Create music on the go with this compact IK Multimedia iRig Keys 2 universal MIDI keyboard controller. The included Mac-and-Windows-compatible SampleTank 4 SE software lets you add filters and use virtual instruments, while the headphone port supports quiet practice. This IK Multimedia iRig Keys 2 universal MIDI keyboard controller includes USB and Lightning cables for simple connection, and the four assignable knobs, pitch bend and mod wheel offer customized sound.
Q: Do I need to purchase a MIDI device for my laptop PC or does the MIDI go through the USB ?
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A: Power is going to come from the USB when you plug it into your computer or interface.

Create music on the go with this compact IK Multimedia iRig Keys 2 universal MIDI keyboard controller. The included Mac-and-Windows-compatible SampleTank 4 SE software lets you add filters and use virtual instruments, while the headphone port supports quiet practice. This IK Multimedia iRig Keys 2 universal MIDI keyboard controller includes USB and Lightning cables for simple connection, and the four assignable knobs, pitch bend and mod wheel offer customized sound.

Novation FLkey 49 MIDI Keyboard Controller. FLkey 49 is the ultimate MIDI keyboard controller for hands-on music production in FL Studio. Get instant access to your Sequencer, Channel Rack and Mixer, extend your creativity with Scale and Chord modes, and more. With 49 keys, 16 velocity-sensitive pads, nine 45mm faders, eight customisable pots, and essential transport controls, FLkey 49 puts everything you need right where you need it - so you can stay in the groove. Product Highlights: Seamless integration with FL Studio: Produce music easily with essential controls at your fingertips. Step sequencer: Take control of FL Studio's step sequencer and program drums easily. Channel Rack playability: Play directly into the Channel Rack from FLkey 61's pads. Instrument and plug-in control: Browse presets, tweak Image-Line plug-ins and record natural-sounding automation with eight assignable knobs. FL Studio: Includes a six-month trial of FL Studio Producer edition. Product Features: Stay in the Groove. Sequencer Mode maps FLkey 49's pads to FL Studio's step sequencer for programming beats fast. Use the pads to create or change new patterns directly from the pads on FLkey 49. Give your rhythms a real human feel and get off the grid with Two Pad mode: play straight into the Channel Rack or FPC, and trigger slices in SliceX. Need some crisp hi-hat rolls? Note Repeat makes it easy every single time. Mix, Create and Automate. Bring FL Studio's Mixer and Channel Rack controls off the screen, into your hands - use the eight pots and nine faders to tweak your volumes or pans and record automation on the fly. Essential buttons give you access to your transport, score log, and you can undo, redo, quantise and trigger metronome in an instant. Browse presets in your Image-Line plugins to change up instruments and sounds fast, with no mouse needed. Connect With Your Music. In Scale mode you always hit the right note, keeping the music flowing. Three Chord modes let you play a range of chords with one finger, unlocking big harmonies and a creative way to program chords. Combine FLkey 49's musical tools to unlock new creative boundaries and find ideas you never knew you had. Included Software. FLkey comes with a bundle of instruments and effects from our friends at AAS, GForce, Spitfire Audio, XLN Audio, and Klevgrand. Throw all this content into your existing FL Studio projects, or have a go with an included 6-month free trial of FL Studio Producer Edition. FL Studio Producer Edition (6-Month Trial): FL Studio is the complete software music production environment, everything you need in one package to compose, arrange, record, edit, mix and master your best music. GForce: Back in 1993, we introduced the world to a compact analogue synth with colossal low end - the original Bass Station. Now, more than thirty years later, we've partnered with analogue-modelling pioneers GForce Software to create GForce Novation Bass Station. Native Instruments: Choose from one of three curated bundles with Komplete 15 Select. Beats, Band, and Electronic - each includes synths, sampled session instruments, and high-quality effects designed to suit specific genres and workflows. XLN Audio Addictive Keys: Add great sounding piano to your tracks with the Studio Grand, based on the iconic Steinway Model D. Plug in and play; you'll be instantly transported to a professional recording studio set up to capture this beautiful piano. AAS Session Bundle: Essential sounds for your tracks: Lounge Lizard's authentic classic electric piano tones; Strum Session’s acoustic and electric guitar sounds; Ultra Analog Session's easy-to-use, huge synth sounds. Spitfire Audio LABS Expressive Strings: Get immediately expressive and realistic strings sounds. Control release, delay and reverb or fade in experimental warped layers to add colour to your tracks and scores. Klevgrand R0Verb: A hybrid between a simple reverb and a very complex delay in an easy-to-use plugin. Design your own reverbs and put your sounds in their own unique space. Klevgrand DAW Cassette: Bring your sound back to the golden age of cassette tapes, with an accurate recreation of saturation, distortion, noise and wobble. NKS-ready Hardware. We have partnered with Native Instruments to bring NKS compatibility to FLkey. Native Kontrol Standard provides you with a seamless connection between Native Instruments software and the controls on your Novation hardware.

Premium keybed quality with built-in arpeggiator, chord mode, hold function, and DAW controls. Provides everything needed to start creating music directly.
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Launchpad Mini is our most compact and portable 64 RGB pad MIDI grid controller. It gives you everything you need to start performing in Ableton Live - and it'll fit in your bag. Start making and performing tracks with Ableton Live wherever you are, using the huge array of sounds in the box to get you started. Launch your music making - Bright pads make it easier than ever to see your Ableton Live session and launch your sounds. It looks great too; full RGB colors perfectly match your clips and scenes. Seamless Ableton Live integration means Launchpad Mini brings your session to your fingertips, so you can spend more time launching and less time clicking a mouse. Nothing holding you back - You can start making music today with Launchpad Mini. With its hands-on controls, tons of sounds in the box and our step-by-step interactive platform to get you set up, we’ve gone further than ever to make it easy to get started. Launchpad Mini is the grid controller for any Live performer. Welcome aboard - Once you’ve plugged in your Launchpad Mini, you’ll be brought to our online Easy Start tool. Download all the software you want with step-by-step video guides to get you set up with Ableton Live and making music in minutes. Take it everywhere - Good things really do come in small packages. Launchpad Mini is our most compact, portable and lightweight grid controller, so you never have to leave it at home. Take it anywhere you go, so you can launch your sounds whenever inspiration hits. Intuitive Ableton Live integration - Launchpad Mini gives you immediate and tactile access to Live’s performance controls in a way you just can’t get with a mouse. Step back from your computer and see your session and all your sounds on the eight-by-eight grid. Then, control your performance straight from Launchpad Mini with Stop, Solo and Mute controls. Make it yours - Go deeper and get Launchpad Mini working the way you want. Use Drums and Keys modes to play your instruments. Use Novation Components – our online hub for all things Novation – to customize MIDI mappings, and control almost anything; three custom modes mean you can design how this compact grid controller works for you – you’re only limited by your imagination. Sound Collective - When you register your Launchpad Mini, you’ll automatically gain access to Sound Collective. Get new free plug-ins every few months from some of the biggest names in the business, along with offers, discounts and more. Launchpad Mini [MK3] & Live Loops in Logic Pro - Live Loops brings cell-based looping playback and performance to Logic Pro. With Launchpad Mini [MK3] as your Live Loops controller, use cells to sketch out arrangement ideas, fast, and record your performances. Setup is automatic: just select your Launchpad from Logic’s Control Surface Setup. There are orientation options in Logic’s settings that allow you to choose vertical or rotated arrangement, to suit your preference. (Logic Pro 10.6 is required.) Firmware version 2.0 for Launchpad Mini PIP - Firmware version 2.0 introduces the exciting Custom Mode keystroke widget. You can keep creativity flowing while making music by assigning essential DAW shortcuts using Novation Components for a faster, more intuitive workflow and endless creative options.
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This keyboard works well with computer software and my IPad. however though it is compatible with Android or doesn't come with the necessary connectors for it. It took me a while to realize that.
This review is from IK Multimedia - iRig Keys 37-Key USB MIDI Controller - Black
MBDY Posted
At first I had trouble figuring out how to make it sound through my monitors but once that hurdle was jumped it was easy lightweight, small footprint, a simple MIDI for a first one
This review is from IK Multimedia - iRig Keys 37-Key USB MIDI Controller - Black
MikeyC Posted