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Akai MPD16 percussion controller 

Apr 1, 2003,

By Michael Cooper

The Akai MPD16 USB/MIDI Pad Control Unit is a cost-effective tabletop controller for playing drums and percussion. Playing the MPD16’s Velocity-sensitive pads beats hammering out drum tracks on a MIDI keyboard....

Rev Up 

Nov 1, 2002,

By Marty Cutler

Starr Labs The Z6SP+ upgrade ($300) for Harvey Starr's MIDI guitar Controllers provides user-interface enhancements and new MIDI features. The upgrade...

Surfin' USB 

Sep 1, 2002,

By David Battino

When software synthesizers first appeared, they were like the octopus that had learned how to open jars: an interesting novelty, but ultimately not very...

In Control 

May 1, 2001,

By Marty Cutler, Gino Robair, and Scott Wilkinson

The ultimate buyer's guide to MIDI string, wind, and percussion controllers....

The World on a String 

May 1, 2001,

By Marty Cutler

Electric guitarists have a tradition of experimentation with sound. Fuzz tones, phase shifters, and envelope followers have been a part of the guitarist's...

The Wind Cries MIDI 

May 1, 2001,

By Scott Wilkinson

I come from a very musical family. My father was a professional woodwind player and music educator, and my mother was a gifted coloratura soprano, so...

Encore Electronics Knobby MIDI Controller 

May 1, 2001,

By Scott R. Garrigus

Are you tired of tweaking synthesizer parameters by wading through multiple menus on a tiny display? Do you cringe at the thought of mixing with a mouse...

Yamaha WX5 

Jun 1, 1999,

By Scott Wilkinson

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