Controllers

Hands‑on DAW control doesn’t necessarily mean you need to surrender your entire studio desk...

The Nektar Panorama CS12 offers hands‑on control over Apple Logic Pro channels and any plug‑in you can throw at it.

Does a modern hardware MIDI controller with the ability to add your own features sound too good to be true?

Midicake have reinvented the arpeggiator.

The latest version of Softube’s Console 1 gives you even more reasons to abandon the mouse.

Are Icon’s latest range of control surfaces the perfect interface between human and DAW?

NI’s latest 88‑note controller introduces a keyboard with hammer‑action polyphonic aftertouch and a lot more besides.

Could Intech Studio’s ingenious modular system help you build your perfect MIDI controller?

We get hands‑on with a unique percussive instrument from Lumen.

Akai’s APC64 is much more than just a successor to the APC40 — in fact, it’s much more than just an Ableton controller...

Tired of keyboards? The Digit Music CMPSR might be the MIDI controller for you...

KMI’s latest keyboards offer MPE control in compact and colourful packages.

Arturia’s new KeyLab Essential focuses firmly on computer control, with ambitious DAW integration.

Whether you’re after fader control, hands‑on EQ and dynamics or a hardware meter, SSL’s UF1 has you covered.

The third generation of Ableton’s Push adds audio and MIDI interfacing and the option to go computer‑free with battery‑powered standalone operation.

Is Roland’s SPD‑SX Pro the best percussion pad you can buy?

Meet the Seaboard Rise 2, the squishy sequel to ROLI’s original expressive keyboard controller.

Anyone fancy a versatile controller keyboard with the tip of the Arturia software iceberg included free?

Designed with Cubase users in mind, the Mobi One promises a boutique MIDI controller experience at a reasonable price.

Novation’s first attempt at an 88‑note controller keyboard seems to get everything right.

Akai’s MPK Mini Play MkIII is a small keyboard with a dual identity.