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Atom SQ review: An affordable and powerful companion for Studio One
But unless you use PreSonus' DAW, there's little reason to bite.
Midi
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.
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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.
86Arturia's KeyStep Pro is a near-perfect MIDI controller for hardware synths
The playability of the KeyStep and sequencing power of the BeatStep Pro in one affordable package.
TheoryBoard is a MIDI controller that teaches you music theory
It's designed to be simple enough for a novice while teaching you the fundamentals.
PreSonus' Atom SQ is a MIDI controller built for its DAW
It integrates with Studio One and Ableton Live.
You can now build custom synths for the Sensel Morph
By directly plugging into Pure Data the Morph can control unique instruments, lighting and more.
iRig Keys 2 Mini is a MIDI controller with a headphone jack for your iPhone
There's also a MIDI port for controlling hardware synths.
New Launchkey MK3 MIDI controllers add a powerful arpeggiator
Novation also improved integration with Ableton Live 10.
Joué Play is a cheap, simple and customizable MIDI controller
The swappable control surface concept is made more palatable to the masses with a companion app.
Arturia's KeyStep Pro MIDI controller is out now for $399
The keyboard has four sequencers and tons of connectivity.
You can build the tiny XFM2 synth for under $100
The XFM2 generates the sounds of the ‘80s with an FPGA chip and an Adafruit board.