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Controllers
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Latest controllers news
Rane’s One DJ controller has motorised turntable platters for authentic vinyl-style performance
New controller promises top-quality feel and build quality
Behringer’s BCR-2000 MIDI controller is coming back as the BCR32, and this time it’s a sequencer, too
An old favourite is set to return with some new tricks
Lou Reed keyboardist Michael Fonfara dies, aged 74
Canadian ace also played with Foreigner and Downchild
MIDI 2.0 spec confirmed: “the biggest advance in music technology in decades”
Best of 2020: MIDI Manufacturers Association adopts the new standard
15 'groundbreaking' music technology products that could have been classics but weren’t
Best of 2020: The innovative MIDI controllers, synths, samplers and audio interfaces that time forgot
SoundForce’s updated SFC-60 MIDI controller makes your TAL-U-NO-LX plugin feel even more like a real Roland Juno-60 synth
It certainly looks the part
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Play chords just by pressing buttons with the Chordmonger MIDI controller
If your keyboard skills are lacking, maybe you could try this
Latest controllers tuition
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
How to play your first scale on a piano or MIDI keyboard
Here's how to play your first scale on a piano or MIDI keyboard
Latest controllers reviews
Roland A-88MKII review
- £879
- €959
- $999
Roland’s latest controller keyboard is feature-packed and potentially future proof…
Akai MPK mini mk3 review
- £90
- €99
- $119
If you need a backpack-ready controller keyboard, there’s almost too much choice, but Akai's latest is pretty special
Novation Launchkey Mini Mk3 review
- £100
The compact and affordable MIDI controller keyboard gets a makeover
Native Instruments Maschine+ review
- £1,099
- €1,299
- $1,399
After years of speculation, NI launches its first standalone instrument. We see if it lives up to the hype...
Novation Launchkey 37 Mk3 review
- £180
- €199
- $179
The Live-centric MIDI keyboard gets the Mk3 treatment
Arturia KeyStep Pro review
- £339
- €399
- $399
The French brand round out their ‘Step’ range with a sweet multifaceted keyboard/sequencer
Novation Launchpad Pro Mk3 review
- £299
- €334.15
- $349.99
Confusingly named but impressively spec’d, let's take the next generation Launchpad Pro for a spin
Arturia MicroLab review
- £69
- €79
- $89
Compact keyboard controllers can feel like a compromise, but does Arturia's latest strike the right balance?
