With a unique oscillator section, a big sound, quality keyboard and enormous potential for sound designers and performers, the Nord Lead A1 synth is likely to appeal to most of us out of the box.
Fancy getting even more hands-on with Ableton Live, Bitwig Studio, Logic Pro or any DAW that support MIDI? Livid Instruments' Ds1 MIDI Mixer could be your ideal companion in the studio and on tour.
It's apparently been four decades since the first polysynth was designed and developed in the UK! This past week new Bristol-based manufacturer, Modulus, has unleashed the modulus.002 onto the world!
It's light, metal, portable with full-sized keys and polyphonic aftertouch. But how does the CME Xkey MIDI controller keyboard really perform in the studio and on the road? Andy Bowen finds out.
Have you ever wanted to play 2 or more instruments in Logic Pro X on different octaves of your MIDI controller keyboard? If you haven't tried this, you should! And Darren Burgos shows you how.
Don't settle on another boring DJ MIDI controller, check out what DJTech Tools' Midi Fighter is capable of. Sara Simms finds its step sequencer for Traktor and other creative features very appealing.
The first edition of Livid's BASE proved itself as a hybrid music controller/instrument. So how will BASE II do better? Livid tell us improvements include better drum pads and a redesigned enclosure.
Ever played with a Wacom graphic tablet for Photoshop/graphic design? If you have one to hand, now's the time to use it for music production as a MIDI controller! Keith Crusher shows you how.
If you're looking for a tidy bundle of audio, MIDI and REX samples and loops for the Trap genre then ModeAudio have you covered. GW Childs puts their latest pack, Trailblaze, to the test.
Lights? Check. MIDI? Check? MPC pads? Check. Studio and live performance Ableton Live controller you won't be able to keep your hands off? GW Childs finds out in our in-depth review.
We've been waiting for the theremin concept to evolve. And Naonext's Crystall Ball aims to bring motion and pad control to your studio or DJ set. Is this the future for music controllers?
In the market for a new audio interface with ADAT, lots of ins and outs, excellent preamps and at a keen price? Focusrite's Saffire Pro 26 might be the answer. Read and watch our exclusive review.
With the recent updates for the Panorama P4 including full support for Logic Pro X and Bitwig Studio, Mo Volans puts Nektar's 49-key controller through its paces.
Are you in the market for a compact MIDI controller with a built-in step sequencer and a few tricks up its sleeve, at a budget price? The Arturia BeatStep may fit the bill. (Watch the video demo too).
Want to discover tips that'll help you get editing MIDI faster and more efficiently in Propellerhead Reason? G. W. Childs, Reason guru, shares 7 workflow enhancing MIDI editing tips for Reason 7.
Ableton Trainer, Rishabh Rajan is back with a cover of a tune from the Frozen soundtrack, Let if Go. Download the Ableton session & watch the music video with Push and Novation Launchpad featured.
These days music Controllers come in all shapes and sizes. To celebrate the weird and wonderful ways of controlling music software, Keith Crusher picks 5 innovative and unusual MIDI controllers.
If you've not seen AlphaSphere in action, then you need to visit this site more often ;-) This innovative MIDI performance controller has been given a boost with the release of 1.3 for its software.
Livid Instruments are one of the first controller companies to offer full native integration with Bitwig Studio. And if you don't have a Livid controller or Bitwig, there's bundles to be had!