I bought a relatively cheap ($50) keyboard for the sole purpose of making midi files faster. I was very disappointed with it and never use it.

I like my midi files to look "clean," that is, the notation is as written. When you make a midi from a keyboard, the notation can look very exotic, even though it sounds OK. I thought surely I could adjust the snap, resolution, trim, etc. so that I could at least input simple tunes via the keyboard and then add to the midi file. For some reason it just didn't work out. I don't know if the keyboard was inferior because it was cheap (slight delay in milliseconds between striking the note and hearing the sound), or if my inability to precisely play on the beat (due to MS) even in a simple song like Row, Row, Row Your Boat...or whatever....anyway, the notation is just not acceptable. It's just easier for me to notate by hand.

I looked at your link and didn't see anything that looked like a piano keyboard or a PC keyboard. My version of Cakewalk allows entry of notes via the PC keyboard (step sequencing I think), but it's just faster for me to notate on the staff because I read music quickly.