[ad_1] A lot of people love the original KeyStep for its capable but easy-to-use sequencer. Arturia’s latest controller takes a don’t fix it if it ain’t broke approach to that aspect of the KeyStep’s design. Like its sibling, the KeyStep 37 is a 64-step sequencer with eight-note polyphony per step. It gives you eight slots […]
Category: midi controller
Native Instruments crams its powerful music-making software in a standalone groovebox
[ad_1] The same workflow from that desktop app is carried over to the standalone groovebox, so you should be able to seamlessly bounce back and forth between the two depending on your mood. When in standalone mode the Maschine+ will be able to run a whole bunch of plugins from the Komplete library, including softsynths […]
KeyStep Pro Review: A near-perfect MIDI controller for hardware synth fans
[ad_1] It’s also worth noting that there are a lot of shift functions on this keyboard. Most of them are clearly labeled and self-explanatory, but it will take a while to commit them to muscle memory. All but one of the 37 keys has a shift function. As do most of the buttons. The most […]
Jammy’s new MIDI guitar can control all your virtual instruments
[ad_1] The Jammy Evo rethinks the original’s formula, and was designed as a MIDI controller first and foremost. In other words, it’s not a MIDI controller crammed into a guitar. There are more buttons on the body of the instrument, which should provide some performance methods outside of typical guitar playing, and Jammy says that […]
Arutria’s KeyStep Pro MIDI controller is out now for $399
[ad_1] MIDI controllers — which let you trigger sounds from your computer or outboard gear — are usually standard fare: three or four octaves of keys, pitch and modulation wheels, maybe some drum pads and USB and 5-pin MIDI connectivity. Just a few hundred dollars should get beginners and hobbyists everything they need to perform […]
KeyStep Pro aims to be the MIDI command center of your home studio
[ad_1] The KeyStep Pro has 37 key velocity sensitive keyboard with aftertouch. But, what’s really important is that you can use those keys to play through riffs, melodies and chord progressions and save them to the polyphonic sequencer. There’s four independent sequencers on board, each of which can hold 16 patterns, up to 64 steps […]
The best portable (and affordable) USB MIDI controllers
[ad_1] But before we get to the nitty-gritty, let’s be clear about what we’re looking at here. For one, we’re only considering keyboard-style controllers. While pads are a bonus, we’ll be ignoring pad-only controllers like the Novation Launchpad. (They’re a different beast.) We’re also focused on USB-MIDI controllers. My reasoning: I assume most of you […]
The best MIDI keyboard controller for beginners
[ad_1] Why you should trust us I have two decades of experience reviewing AV products, and currently I am a contributing technical editor at Sound & Vision magazine and a regular contributor to the SoundStage network of websites. I’m also a drummer and electronic-music maker, so I have extensive familiarity with the tools of the […]
Jammy’s digital guitar is a futuristic idea let down by today’s tech
[ad_1] Essentially, Jammy is a MIDI controller with built-in sounds. It’s not the first guitar-style MIDI controller, but they’re not common. There’s a good reason for that: They’re very hard to do right. There are a lot of moving parts, and the way in which a guitar is played makes it much harder to track […]