Brand
Novation, from the UK, are known for making electronic music more hands-on. Their Bass Station synths became modern classics, and the Circuit grooveboxes are favourites for portable jamming. The Launchpad series practically defines the controller market, with pads lighting up studios worldwide. Novation design gear that encourages creativity and direct interaction. For producers and performers who want intuitive, playful tools, Novation is always worth checking out.
Category
Browse keyboard-style MIDI controllers for playing software instruments, hardware synthesisers and other MIDI equipment. Most controllers do not produce sound by themselves, but provide keys plus controls such as pads, knobs, faders and transport buttons. Compare key count, key size and action, aftertouch, expression controls, software integration, and USB, MIDI or CV connections for your studio or live setup.
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Products using analogue sound-generation or signal-processing circuitry, also commonly written as analog. Analogue instruments shape continuously varying electrical signals and are often chosen for direct controls, natural variation and a character that responds organically to performance and modulation.
Products using digital sound generation, processing or control. Digital instruments can offer precise recall, extensive polyphony, sampling and complex synthesis methods, often combining a wide tonal range with compact hardware and flexible modulation.
Products that send, receive or process Musical Instrument Digital Interface data. MIDI carries performance and control information rather than audio, allowing keyboards, synthesisers, sequencers, computers and other equipment to play and synchronise with one another.
Products with dedicated note, rhythm, MIDI or control-voltage sequencing capabilities. A sequencer records or generates musical events and sends them to internal sounds or connected instruments, often providing step programming, pattern chaining and performance controls.
