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I love every single little knob on this thing and I could write an entire book about how awesome the keys are (more on that later) but if you take away all those added pieces you’re left with a frame that lacks any distinguishing features whatsoever. The hard angles and rectangular aesthetic worked very well on the Maschine Mikro, but here it just seems like Native Instruments wants to poke me in the hand with a sharp corner. It’s not ugly, so to speak, but it is all elbows.

Plugins supported: VST, AU (Mac only), AAX.

Larger models might not squeeze into your studio so easily. The A25 takes up about as much room as a briefcase, meaning it’s not quite small enough to toss in your backpack, but you can get by without a keyboard stand. Otherwise, it’s worth considering if you’re going to want to buy a larger board to learn on later.īut there are pros and cons either way. I’m accidentally learning some chords just by going through my normal production workflow.īasically, if you’re sure you won’t want to try out some ragtime chops at some point in the future, get the smaller one. I prefer the smaller footprint for making beats, but the A-series keyboards come with a light-up chord indicator that’s made me rethink how I approach finding melodies. It’s worth keeping in mind that the biggest difference between the models, the number of keys, doesn’t affect the number of sounds you can use or how many functions the MIDI-controller can control.

If you do play piano, or you’re planning to learn in the long run, the A61 or A49 may suit your needs better than the limited immediately-available range of the A25. The 25 indicates the number of keys the device has, where the other models are the 49 and 61. I got my mitts on the littlest one, the A25. With the A-series you get the tactile feel of a semi-weighted set of keys combined with more than a dozen sound-shaping tools (in the form of programmable knobs and dedicated buttons) you can manipulate by hand. So why use a MIDI-controller? For the exact same reason DJs still cut records and cello players still rock the bows: because there’s no digital substitute for the human touch.

Nearly anything you can do by playing its keys, mashing its buttons, or twisting its knobs can be accomplished by clicking around in the software you’ll be using. Technically speaking, most MIDI-controllers don’t actually do anything you can’t do with your computer mouse.