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The Best Audio Interface for Mac OS Computers

May 1, 2020 By Sean

We’re no strangers to audio interfaces, and today in our specific search, we wanted to find some Mac OS only models to take into consideration for your recording studio. The only difference (and advantage many may claim) is that Mac audio interfaces can be hooked up to your studio in a few different ways aside from USB — FireWire and Thunderbolt. The advantage? Faster data processing, less latency, and at times, better audio quality in general.

The Best MIDI Keyboard Controllers for Ableton Live

April 16, 2020 By Sean

A home studio without a MIDI keyboard controller is empty to us, especially if you’re using one of the best DAW out there in Ableton Live. It’s one of the most widely recognized music software in the business, and countless musicians we both know and larger ones we’ve read about use Ableton (Tame Impala, Flume, Skrillex, Calvin Harris to name a few). If you’re in the market for a MIDI keyboard either to upgrade to a new one or buy your first keyboard altogether, you’ve come to the right place. We found a few models to be the best MIDI keyboard for Ableton below.

The Best 88-Key MIDI Keyboard Controller

March 23, 2020 By Sean

The best MIDI keyboard controller with 88 keys is going to bring to the table the most ideal playing experience that isn’t a complete piano. We’ve used pretty much every single type and style of MIDI keyboard, whether it comes to the key count, brand, quality of keys, and more. In our experience, nothing gets better than having the same key bed as a piano as well as keys that just feel ‘real’. We understand there are quite a few options out there when it comes to buying MIDI gear in general, so today we wanted to focus on one of our favorite topics in the MIDI keyboard controller world — finding a model with 88 keys that best suits our needs.

The Best Audio Interfaces for an Under $300 Budget

March 14, 2020 By Sean

The best audio interface under $300 is going to be a perfect solution for those either just starting out, building a home recording studio, or others who want to record higher-end audio resolution at a very affordable price. Considering many interfaces out there can go for thousands of dollars at a time, this will be a good starting point for many that will last you years down the road. Home recording studios, streamers, podcasters and other forms of audio recording in this category have found the right place.

The Best MIDI Keyboards with Fully-Weighted Keys

February 4, 2020 By Sean

The best fully-weighted MIDI keyboard controller brings us not only one of the most popular uses of music technology in MIDI, but also some amazing keys to really emulate that feel of ivory in our hands that we all love. It’s unfortunate that one of the biggest drawbacks of ‘normal’ MIDI keyboards is their key-make — it’s just too expensive for consumer-friendly brands to create an actual ‘affordable’ MIDI keyboard with a higher-end keybed. There are however a few gems out there that we were able to roundup for our readers, so here’s what we’ve found in the best MIDI keyboards with fully-weighted keys below.