MIDI Controllers are hardware and software systems designed to generates and transmits MIDI data to MIDI-enabled devices. The most common types of MIDI Controllers are music keyboards, MIDI control surfaces and DJ control surfaces.
Here are the most recent posts at Synthtopia about MIDI Controllers.
The updated KeyLab 88 features the same piano-style 88-note keybed of the original, but pairs it with the updated feature set of the KeyLab MkII series.… Read More Arturia Introduces KeyLab 88 MKII ‘Controller Supreme’
ROLI today introduced LUMI, a new portable keyboard design that features polyphonic aftertouch.… Read More ROLI Intros LUMI, A Portable Keyboard Controller WIth Polyphonic Aftertouch
At the 2019 Brooklyn Synth Expo, Sensel’s David Abravanel presented an overview and demo of using the Sensel Morph controller with the Buchla Thunder Overlay as an MPE controller.… Read More Using MPE With The Sensel Morph & Buchla Thunder Overlay
At the 2019 Brooklyn Synth Expo, ROLI product expert Ruben Dax gave a presentation on MPE (MIDI Polyphonic Expression) – a new standard for expressive musical performance.… Read More Expressive Performance With MPE Using ROLI Instruments
Midilar is a modular/customizable MIDI controller system, in Eurorack format. This gives you tangible controllers, in your Eurorack modular, that can be used to tweak settings on software modulars, making it easier to create a hybrid modular system.… Read More Midilar Modular MIDI Controller (Sneak Preview)
The combination of the Sensel Morph MIDI controller & the Buchla Thunder Overlay allows for a variety of performance technique, ranging from percussive tapping to expressive MPE pitch bending.… Read More Expressive Performance With The Sensel Morph Buchla Thunder Overlay
That’s the question tackled in the latest loopop video, which focuses specifically on using Ableton Live with the PreSonus FaderPort 8.… Read More Do Motorized Faders Make Working With Your DAW Better?
At Superbooth 2019, we talked with designer Jeff Snyder of Snyderphonics, who gave us an overview and demo of his unique Manta controller and a companion Eurorack module, MantaMate.… Read More The Snyderphonics Manta Offers A Unique Way To Control Your Synthesizers
At Superbooth 2019, Special Waves introduced the Mine S, a new modular MIDI controller system. … Read More Special Waves Intros Mine S, “The World’s Most Versatile Modular MIDI Controller”
Novation’s Chris Calcutt (Calc) gives us a demo of their ‘Synth Mountain’.… Read More Novation’s ‘Synth Mountain’ At Superbooth 2019
