Do you travel a lot? Don’t have a lot of desk space to give up to a keyboard? The Keyrig 25 from M-Audio is the perfect solution, offering a 25 note USB MIDI keyboard and the Key Rig soft synth for around $100. It even includes 8 assignable knobs and buttons – perfect for soft synths, tweaking parameters or triggering sounds. In addition to the Key Rig software which offers piano, synths and organ sounds, it also includes Ableton Live Lite, which can be upgraded to the full Ableton Live 7 at any time! This is an ideal package for both beginner and professional DJs, as it is an “all in one” solution. You don’t have to worry about getting your software to talk to your turntable and then fight with your audio interface and connections – you really get the best of the analog “feel” with the versatility of digital.
Keyboards and MIDI Controllers
