The iRig Keys Mini is an electronic MIDI music keyboard that connects to iPhone and iPad with a Lightning cable. Although it isn’t regularly advertised, iPhones and iPads have had great support for ...

Japanese electronics manufacturer Akai has been a prominent brand in the industry for digital synth and MIDI keyboards. Its MPC60, launched over 30 years ago, was a milestone product (via Polynomial) ...

Whether you have a home studio or you’re just getting started on making your own music, a keyboard is a must. That’s why the concept of a mini keyboard is such a cool one, and the Akai MPK Mini MKII ...

Released in 2008, Korg’s original NanoKey MIDI keyboard spawned a slew of imitations. A low-profile, super-portable 25-note controller, it sold, we suspect, by the bucketload. How do you disrupt the ...

Electronic instruments have come a long way since New Order sequenced Blue Monday using binary code. Now it’s all quantised beats, USB-C, and expensive noise-cancelling headphones. And if you’re in ...

If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. First things first: not all keyboards are MIDI ...

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 for your music-making sessions. Thankfully, the company ...

MIDI is, in a word, a godsend. This unassuming data-transfer standard is the magic sauce that enables drastically different ...

Almost every well-known manufacturer has MIDI keyboards for controlling a digital audio workstation (DAW) and software synthesizers in its range. To stand out from the crowd, M-VAVE recently launched ...