MIDI KEYBOARDS

Novation SL MkIII from £540

Full Review: FM338

Well-designed and versatile. For those who work with both hardware and software, this may be the best studio centrepiece on the market.

Akai Advance 49

£399

Review FM293 Combined with Akai’s VIP software, the Advance controllers remove the disconnect between controller and DAW.

Roli Seaboard Block

£279

Review: FM322 A unique and high-quality

MPE-capable, expandable, two-octave controller with a price that makes Seaboards more generally accessible.

NI Komplete Kontrol A-Series

| from £119

Review FM338 A quality controller combined with a well-rounded software bundle.

NI Komplete Kontrol S-Series Mk2

£499

Review: FM324 Komplete Kontrol MkII brings a whole sonic universe under your fingertips like never before, with deeper DAW integration too.

Arturia KeyStep Pro £339

Full Review: FM324

For melodic sequencing duties and flexible hardware control, this is one of the best keyboard devices around.

Arturia MicroLab

£69

Review: FM355 This may not tick all the boxes for a studio controller keyboard, but as a super portable travelling device it hits the mark.

NI Komplete Kontrol M32

£99

The M32 controller takes Native Instruments’

Komplete Kontrol concept and places it into a properly portable, entry-level package with impressive results.

Novation Launchkey Mini Mk3

£110

Review: FM349 Small but well spec’d, this is a convenient and well-made controller that’s great with or without Ableton Live.

Nektar Impact LX88+

£249

Review: FM315 The LX88+ combines a pretty good keyboard with extensive DAW integration, and is about as good as you’ll get at this price point.