MIDI Controllers

I tested CME’s first Xkey 25-note compact keyboard for our March 2014 issue. Now they've added an extra octave and released the Xkey37.

IK Multimedia’s iRig Pads brings portable control to your computer or iOS device.

The Faderfox SC4 combines a capable MIDI controller with a step sequencer in one compact box.

A reboot of the first dedicated Ableton Live controller brings with it many welcome improvements.

Livid Instruments’ Guitar Wing might not get your Telecaster airborne, but it could be its perfect MIDI controller partner.

NI turn their hybrid expertise to keyboard design with an innovative controller for Komplete and Maschine.

What applications could this unusual control surface have for the studio or stage musician?

Can M-Audio's ambitious pad controller offer something new in the era of hybrid beat workstations?

As their name implies, Korg's new MIDI keyboards are all about hands‑on control.

Livid's latest control surface is of typically high‑quality and designed to be the perfect partner for Ableton Live.

Softube are out to make DAW mixing more like using a large-format console. Can Console 1 liberate us from mouse and keyboard?

Nektar's Panorama P1 is a control surface with a lot going for it — especially if you use Cubase or Reason.

Novation expand their controller range as they serve up a three-course Launch. We check out what's on the menu.

Numark's Orbit is aimed at DJs, but it also has plenty of potential as an unusual controller for the studio.

What does the current crop of premium control surfaces have to offer? Read our round-up to find out.

Novation's new controller keyboard has bright lights, friendly buttons and a newt-like orange underbelly. Splendid.

Arturia have pared down their hybrid drum controller. It's cheaper and more compact — but does the Spark spirit remain?

The new Launchpad is brighter, faster and more powerful than the original, but costs the same. What’s not to like?

At first glance, the Max49 seems much like other controller keyboards, but it’s got a surprise up its sleeve...

Akai’s slimline follow-up to their Renaissance hybrid MPC aims to claim some territory from a certain competing machine...

Few product launches have attracted as much attention as Slate’s touchscreen controller. Is the Raven the future of DAW control — or an oversized iPad?