Superbooth 2021 first look video: We’re spinning out over this tangible MIDI sequencer that looks like a vinyl turntable
Orbita is designed to “make music more accessible”
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Latest controllers news
Akai introduces the new MPC Studio: an affordable production package “for the modern music creator”
MIDI controller meets desktop DAW to give you a pad-based workflow
ROLI goes into administration; CEO Roland Lamb launches new music tech company, Luminary
ROLI received UK taxpayer funding during the pandemic
Space Controller lets you pan your music just by pointing your mobile phone
A better option than knobs, a joystick or a mouse?
Kanye West enters the music tech market with the Donda Stem Player, a $200 device that enables you to remix his new album
Control the vocals, drums, bass and samples, and add effects
The Nektar Impact GX Mini is a tiny MIDI keyboard with a surprisingly large feature set
Another affordable, portable controller to consider
Behringer's new Studio XL audio interface promises to be an all-in-one communication centre for your studio
192 kHz 2x4 USB audio interface with VCA control
This ‘live’ MIDI keyboard art, created in a DAW, has to be seen (and heard) to be believed
Watch GLASYS create astonishing synth, Zelda, Among Us and Metroid images in realtime
Erica Synths Matrix Mixer promises to let you re-patch your Eurorack system with the push of a button
It’ll work with your semi-modular synths, too
Latest controllers tuition
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
How to understand and play diatonic chords on a piano or MIDI keyboard
Learn about diatonic triads and how they form major and minor chords
How to play your first chords on a piano or MIDI keyboard
Get started by learning a C major triad
Latest controllers reviews
Arturia KeyStep 37 review
- £159
Arturia adds a mid-level controller to the KeyStep range and it’s another step in the right direction
M-Audio Oxygen 49 MKV review
- £135
With many of v5’s new features coming via its ‘Pro’ sibling, it's time to do a quick spec-check
Solid State Logic UF8 review
- £1199
- €1089
- $1299
DAW controllers let us take direct control over our projects – can SSL’s new UF8 bridge the gap between software and hardware?
Make Noise Ø-CTRL review
- £368
- $399
The excellent 0-Coast gets a new counterpart in the form of this tabletop controller
CME WIDI Master review
- £59
- €49
- $59
Is this MIDI-over-Bluetooth wireless system the solution to liberate your setup?
Novation Circuit Tracks review
- £360
- €389
- $399
The original Circuit was fun, powerful and great value. Can this follow-up top it?
ROLI LUMI Keys Studio Edition review
- £299
- $299
ROLI’s illuminated educational keyboard has been repackaged for professional producers
Roland A-88MKII review
- £879
- €959
- $999
Roland’s latest controller keyboard is feature-packed and potentially future proof…
