For serious pianists wanting the most authentic MIDI control experience for their virtual instruments, the Kawai VPC1 is peerless. By eschewing many of the features found on multi-purpose MIDI controllers and focusing solely on piano authenticity, Kawai offers a MIDI controller that feels just like...
I use an 88-key controller with weighted keys for piano-heavy composition work, assignable faders for orchestral scores, pad controllers for beatmaking, and a portable MIDI keyboard when working on the road. Over the years, I’ve needed every type of MIDI controller at one time or another, ...
The electronic musical keyboard MIDI controller is perhaps the most widely used MIDI device. The MIDI controller delivers MIDI data regarding the tone’s frequency, how forcefully it was pressed, and how long it lasted when the keys were struck. Wind controllers, which a performer breathes into ...
There’s more than just great MIDI control going on. The KeyLab Essential also include the Analog Lab virtual instrument that’s packed full of hundreds of classic synthesizers that turn the controller into what feels like a hardware synth. All the controls are automatically mapped to the right...
This a couple of big new devices - the Meld synth and the Roar colouring/saturation effect - plus a new suite of MIDI tools that are designed to make it easier to come up with new melodic and harmonic ideas. Live 12.1, meanwhile, arrived with Auto Shift (a new real-time pitch ...
This feature adds a virtual switchable booster circuit into the unit, emulating many rock guitarists’ commonly used boost pedal + amp setup. Naturally, this headphone amp cannot replicate a Vox AC30-style clean tone. But you can get good clean tones by turning the gain knob all the way ...
Kawai VPC1 Virtual Piano Controller Price: $1850 USD Ok this isn’t cheap. But a fully weighted MIDI keyboard usually isn’t. There are 88 wooden keys that feel much like a grand piano. This controller can be powered with a USB cable only! Kawai are acoustic piano makers – it’s ...
The playability will come down to your MIDI controller keyboard You can choose mic positions, the room dynamics and the squeakiness of the stool There’s lots more here than just pianos The piano is ubiquitous in music production. There's something about the sound that carries us away. It'...
This portable MIDI controller is powerful, yet quite easy to use, even for a beginner. To start off with, this keyboard includes 25 velocity sensitive keys that give you a full octave's range of sound at your fingertips that can be used for playing a variety of virtual instruments. For...
I am a multi-instrumentalist and bedroom producer who owns a Behringer UMX25 25-Key MIDI controller that I have quickly outgrown. I have had the privilege of using MIDI controllers of all formats, including 49-key up to 88-key keyboards. I find that the 61-key format is perfect for my...