Controllers

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Novation's latest LaunchKey Mini offers more features in a smaller package.

KMI's K‑Board Pro 4 offers one of the most cost-effective ways into the enticing world of MIDI Polyphonic Expression.

We see how the baby of the NI controller range measures up to its siblings.

Elephant v1.92 turns the Bluetooth-enabled Dial peripheral into a quite remarkable knob controller of pretty much anything...

Nektar's Panorama T4 takes their already impressive DAW integration to a higher level.

The TC 2290-DT is part plug-in, part hardware: the bus-powered USB 2 device acts as both dongle and control surface...

The S88 MkII offers a high-quality weighted keyboard and even tighter computer integration.

These new controller instruments make NI's tight hardware/software integration more portable and affordable than ever before.

Akai Pro have distilled the best of their technologies into a stand-alone clip- and scene-based performance and production workstation.

The Joué offers a highly configurable modular MIDI control system.

Arturia take their KeyLab controller keyboard range to the next level.

The PreSonus Atom offers hands-on control and tight integration with their Studio One DAW.

We put Nektar's ambitious foot controller through its, er, paces.

Could Novation’s new keyboard be the ultimate command centre for your synth studio?

IK’s iRig Stomp I/O bridges the gap between hardware and software, both on stage and in the studio.

The updated FaderPort aims to give you comprehensive DAW control with a single fader.

If you like your control surfaces to be versatile as well as tactile, the Sensel Morph might be for you.

Is the Kordbot a chord generator? An arpeggiator? A MIDI controller? It’s all three...

The iRig Keys I/O offers a one-cable keyboard controller solution for computer- and iPad-based musicians.