if there was ever a Mac software OS X? for the CME keyboard controls?? Initially, I think there was just windows. Thanks in advance!
Can you use it with out a computer and use the sounds from another synth that has midi in out?
when i go up octaves on my uf6 it plays the original key aswell as the one changed in the octive so two keys play in one press? also i dont think the play controls work in cubase :(
@curszondax Hi dude, what can u tell me about the "IVORY FEEL" of Roland Fantom G? I know its not even like a piano...but its good for me...
Hello! What's software do you use in this video?
Is there any difference in the feeling of the keys on the new upgrade modell (uf80)?
Yesh but the Sono is around 550$cnd
I can get a UF7 for 300$ and the UF series has more functions.
so...only works on windows XP???? can this be used today on windows 7 and flstudio with regular midi?
I have this keyboard and it's alright. I am not happy about no 64 bit drivers and I can only use it through the midi port and not the usb. With that said, a lot of the features they brag about can not be used on Win 7 64 as no drivers are written for it. Even though the say they will never write 64 bit drivers, they may change there minds when no one is buying their products due to their position on 64 bit support. If any one knows of a good hammer action 88 key w/64 bit drivers, please post.
What soft ware is he using What software is good i don't care if its free or not as long as it's not extremely expensive.
right here from floridamusicco dot com
or follow the link on the right under were it says "about this video"
where can I find this board? Everywhere I look, I cannot find it
@johnzzy552 yes
how do i connect my piano to comp musing midi
I bought an.old cme uf 80 controller. How do I get it to sound. I have the usb cable connected to my laptop. Do I need to install a software. Also hpw can I connect to a powered speakers. I need assistance.
Thanks.
This keyboard does not have any on board sounds at all. You have to use sounds that are already in your computer. You can buy the board that he talked about towards the end of the video that has sounds in it. But the basic unit is merely a controller with no onboard sounds.
Where did you get that mouse pad?
nice mousepad )) where i can get of this ??
There's an interesting rhythm at about 3 minutes.
He uses Steinberg's HyperSonic 2
Hello, is it possible to transfr Audio via USB (not only FireWire) if there is UF400 card?
@majorrusk There are no drivers for UF and Windows 7
I just want to be a good day
If you want to get it to work on MAC, dont use USB, get a audio interface with midi connectors....Plug the CME into a wall and plug the midi out of the CME to the Midi in of the interfact.
is this controller available only in US?
Did you get the controller to work with Logic?
hey can you use this keyboard with pro tools?
how do i midi the uf7 to protools m powered 8 windows vista
Do they make a 49 keyboard with aftertouch?
@ShotecMusic i just buy one , and i have windows 7 x) so i cant use this keyboard or :O ?
How, has this 200,000 views?!!
quick question, anyone happen to know, or be able to indetify the software used in this demo? - thnx :)
is it good build quality?
cause i read the user manual and it has spelling mistakes lol
yes just less keys.
regards Chris
@motu828mk2 You actually got an email response from them?
Hi John,
What do you mean by "use the MIDI out which is plugged into your sound card break out box?" I have this keyboard and am trying to get it to work.....
Thanks!
Hi! I'm a bit thick and could use more specific instructions for how to do that. Possibly with a link to a "interface" that I could purchase. I am trying to get my CME UF8 to work on a newer computers.....
Also, I am not offended by your comment about being worth a damn. I'm not a serious musician, but I'd appreciate your help!
Anybody know the specs of the powersupply? In my case it's a UF7.
My UF8 has Output: 12V==1500mA 18VA
@@WilliamDunnIII Thank you very much William. I guess the UF7 will be about the same. Maybe a bit less current.
@killanator21 As of now I haven't gotten it to work even in leopard or snow leopard. Still trying to work it out but buyer beware
How do I run it on Ubuntu? Anyone knows?
No win7 64 bits drivers and there will never be is what the company told me after email exchanges... See how serious they are...???
very very bad...
Personally i would avoid the keystation. Yes they have a terrible feel!
Ok. Some few of the keys hang sometimes. not that they would generate a note, but they don't return to their original position and remain 3mm below that. Which looks quite ugly and disturbing. The USB driver is a farce, doesn't work with WIn7 64bit, so I use the MIDI out which is plugged to my sound card break out box. The manufacturers web is virtually unreachable. There are templates for cubase 2,3 but I don't get it to run in Cubase 6.
But hey - you get 30Kg of metal...
:33 :D
Клавиши желтеют - жуть! Причём не все равномерно - а некоторые и в разной степени.
UF classic сняты с производства в 2010 году.
В репетиционный зал - пойдёт, там всё-равно убьют.
i own this keyboad. TO make it short: I'm not satisfied and don't recommend it to anybody. Short story: If you want to buy a decent 88 Hammer action master keyboard go for the AKAI MPK 88 which I will do as soon as I sell this piece of china poo (emphasis on poo, not china). Anybody interested - btw?
this is a midi controller, i don't think this is the one
:(
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