The Arturia Minilab MKII MIDI keyboard is a stylish and compact controller that is built to last and has a unique design. It offers you an attractive color screen that allows you to play monitor-free music as well as an adequate keyboard for entering chords and melodies.Īrturia Minilab MKII 25 Slim-key controller – A premium quality MIDI keyboard If you are looking for a serious MIDI controller with a particularly small footprint, and you have limited space in your studio, the Akai Pro Advance 49 is an ideal option.

Useful and beautifully designed color screens.

Some of its other controls include 8 endless control knobs and 8 RGB pads. The MIDI controller’s keybed consists of velocity-sensitive and semi-weighted keys, meaning its keys are quite responsive and feel like those of a real piano. However, you will still have to fiddle around with key mappings to get maximum performance. The integration of the MIDI controller with Pro Tools is relatively smooth as Pro Tools recognizes the keyboard.

Akai’s VIP software catalogs all your VST synths and instruments, and it also allows you to select them right from the screen. Powered by a USB, the Akai Pro Advance 49 MIDI keyboard has 49 keys, an in-built high-resolution screen that provides 1:1 real-time information and relatively supports AAX plug-ins.

4.3″ TFT color screen for real-time data.

49 semi-weighted, and velocity-sensitive keys.

Akai Pro Advance 49 – A professional Midi controller for the studioĪs one of the best MIDI controllers in the world, the Akai Pro Advance 49 MIDI keyboard possesses a decent set of features, proven and reliable performance, as well as a wallet-friendly price tag.

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