

It provides essentially all of the above features which are once again conceived for ease of use with the companies proprietary DAW.

With the LX25 fresh in your minds, let's take a quick look at the 49+ version which has a little bit more than just a longer piano playing area to provide. It is facile to use as it syncs straight to your DAW and is even sold with an optional free DAW as well as a bunch of handy software patches to play around with. It is a diverse piece of machinery it has easy transport and navigation buttons and benefits from a clear display. It has a 1/4" jack auxiliary input for hooking up a foot-operated switch. It connects via USB and is also compatible with android devices should you wish. In addition, there is a miniature fader bar and 8 rotational pots which reflect the Nektar dials but which can take care of everything from oscillation settings, resonance, and cut-off, or be mapped as individual channel controls. 4 can be mapped for retrieval and you can clip and save scenes at the touch of a button and they help do away with complex menus. It has 8 back-lit beat pads which are suitably velocity-sensitive, they are set to 4 velocity curves and 3 are fixed. It has octave and transpose buttons along with 2 wheels for pitch and modulation bends. It features semi-weighted keys spanning 2 octaves which give them a less synthesized feel and makes the response more natural. It has a nice mix of control types for choice too.

It is a well-made product with a clear and decisive layout that sees to it that everything is easy access. Despite being designed for use with the Nektar DAW it is interchangeable with a whole host of others. Therefore, it is important to know what you want out of it in order to pick the best for you which we will address further on in our buyer's guide but first, let's take a look at our picks.įirst up for dissection is the LX25+ model from Nektar a front-running company when it comes to MIDI control these days.

The job of a MIDI controller is almost infinitely definable seeing as it can conceivably be set to control anything and everything. If you've enjoyed this review by Music Critic, please leave a positive rating:
