minicontrol USB MIDI keyboard controller

I'm not a great keyboard player - but this MiniControl 32 has assignable Scales, for playing major / minor / Blues, 8 pads, Pitch & Mod Wheel, velocity settings , 4 assignable rotary data knob controllers too Also featuring a pedal input jack and USB socket, the minicontrol supports both IOS and Windows operating systems without the need to install a driver, as the system can easily detect the device. A case is available too https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07T881P2Y/ · 32-note velocity-sensitive mini-size key keyboard. · pitch and modulation wheels. · volume clipper potentiometer. · Unlimited rotation data regulator · octave buttons (Up & Down) · powerful arpeggiator · chord mode button, set button · Eight velocity sensitive Drum Pads · Drum PAD A/B button extends it to 16 Pads · PAD BEAT button has six time metronome, with NOTE, CC, and PC mode. · Tick device button · Composite function keys · Transpose Buttons (Up & Down) · Reverberation function selection · Three velocity curve with Norm Curve, Heavy Curve, and Soft Curve · Arpeggiator mode · Arpeggiator /tick time · Scales mode select · Sustain Pedal jack · USB bus powered - no additional power adaptor needed · minicontrol support both IOS (apple) and the Microsoft Windows XP/7/8/10 system. Driver installation not required, as the operating system can automatically detect the device. · Dimensions: 46 x 12.5 x 5.7(cm) · Weight: 0.81(kg) Package dimensions: Length: 52.5 cm Width: 16.5 cm Height: 7.5 cm

This is one of, if not the cheapest keyboard/drumpad midi controllers on Amazon. Because of this, there are some caveats. The keys are very mushy, and while they do have pressure sensors it is sometimes hard to control how much volume you want out of a note. The drum pads are very stiff and almost unusable, you need to hit them quite hard in order to actuate. The keys are also quite small so if you have larger fingers it will be almost impossible to play multiple notes at a time. All that being said, this is a very affordable and portable midi controller, it will work in a pinch for beginners and would be great on the road.

Excelente calidad, las teclas se sienten pesadas y con buena construcción. Obviamente hay que tener cuidado con los knobs y ruedas. Es liviano, tiene diversas opciones súper interesante como transportar, velocity, hacer acorde con una tecla, arpegios, modulación, escoger el tipo de sensibilidad a las teclas con solo presionar TAP y mucho más, los knobs se sienten buen, los pads es lo único extraño, hay que presionarlos bien duro para que se escuchen correctamente. Lo probé con FL Studio 20 y Traction Waveform 13. Lo recomiendo... Para el precio es una buena opción. Tiene muy buenas opciones para el precio y no se puede pedir más por un controlador económico.

I love that I have a keyboard now, and that it was so affordable, but it's definitely not the best. The pressure sensitivity doesn't work very well and it frequently doesn't detect your key presses. (Drumpads included)You have to press hard for it to register, which can be difficult. It's not exactly easy to play. Otherwise, the design layout and feel of it are solid. It's not useless and I have made music with it, but you should probably buy from a higher shelf if you need sensitivity and precision. I put musical education stickers on the keys to help me practice and learn the notes and... The dreaded music theory. Sadly, I haven't used it since July. 🤷‍♀️

this unit seems to be a bit more solid than the last version..... maybe too solid. the drum pads are as stiff as a brick. drum pads should be constructed for sensitivity. there is none. they should have assigned that space to more sliders or knobs.

Al principio las teclas se sienten muy rigidas pero luego son mas faciles de tocar. El editor del controlador no me abre en una Macbook Air M1 y no he podido hacer funcionar los potenciometros en GarageBand. Los pads si se sienten un poco rigidos pero estan bien para mi. Lo que menos me gusta es la rueda de modulacion pues es muy suelta. En los aspectos positivos, el tamano me parece estupendo, suficientes teclas en un tamano compacto 👌🏻. Los pads tienen varios modos de uso, se pueden dejar continuos (como para controlar loops) o tambien al parecer para controlar el DAW pero aun no se como. En general me parece una excelente opcion, muy completo, compacto y a bajo precio.

Tal cual la descripción, cumple su función, fácil reconocimiento en el software de audio

If you need a quick proof of concept or something like that, sure, but i would not want to use this is a music making tool. The key feel is awful and not responsive. I expected to hear notes, and did not hear some notes when they should be playing. came back and pressed harder, then I got the notes. also, usb only, no actual midi output.

Loved it my favorite Midi.

Bought this to replace my older midi keyboard, which was only 2 octaves..the extra 7 keys on this model make a world of difference when playing. Very pleased with the results.

Todo bien con el producto, sin defectos o daños, todo funcionando y la entrega también excelente!! Es mi primer compra aquí y todo salió bien!!

Lei comentarios que dicen que no es bueno, pero para mi si lo es, todo esta bien, me llego en buen estado, de hecho me llego antes de la fecha, y de su funcionalidad es buena, la teclas tienen sensibilidad y eso es genial, solo que los pads si están un poco duros, aun así si es posible hacer un ritmo basico, lo recomiendo

This is an ultra compact mini key two octabe keyboard controller. This packs a really good set of function for the price. The keys themselves aren't full size. They're rather mushy in feel and definitely not what you want to perform with. Feels like the old micro Casio keyboards. But that's actually the beauty of this. It is what makes this so small and compact. It's perfect for your limited desktop. I don't have a lot of space and I'm not really happy with my older 25 key controller which is just not enough keys to record any tracks. This controller has two octaves and actually smaller footprint than my 25 fullkey controller. It also has drum pads too. I personally don't like using pads for anything but that's my own preference. The A/B switch let's you have more banks for the pads so it doubles it's usefulness. Really like the arpeggiator and chord mode. You can sync the tempo clock with your PC and let the arpeggiator do it's thing on tempo with your sequence. The patterns are changeable to up and down and random sweeps. Makes it ultra cool to lay down some tracks midi sequenced. Then you can mess with knobs to control the filters and other parameters . The chord mode can be set to minor or major or others and you literally just press a key and it will play the triad. I'm really happy with this controller for the price and the tiny footprint. I would normally pass up a video here and pictures but there's a problem with Amazon platform right now so it doesn't let you upload anything.....