MIDI Controllers

Are the Maschine 3 and Komplete Kontrol 2 enough to keep NI at the top of the integrated controller/software game?

M-Audio’s Hammer 88 is a fully weighted 88-note keyboard with a very attractive price tag.

Could the MPCX make you rethink your whole approach to studio and live music production?

Are Korg’s Bluetooth Nanos the ultimate mobile MIDI controllers?

Eowave’s Ribbon 2 combines a 12-bit synth and a ribbon controller in 24-inches of plexiglass.

Have Nektar managed to bring something unique to the crowded MIDI controller keyboard marketplace?

This fully-functional polyphonic MIDI controller offers an elegant and well-equipped case for your Eurorack modules.

Arturia’s cut-price creation combines step sequencing with keyboard control.

M-Audio’s CTRL49 takes the Akai Advance control keyboard concept and adds DAW control.

Can NI’s new performance controller preserve Maschine’s status as king of the beat stations?

Behringer’s X-Touches offer affordable DAW control and tight integration with the company’s X-Air system.

The K-Mix squeezes a mixer, an audio interface and a MIDI controller into one very tactile box.

A fully-weighted master keyboard at this price is unheard of. Is the KeyLab 88 too good to be true?

Never one to rest on his laurels, Roger Linn’s latest creation aims to bring unprecedented expressivity to MIDI musicians.

Akai’s new controller keeps the design simple and the cost low.

ROLI’s new instrument further develops the technology of their revolutionary Seaboard Grand — at a much more affordable price.

Ableton have released major new versions of their two flagship products, Live and Push. Live 9.5 is free to owners of Live 9. Meanwhile, and more importantly, there is a new Push controller. 

Can new pads and a step sequencer keep Akai’s MPD pad controllers top of the class?

Novation’s popular Launchpad comes of age with the new Pro model.

Akai’s Advance 49 is a tightly integrated controller/software package designed to bridge the gap between musician and computer.

With its familiar interface and enormous potential for expressive control, is the ROLI Seaboard the future of the keyboard?