We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Akai's MPK Mini mk3 is a solid and affordable way to get into MIDI keyboard controllers, but there's still a chance you want more flexibility ...

Akai's MPK Mini mkII is one of the best-selling MIDI controllers out there. It's small, affordable, and has a solid arpeggiator plus the best pads on any budget or midrange controller. But, it's also ...

Now that we are well in to 2017, we thought it was a good time to re-assess the MIDI keyboard situation for Mac users. We have some new contenders on the block that have pushed some old favorites to ...

Native Instruments is expanding NKS integration to its competitors' controllers and making its software and sounds available on the Akai MPC platform ...

A bunch of pads connected to a MIDI out port is as old an idea as the Akai MPC. creating a homebrew version is great, but [Scott] took his version one step further. He used old laptop trackpads to ...

A budget controller from a young Hong Kong brand, the TempoKey K25 holds its own against the likes of Akai and Arturia. Greg Scarth checks it out. Synido isn’t a very well known brand yet ...