Razzmatazz review: A delightful (and delightfully pink) drum machine
The tiny size and playful color hide a robust FM percussion synth and sampler.
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Akai reveals a bigger sibling for one of the best budget MIDI controllers
The Akai MPK Mini Plus adds more keys and a sequencer while keeping the price under $200.
Archetype: Rabea is an all-in-one virtual guitar rig that’s also a synth
Neural DSP nails the pitch-tracking guitar synth on its first try.We have two newsletters, why not sign up for both?
Akai's third-gen MPK Mini Play keyboard offers a better feel and all-day battery life
You won't have to plug in during a long jam session.
Arturia's MiniLab MkII and software bundle is 25 percent off
You'll get the MIDI keyboard, Ableton Live Lite and much more for $99.
Haunting soft synth has a visualizer that stares back
Synth#boi is an art project you can play — and buy.
Artiphon's quirky Orba now lets you create musical 'selfies'
The new Orbacam app expands it into a 'creative multimedia studio.'
Retrokits RK-008 is a robust MIDI sequencer disguised as a pocket calculator
It could be the brains of an entire studio or live music rig.
Ableton Live 11: The biggest upgrades explained
The popular DAW adds comping, MPE support and a bunch of new devices.
An unborn baby recorded an album through biosonic MIDI
Luca Yupanqui's parents turned her in-utero movements into MIDI data.
SSL's UF8 adds physical controls to your virtual music studio
The eight-channel controller gives you direct access to your DAW.
80Atom SQ review: An affordable and powerful companion for Studio One
But unless you use PreSonus' DAW, there's little reason to bite.
85Artiphon Orba review: Much more than a musical fidget toy
This strange, novice-friendly instrument is also a unique and powerful MIDI controller.
Korg goes for the sequencing crown with the modular-friendly SQ-64
The versatile four-track, 64-step sequencer covers MIDI and a variety of CV formats.
Equator2 is the next step in Roli's vision for expressive digital music
MPE controllers are going mainstream; now the software is catching up.
Ableton Live 11 is coming next year with MPE support
It's also adding comping tools and new spectral audio effects.
Roland's WM-1 turns your instruments into (MIDI) cord cutters
Clean up your instrument setup with the $70 accessory.
Roli’s light-up, learn-to-play Lumi keyboard is available for pre-order
The first shipments will go out in November.
79Jamstik Studio is the MIDI guitar you might actually want to use
It's not perfect and it's pricey, but it's better than basically every other MIDI guitar.
Arturia's KeyStep 37 is a $199 MIDI controller with scale and strum modes
It will keep you in tune while you experiment.
