Midi Controllers Reviews

Launched somewhat out of the blue at the start of October, Circuit is Novation's first groovebox (not counting 1995's rack-mounted, x0x-emulating DrumStation).

This 61-key controller sits atop M-Audio's Code range, ahead of the 25 and 49-key versions.

Like many Live users, I snapped up a first generation Launchpad back when they were originally released in 2009.

For a while we were so distracted by the flashing lights of pad-type controllers, that we neglected mixer interfaces

The revised Base controller

Akai's latest range of controllers, the Advance Series, falls into a new category of the keyboard controller market, largely created by the launch of Native Instrument's Komplete Kontrol S-series

Alesis have a new flagship USB keyboard controller series

Novation's singular audio interface carves its own niche with the inclusion of a three-port USB 2 hub

The latest iteration of iConnectivity's journey into multi-device MIDI connectivity is the iConnectMIDI4+. Tagged as a hybrid multi-host MIDI interface with 'Audio passThruTM' technology

The Triton Taktile 49 includes a plethora of real-time controls and sounds. We try it out...