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If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. First things first: not all keyboards are MIDI ...

MIDI is, in a word, a godsend. This unassuming data-transfer standard is the magic sauce that enables drastically different music technologies, developed decades apart, to tell each other what to do – ...

Musical instrument digital interface, or MIDI, cables are used to connect keyboards and other electronic musical devices to computers. While the MIDI cables are labeled as "In" and "Out" plugs, they ...

The iRig Keys Mini is an electronic MIDI music keyboard that connects to iPhone and iPad with a Lightning cable. Although it isn’t regularly advertised, iPhones and iPads have had great support for ...

Nektar Technology has released MIDI keyboards at both ends of the price spectrum. Its Panorama P-series devices are very much high-end offerings, while its Impact models offer great value for money.

We recently rounded up the best MIDI keyboards for Mac and Logic Pro X (2017 edition), and now it’s time to get portable. At this point in time, it’s hard for me to even believe that MIDI isn’t ...