iRig Keys 49 Midi Controller Honest Review! 

@Home Studio Gear Reviews:: This cable is not proprietary. It's a mini-DIN connector, which was widely used in computer peripherals, namely keyboards and mouses, before USB was introduced in the 90's. Musical instruments never really made a transition from DIN to mini-DIN, probably because mini-DIN is more fragile and not designed to be connected and disconnected multiple times. If you lose your cable, you can find a replacement pretty easily on Amazon or eBay.

Thanks for taking the time to do this! Much appreciated. You mentioned that you'd never seen a audio interface/midi controller in one package - Line 6 made one a number of years ago. It was called the KB37, a 37 note keyboard with 2 Mic preamps, 2 line in options (separate from the XLR in), stereo out, etc. I'm looking to replace mine since I can't make it work with a Mac or iPad. Your review helped a lot, cheers!

Best damn review I've seen so far. Answers every question I have other than using it for live performance. "this jawn is 8 feet long" made me lol. Absolutely crazy pricing for power cord and replacement proprietary usb cables.

Thank you for the honest opinion and pointing out the plug design. I'd definitely get a usb extension for it.

You don’t need a longer cable. Just get a USB extension. I have a couple always coming out of my PC so I don’t have to keep crawling under my desk.

The size of unit is insane for 49 full size keys

Thanks

One question,...on the stereo audio out, does/can it route your ipad audio to these outputs? I'd like to take audio from my ipad to my M Audio interface.

Hello, I am not a pro . I sometimes need to transpose half or full note . Does the kB has this function ? Thanks

@Home Studio Gear Reviews:: MIDI is standard and it should work just fine with Android too, given that you install a synthesizer software on Android, such as FluidSynth, and you employ an adapter cable such as USB-A to USB-C or maybe USB-A to mini USB-A cable, in case of old mobile phones.

Does it only work with iOS or can I use is like a standard 5 pin midi to my Yamaha DTX Multi 12?

Can the unit be powered just from the laptop’s USB port? Or does it require a powered USB-hub, batteries or the AC adapter?

Very cool review video! Helpful. One question, the encoder knobs, are they endless? Or do they have a beginning and end? Means: If you load a new sound for example and use a knob for the first time, does the value jump to its absolute value (like they all do with non-endless knobs) oder does it just change in relation, how endless knobs always behave? Thanks!

Awesome Video! Thanks dude.

I wonder why their midi keyboard is not as popular as the others. Their Miroslav Philharmonik software is awesome though

The review was very comprehensive. Thank you. Could you please let me know how you feel after owning this for over 2 years now. As far as i can see, there is no successor of this keyboard. There is only irig keys 2 pro.. which has stayed out of stock here for over an year now. Also, iPads are shifting to USB- C so i am really confused whether i should go with i/0 16/49 or wait for irig pro2 or simply go with novation launchkey 37 ( and have a separate interface later with the spare money). I am going to use ios a lot! My laptop isn’t very good right now. So what would you suggest

i got this as a gift, i have connected it an its working, but i don;t play on all keys, how do i get the transpose setting< help please

It will charge your lightning port iPad too when using a power adapter.

That's not what it says, it says charging can only happen for iOS devices, not for Android. This is because they sell an AC Adapter to power the device and it can be used to charge your tablet as well.

Is it possible to assign a different midi channel to the pads?

Can anyone find where to buy in the UK a power supply with a usb end so you can power off a power bank , if such a thing exists (a work around is a phone adapter taking a usb charger but not ideal)

does it has a dedicated volume knob for the monitor and headphone out? Not sure if the knob on this is only for plugin parameters or it works as a volume control for monitors as well.

Great video, have you had issues with the keyboard in regards to connectivity or stuff like that?

Has anyone figured out how to play this on an iPad ( I have a 6th Gen ) and have the sound play through the iPad itself? I know the audio interface is not built for it but there’s got to be a way to revert the device’s sound output to the iPad?

Sweet!

I just got my iRig keyboard and I have no experience with equipment like this. I plugged it into my phone and it lit up, but no sound comes out. Does it have to be hooked up to speakers in order to hear the sound?

Hi, would you go for this instead of Arturia Keylab Essential 49?

Hi there , any of you guys have problems with the sustain pedal? I can’t make it work . I already try my pedal with my other keyboard and it works fine . It just with the Irig keys

Has anyone found a longer cable?

Compatible with Mojave?

Nice video

CAN I USE THIS ON MY PC WITH JUST ONLY SINGLE CORE?

I think that's a PS/2 port, and yes it's the port used by old mice and keyboards

Does it work with Bluetooth headphones like AirPods while still keeping the interface activated to reduce latency?

No midi out and it don't work with Mac OS 10.9.5

wait. there are no line-i n for instruments? damn that is pretty dissapointing. but considering the price, yeah i cant ask for more

Can he work in Huawei and Samsung?

Too bad there's no USB-C cable or Android compatibility! It would also be great if that stand locked in place.

That looks sorta like a 6 pin midi plugin

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Good review dude !