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MIDI 2.0 Confirmed

Great news today in the world of music: MIDI 2.0 confirmed! The MIDI Association has announced the “biggest advance in music technology in decades”—and we are so excited to give you an insight into what this means. The MMA has finally confirmed that, after years of planning into the research and development of the new…
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Moog Grandmother

Over the decades, Moog has become one of the most renowned names in sound synthesis. Today we bring another great synthesizer worth talking about: the Moog Grandmother. This particular one is a semi-modular analog synthesizer that has a built-in arpeggiator, a sequencer, and a super spring reverb. It has 32 keys and a couple of…
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Alesis V61

The Alesis V61 is a medium-to-large, versatile, and user-friendly USB MIDI keyboard controller. With it you can direct your desired music software in a creative and intuitive way. It has 61 full-size and velocity-sensitive keys, knobs, buttons, and pads to trigger your creativity. In addition, you can expand to a full melodic range with its…
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Alesis V49

The Alesis V49 is a medium-sized, versatile, and user-friendly USB MIDI keyboard controller. It aids you in directing your desired music software in a creative and intuitive way. In particular, it has 49 full-size and velocity-sensitive keys, knobs, buttons, and pads to trigger your creativity. Additionally, with it you can expand to a full melodic…
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BeatStep by Arturia

Arturia has brought to us a perfect tool to produce music on the move: the BeatStep. It’s a controller that is also a sequencer; it’s elegant and compact. Additionally, it has great versatility and power. For example, you can trigger clips, play drums, or weak the parameters of your favorite synth. Oh: and you can…
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MPK Mini by Akai

The MPK Mini, by Akai Japan, is a compact and impressive MIDI keyboard controller made and designed for the nomad music producer in mind. Its array of buttons, pads, and knobs gives you the chance to perform and produce your music in a very intuitive and practical way. Specifically, it has 25 velocity-sensitive keys for…
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CRAFTsynth 2.0

The CRAFTsynth 2.0 is a monophonic wavetable synthetizer that Modal Electronics designed and manufactured. It’s a modern-looking cutting edge synth with nine flexible oscillators that you can expand to up to four-chain voices via a poly chain. Moreover, it has an integrated scale function that you can program with a 32 step arpeggiator sequencer. With…
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Alesis V25

The Alesis V25 is a 25-key USB MIDI keyboard controller. Designed and created by American manufacturer Alesis, it’s a powerful and versatile and has several goodies like pads, buttons, and knobs. Also, it has octave selector keys for you to play in the full octave range. Whit this controller you can produce great basslines, melodies,…
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Alesis Q88

The Alesis Q88 is an extended-range piano keyboard designed with 88 sensitive semi-weighted keys for a more realistic feel. It provides a great look and feel that will enhance your playing sessions and compositions. This device comes standard with a pitch bend wheel and modulation one. As a result, it becomes an expressive piano keyboard.…
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Nektar SE 25

The Nektar SE 25 is a small MIDI keyboard controller that is simple, yet powerful—and portable at the same time. It has a sleek design that blends in any music production desk next to the rest of your equipment. Similarly, it can easily be the only device hooked up to your computer. This controller has…
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