Keyboard Controllerswww.sweetwater.<strong>com</strong> ProGear2007 369features for easy manipulation of MIDI data. PitchThe E-mu Xboard Series USB MIDIbend and modulation wheels are cool additions for acontrollers offer playability,keyboard in this price range. The 3-axis joystick canreal-time control, andfunction as an X/Y joystick or you can use it to navigateprogrammability.through your DAW software or soft synth software. ToThey feature full-sizeadd to the control options, two assignable switchesvelocity-sensitivecan be set to function as either momentary or togglekeys, 16 programmableoperation, or on and off values can be set. There isreal-time controllers, 16 patchalso an assignable slider and footswitch jack. Includedselect/program change buttons for quicksoftware will map and save custom control assignments.sound changes during performance, and Xboard ControlA copy of the M1 Le software synth, an emulation ofsoftware to create custom templates for all your favorite hardwareKorg’s classic synth, is included. The K61 featuresand software instruments. Plus, they’re the only keyboards in this price rangea simplified output section with MIDI out and USBwith aftertouch. Xboard 49 includes Proteus X2 and Xboard 61 includes Proteus X — bothconnectivity. You’ll be blown away by the quality andwith over 3GB of sounds (Xboard 25 ships with Proteus X LE) — all three Xboards also includefunctionality of this easy-to-use, affordable keyboard, nothe Mo’Phatt X, Planet Earth X, and Protean Drums XONLY $10/mo.$Xboard25 25-key USB MIDI Controller ...List $ 199 129 99matter what type of music you play.soundsets for an additional 1,500 instruments. 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The Vectorcontrol of your soft synths, plug-ins, and DAW. Novation introduces the ReMOTE 61 SL, a 61-key MIDI controller thatJoystick offers simultaneous control of two separateactually does make it easy! Along with 64 assignable knobs, buttons, and sliders, plus eight velocity-sensitive triggerparameters, and is ideally matched to the Vector controlpads, the SL features two large, backlit LCD screens that can display 16 parameter names and values simultaneously.of the Korg Legacy Collection’s Wavestation soft synthThis means that using (and losing) template overlays, or trying to remember which control does what are things of the(demo included, see page 58), while its 16 illuminated,past. It’s the first controller to offer Automap, a fantastic feature that automatically maps parameters as you navigatevelocity-sensitive trigger pads can perform any MIDIyour session.function from triggering loops and samples, selectingsounds, toggling or switching parameters, sending MIDIWhen an Automap-supported application is bootedmessages, to acting as transport controls. Templateup (Reason 3, Cubase SL, SX3, Logic 7, Ableton Live,scenes for all popular software titles are included,Nuendo) the SL will do all the hard work for you. Plus,and Native Mode integration with Reason and Logicthe SL’s Editor will scan your plug-ins so you can easilyis excellent! Don’t forget the microKONTROL, withbuild your own Automap templates. ReMOTE SL alsothe same feature set in a 37-note mini keyboard. 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