Keith MCMillen K-716 K-Board Smart Keyboard Midi Controller

Using this with Reaper as a midi controller. Fantastic kit with a very competitive price. This board is so tactile that it begs to be played; it's immediate and hassle free interface with my DAW has augmented my workflow massively. The creative parameters like TILT and PRESSURE can be turned on or off more greater tweakability, and the bundled software to edit parameters is beautifully basic and simple to implement. To be critical, the BEND key could use some work (it tends to be unresponsive, and often jumps to max value before then bending the note) which is something to be considered if you are banking on that for predictable swoop effects. Also, the octave buttons could get moved to the top left corner of the board, away from the playing keys. I have more than once changed octave mid performance. Minor gripes however. This thing should be eating up the market - surprised more folk aren't aware of it.

So I bought this with the idea of getting a very sensitive keyboard that was compact and could easily be transported. This met a lot of my needs being - light, durable, cost effective.However, for an expensive piece of equipment I was surprised to find out that the keyboard was defective- the pressure and velocity features were unresponsive.to Make matters worse- this keyboard shipped from Germany and was a nightmare returning.

First unit arrived and immediately had issues with sending random MIDI notes that hadn't been pressed. Pitch bend and tilt did not respond properly (jumped all over the place rather than one smooth motion). Second unit that was sent out as a replacement exhibited the exact same issues. Firmware reset didn't fix either units, and happened on all hosts (iPad, Android and Windows PC).Other reviews stated the same issues, however I assumed it would be a one-off thing. Obviously not, there seems to be an entire batch of these with issues.

Excellent portable keyboard

As mentioned in other reviews, it has an inherent fault where random notes trigger when the toggle is engaged rendering it essentially useless, which is a shame as on paper it was exactly what I wanted and there is not a obvious comparison for size and price point. I am pretty sure that the people that are happy have just not discovered this massive flaw yet.

Would be a perfect product, except the keyboard triggers random notes very frequently. This can be very frustrating and annoying. As i've seen i am definitely not the first person to encounter this. After writing two letters directly to Keith McMillen i got zero answer about this and it's been two months already. Now i have to sell it because it is too annoying to use because of this defect.

J'étais sceptique en recevant le K-Board, mais franchement, c'est un produit solide, esthétiquement beau et fonctionnellement super !Si seulement Keith Mc Millen pouvait sortir un Synth/Sampler basé sur le K-Board/QuNexus dans le même genre que l'OP-1 en mieux... je serais le premier à me jeter dessus.

Come da descrizione, ottimo prodotto ,ben fatto, unica pecca e l’essere privo di connessione Wi-Fi.. perché privo di alimentazione alternativa ( batt.)...

I bought this unit to use as a lighting control surface. I needed something that was sturdy, sensitive and easy to get around. This little guy fit the bill perfectly. It can definitely take a beating- the manufacturer claims it will hold up against spills as well! I haven't tested this, but it seems likely, the build quality is high. Ergonomically, the K-board does a good job of walking the size/layout line. Its a pretty small unit, I managed to fit it into little amount of space I had left in my lighting world. Even with its size, I find the button layout easy to get around and not overly cramped. If anything, I could see this unit being overly sensitive. Thought the layout is pretty comfy, the buttons react fast and without very much pressure, so there is a risk of accidental triggering by brushing a finger over the wrong area. I'm not willing to count this against the unit- sensitivity is rarely a bad thing. All this plus the fact that it was pretty quickly and easily recognized by my control software (Martin MPC), made it the right purchase for me. Now if only MIDI mapping was just a touch simpler in MPC.......

Hard to make-it work ne reconait pas window8

Erst einmal zu den positiven Punkten des Gerätes:- Es scheint wirklich sehr solide verarbeitet zu sein- Gerät ist ohne Treiber sofort einsatzbereit, auch unter OSXDas war es leider schon, denn es gibt umfangreiche Probleme, die eine vernünftige Benutzung meiner Meinung nach unmöglich machen:- Die Velocity / Tastenanschlag ist extrem ungenau. Die Werte können bis um die 60-70 Punkte variieren bei gefühlt identischem Anschlag. Das habe ich mit einem Midi-Monitor getestet. Das ändert sich auch nicht wirklich nach Einstellen der Empfindlichkeit über die Software. Der Anschlag ist also mehr oder minder zufällig.- Und nun die meiner Meinung nach an Betrug grenzende Einschränkung: Der Channel-Aftertouch/Press läuft offenbar über denselben Sensor wie die Anschlagstärke! D.h. es ist unmöglich nur Velocity zu erzeugen und etwas später Aftertouch. Wenn der Aftertouch aktiviert ist, wird die mit jedem Anschlag immer gesendet. Auch die Einstellungen ändern daran nichts. So funktioniert Aftertouch normalerweise nicht.- Das Pitching, egal ob mit Bend oder per beliebiger Taste, ist extrem ungenau. Meiner Meinung nach nicht zu gebrauchen.Das Gerät habe ich nach nur einer halben Stunde Testen eingepackt und zurückgeschickt.Meine Empfehlung von daher: Finger weg, hält nicht, was es verspricht. Herstellerangaben irreführend!