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Latest controllers news
The producer's guide to the Native Instruments Kontrol S61 Mk3: "Let’s zoom into the specifics of how the Kontrol keyboards work in practice, and how they can help you make music"
Get up to date with NI’s latest hardware ecosystem, discover how it works… and what all those acronyms are about
“A monumental leap forward in sampling technology”: MPC Stems, Akai Pro’s new audio extraction technology, is now available in the MPC Desktop Software, but you'll have to wait for standalone operation
Paid-for upgrade gives MPC users an easy way of breaking music apart
What does the music from Star Wars sound like when played on an MPE keyboard controller? Something like this
The pressure-sensitivity is strong in this one
Moby plays drums, bass, guitar and keys as he re-records the 2002 single you might know best from a famous action movie series
A classic song is Bourne again in a new production breakdown video
Arturia expands the KeyLab Essential mk3 range with a new 88-note controller keyboard: "A new standard for stripped-back, multi-octave MIDI control"
This full-sized 88-key controller keyboard boasts the same updated feature set as its 49 and 61-key cousins
"The world's smallest MIDI controller": MIDICard is a MIDI keyboard on a credit card that you can fit in your wallet
18-note device enables you to plug in and play anywhere
Nektar's Panorama CS12 controller lets you get hands-on with Logic Pro: "CS12 is a completely new take on the DAW controller"
This dedicated control surface for Apple's flagship DAW promises to make your music-making experience more tactile and immediate
NAMM 2024: The new Omnichord has finally broken cover with retro and modern sounds, keyboard/drum pad modes and MIDI Out
Here’s the 101 on the OM-108
Latest controllers tuition
Play Like a Pro: Perfect your pitchbend
Take control over your pitchbend to play like Stevie Wonder
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Set your controller keyboard up to master your software
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Major and minor triad chord charts: root positions and inversions on a piano or MIDI keyboard
Your handy visual guide
How to play the blues scale on your piano or MIDI keyboard
The blues scale - a scale you need to know
How to play chord inversions on a piano or MIDI keyboard
The same chord can be played in different ways...
How to develop finger strength, speed and dexterity for piano or MIDI keyboard
A few exercises to up your keyboard skills
Latest controllers reviews
“Unique and inspirational”: SOMA Labs Metaconformer review
- £175
- €189
- $169
SOMA’s latest is more than just a basic MIDI thru box
“Fantasic for those who like the feel of console mixing and the SSL sound”: SSL UC1 and 360 Link review
- £569
- €666
- $599
SSL’s UC1 is now capable of controlling all of your plugins thanks to the company’s new (and free) SSL 360 Link plugin. Is it time for a reappraisal?
“A great portable effects and mixing controller for DJs building modular setups”: Native Instruments Traktor X1 MK3 review
- £259
- €256
- $233
We get to grips with this portable controller for DJs who want looping and effects at their fingertips
"Polyphonic aftertouch is another new feature that sees NI keeping up with modern demands in instrument design": Native Instruments Kontrol S61 Mk3 review
- £749
- €765
- $699
The latest version of NI’s keyboard sees heavy Kontakt integration. We climb into the K-hole to check it out
Akai Pro APC64 review
- £339
- $399
Not so much a tweak as a full upgrade, the Akai APC64 acquires new abilities – and a new audience?
Nektar Aruba review
- £255
- €329
- $299
Sprucing up its MIDI drum controller with a raft of new features, Aruba offers a slick new way of performing your software drum instruments
Ableton Push 3 review
- £879
- €949
- $999
Ableton’s controller goes fully MPE and throws off the shackles of Live itself. Let's see how far we can Push it…
Digit Music Cmpsr review
- £299
A hardware controller that merges accessibility, music, and gaming practices into something everybody can use… with a very large joystick!
