Controllers

David Vorhaus of White Noise chats with Rob Puricelli about his early involvement with the Fairlight CMI and his Kaleidophon ribbon controller and Maniac sequencer inventions.

The S1 brings Avid's EUCON control within reach of mere mortals.

Major updates to Novation's third generation of Launchpads improve both form and function.

Rumoured for months, the 'powered by Acustica' virtual mixer is now close to release — and SOS were treated to an exclusive test drive! Read the full Preview today!

ON TEST — Softube's alternative mixing environment has grown faders — and they do much more than just fade! Read this SOS In-depth Review TODAY! 

Novation's latest LaunchKey Mini offers more features in a smaller package.

KMI's K‑Board Pro 4 offers one of the most cost-effective ways into the enticing world of MIDI Polyphonic Expression.

We see how the baby of the NI controller range measures up to its siblings.

Elephant v1.92 turns the Bluetooth-enabled Dial peripheral into a quite remarkable knob controller of pretty much anything...

Nektar's Panorama T4 takes their already impressive DAW integration to a higher level.

The TC 2290-DT is part plug-in, part hardware: the bus-powered USB 2 device acts as both dongle and control surface...

The S88 MkII offers a high-quality weighted keyboard and even tighter computer integration.

These new controller instruments make NI's tight hardware/software integration more portable and affordable than ever before.

Akai Pro have distilled the best of their technologies into a stand-alone clip- and scene-based performance and production workstation.

The Joué offers a highly configurable modular MIDI control system.

Arturia take their KeyLab controller keyboard range to the next level.

The PreSonus Atom offers hands-on control and tight integration with their Studio One DAW.

We put Nektar's ambitious foot controller through its, er, paces.