MIDI is, in a word, a godsend. This unassuming data-transfer standard is the magic sauce that enables drastically different music technologies, developed decades apart, to tell each other what to do – ...

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 ...

Almost every well-known manufacturer has MIDI keyboards for controlling a digital audio workstation (DAW) and software synthesizers in its range. To stand out from the crowd, M-VAVE recently launched ...

Both small children and cats have a certain tendency to make loud noises at inopportune times, but what if there were a way to combine these auditory effects? This seems to have been the reasoning ...

MIDI 2.0 is (hopefully) right around the corner. And Roland is trying to stay ahead of the game. The A-88MKII keyboard is the first from the company to support the new standard as it works its way ...

ION's iDiscover cheap MIDI keyboard is a new 25-note device that features a dock for your iPhone or iPod touch and enables you to 'play it'. The keys have a synth action and are velocity-sensitive, ...

Donner is upping its portable MIDI keyboard game with the release of the DMK-25 Pro, a feature-rich 25-note controller. The all-black keys are mini ones that respond to velocity, as do the eight ...