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 ...

GEAR EXPO 2023: Music software has been one of the fastest-rising stars of music production over the last couple of decades. But as big as that rise has been, so has the crushing disappointment that ...

It's rare nowadays to find a recording setup that doesn't use a digital workflow. A good digital setup simplifies music composition, engineering, and production, letting an artist create whole tracks ...

MIDI controllers can be simple straightforward keyboards, or wild magical devices that seem to snatch notes from the very aether itself. As you might expect from the name, the Nanoaetherphone II is ...

Dublin-based startup Joyst Instruments is launching a new MIDI controller called the JV-1 next month on Kickstarter that sports a bunch of gamer-style thumb joysticks up top for creating expressive ...

The Genki Wave Ring isn’t the first gesture-based MIDI controller. Nor will it be the last. But let’s be honest, only a tiny sliver of the population actually cares about being able to change the ...

Maker and YouTuber William Sun Petrus has ingeniously converted an old 1920’s typewriter into a functional MIDI controller. Check out the tutorial below to learn how you can transform a Remington ...

Which MIDI controller is best? With the advances made in software instrument plugins over the decades, productions that used to demand a full recording studio and dozens of musicians can now be ...