Saturday, May 28, 2011

Midi controllers - Technology in service of music

By Christian White


Many times people free themselves from all the tensions and worldly worries by relaxing while listening to some good music, thus music surely can be considered as an important part of our life.Music can rightly be called as the antidote for all the worries.These days the quality of music has improved manifold.Many new devices are produced these days which is a result of the advances in the field of technology and science, and due to this there has been a drastic change in the way music is heard.Music can be manipulated and varied a lot by these devices.Great effects can be added to a particular song or tune with their help.The devices such as the controllers, keyboards, electric guitars etc. can be considered as the reasons responsible behind the change or evolution of music.

Keys that are sensitive to the pressure applied on them, MIDI channel, knobs, buttons, sliders and many other such components make up a keyboard controller.Music is produced as a result of synchronization of all these components.Apart form this, keyboards are also able to transmit the MIDI data to other external devices due to the controllers present along with it.Keyboard action is an important feature of keyboards, they are normally classified according to the keyboard action, this can be defined as the manner in which the keys respond to the pressure applied on them.Semi weighted action; synth action and weighted action are the different classification of the keyboards.

One type of such keyboards is the M-Audio Keystation 61es 61-Key Keyboard, it has velocity sensitive semi weighted keys that are very responsive.This one can integrate with a computer or any music environment, this is solely due to the design of this keyboard.It is equipped with plug and play setup, due to this setup, it is very much compatible with the Windows and the Mac operating systems.As a result of this setup, this is very much user friendly and so this feature increases the value of this product.

The M-Audio Keystation 61es 61-Key Keyboard is also compatible with the music education and music creation software titles.This makes the device ideal for the studios as well as the classrooms.It also has assignable slider and pitch and mod wheels.The design is quite sleek and compact; this makes it easy to move this keyboard along with you.There is no requirement for external power supply as this device comes with or is powered by USB supply.It also has a MIDI output socket.

You are bound to get the best if you buy this product, it is certainly a great buy for your money as it comprises of all such amazing features.So, if you are a musician by profession this is the product which you should buy.While playing this device, you are surely going to enjoy each and every single moment of your playing, hence, display your skills and talent by working on this keyboard.




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