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Where MusicRadar is cited
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The Rane One MkII is without peer. It's astonishingly robust, and really trustworthy as a piece of DJing kit.
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Using the Inpulse T7 is about as dreamy as it gets this low in the price range.
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This is a great Serato DJ controller, and surprisingly well-featured too
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A superb audio interface for the modern musician that presents a supremely intuitive workflow and fantastic quality preamps.
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The semi-weighted keys are credible and add authority, especially when playing sounds that correspond to real-world instruments that might have similar keys.
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the GT also has updated and slightly larger jog wheels that are now the same size as standard CDJs, which is a nice bonus
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one of the FLX10's greatest strengths is its layout and ease of use
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the FLX4 is likely to be a successful successor to the DDJ-400, and is a strong contender for best beginner's DJ controller on the market right now
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Brighter, punchier and full of life, the new Katana Gen 3 improves what were already brilliant tones and even adds a new Pushed model that quickly became our favourite.
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The PreSonus Studio 24c has everything the hobby studio could need, from high-quality audio to full MIDI I/O. For the price, it's hard to beat.
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The amount of key travel is thankfully unaffected by the reduction in overall height and the graded weighting is spot-on, making scales, repeated notes and fast runs a breeze.
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When you put them on they provide excellent isolation and in this respect are perfect for both recording, DJing and general use.
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Arturia KeyLab Essential 49 mk3
The Keylab Essential Mk3 action is a hybrid synth-piano feel that is precise and reasonably springy, and mechanical noise is kept in check, which we like.
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delivering a higher quality, slicker and yet smaller device
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Lively keyboard action is responsive and springy.
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The pads, however, are excellent – they respond musically to varied playing pressure, with the display updating to provide the most recent velocity setting when tapped.
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Logic then picked the interface up straight away for some very crisp playback (indeed it is comparable with the ID44 that we also have in the studio).
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A classic Yamaha look but with improved performance for today's studios.
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One big problem with the original nanoKey was that the velocity response varied wildly if you didn't hit each key dead-centre, but there's none of that with the new version, and it's a lot more playable for it.
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