MIDI Keyboards

Generally, within the category of "MIDI instruments," we consider both keyboards and controllers, which differ from the former because they do not have the classic keys typical of musical keyboards, but rather knobs, sliders, or buttons. A MIDI keyboard is nothing more than an "empty" musical keyboard, that is, without sounds, which transmits commands directly to the PC using the MIDI protocol and connects via USB or firewire output. In practice, the sound will be processed and produced through software within the PC that receives the command from the controller or keyboard, just as if this sound were inside this particular type of musical keyboard.

Depending on the specific needs of the musician, one might wish to purchase a MIDI keyboard exclusively for playing the keyboard as if it were the simplest of musical keyboards, but one might want to use additional functions. Depending on these needs, it makes sense to choose a MIDI keyboard that has, in the first case a high number of keys (5 octaves, minimum 61 keys), in the second case perhaps a smaller number of keys but some additional controls implemented on it.

As for MIDI controllers, those without keys but with a series of different commands (pads, knobs, faders, etc.), they offer a much wider variety of functions and are ideal when you want to play live different instruments thanks to the almost unlimited number of possible mappings, some of which are provided with dedicated software designed for the specific controller (if the manufacturer has designed the controller to be used with specific software).

MIDI keyboards and controllers on offer

Online, and particularly on the website of the largest online musical instrument store Musical Store 2005, the offer of MIDI keyboards and controllers is quite wide, and is able to meet most technical-artistic and economic needs.

In our musical instrument store, within the section of MIDI keyboards and controllers, you will find many famous brands including: Akai, Korg, and Roland MIDI musical keyboards and controllers.

MIDI and USB keyboards and controllers are indispensable when using sound generation modules or computers with dedicated music software. For example, the software GarageBand, offered with the Apple operating system, allows you to use and modify sounds and instruments within it and record your own tracks. Clearly, to do this in the best way, it is necessary to have an instrument like a USB keyboard, which has no sounds of its own inside, but allows you to control the sounds of the software as if it were a single instrument.

Simply connect it and immediately it's done, depending on the software and the sounds you use, your USB keyboard will be capable of producing incredible sounds.

In this category, controllers such as the launchpad are often included, which are widely used by DJs who use PC programs like Ableton Live and create music by mixing sounds and sequences in real time.