Miditech GarageKey Mini review: specs and price

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The octave buttons are used to shift the keyboard up or down in one octave increments. This extends the range of the keyboard in either direction, which lets you play notes that lie outside the number of keys available.

The more buttons the device has, the more complex the input can be.

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More knobs (rotating controls) can give the user more dedicated control over the device, eg. volume, effects, EQs etc. Types of knobs may differ: endless type or step type.

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Faders can be either channel volume faders, pitch sliders, crossfaders or even EQs.

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A type of knob that has a push button functionality built in. Encoders are for browsing and selecting your digital sound files or turning on a function that makes use of a control's rotation such as sound effects or tempo/tap tempo selection.

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The amount of keys the controller has on the keyboard.

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The pads section is ideal to trigger loops and samples, using your finger drum skills.

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Devices can communicate in both directions with each other without any additional MIDI interface. The biggest advantage is that the USB connection can be used for everything; power supply, MIDI-in and MIDI-out. This means you need less cables.

Users can map, set and regulate the entire midi controller giving different functionalities to all different buttons, knobs and faders. The device could be also set up with different softwares.

It is compatible with PCs and laptops running the Windows operating system.

The device is set up and ready to be used with the included software.

It is compatible with Mac OS X devices such as MacBooks and iMacs.