Best MIDI Keyboards

  • Akai Professional MPK Mini MKII Review

    Akai Professional MPK Mini MKII

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    9.1
  • M-Audio Axiom 61 MIDI Keyboard Controller Review

    M-Audio Axiom 61 MIDI Keyboard Controller

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    8.8
  • M-Audio Oxygen 25 MK IV MIDI Review

    M-Audio Oxygen 25 MK IV MIDI

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    8.8

MIDI Keyboards and MIDI Controllers used to be the way of the future. Now they are the way of the present.

With a seemingly unlimited amount of sounds, tones and loops available online there is a limit to what you can do with a traditional keyboard. Even the electric keyboard that have slots for uploading tones and sounds, have a limit to how much the keyboard can hold.

Top-Rated MIDI Keyboards

  • Akai Professional MPK Mini MKII

    Akai Professional MPK Mini MKII Review โ†’

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    Snapshot

    Reasons to Buy

    • Extremely Portable
    • Customizable

    Reasons not to buy

    • Smaller keys (kind of have to be though)

    Our Verdict

    This is a great midi controller for a professional musician on the go. ย I fly a lot and highly value something so small that I can work on my music on long flights without spilling into the persons space next to me or having to hope for my own row. ย It’s great for almost any situation a traveling musician would find themselves wanting to get their ideas recorded. ย And it’s a good price with great usability.

  • M-Audio Axiom 61 MIDI Keyboard Controller

    M-Audio Axiom 61 MIDI Keyboard Controller Review โ†’

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    8.8
  • M-Audio Oxygen 25 MK IV MIDI

    M-Audio Oxygen 25 MK IV MIDI Review โ†’

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    8.8
  • Alesis VI25 MIDI & Drum Pad Controller

    Alesis VI25 MIDI & Drum Pad Controller Review โ†’

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    8.4

Most MIDI Controllers are designed in a way where there are no native sounds, meaning, without being connected to a computer with a program running that send values to the keys and pads, there will be no sounds coming from your board.

MIDI Keyboards can be Keyboards with both MIDI Controls and native sounds. There are organs, synthesizers, and electric pianos that have both native sounds and the ability to become programmable midi channels. Some MIDI Equipped Keyboards can take over other midi boards. Which means if you love the tones on your new Roland Juno keyboard, you can use the onboard MIDI send and take over another MIDI Board and send Roland Juno sounds to the external MIDI device.


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