Korg Keystage: A MIDI Controller Designed for Performers, FINALLY! [key-feature overview] 

Glad that you made a great equal case for this not having endless encoders. I got kinda sick of the endless(pardon me) list of people saying this cripples this controller, while it absolutely does not.

Yes, endless encoders would make much more sense instead of pots. The new Arturia AstroLab gets this right (and it has ring lights around each encoder to show the current position - terrific!

Very helpful! Thx for the vid, great

Helpful video. Thanks!

Great vid! What vst where you using during the Arp?

Very good review- thank you. More review videos please! Would love to know whether the Keystage could be directly connected to an iPad Pro tablet that has a USB-C port…..

I think the problem with the knobs is that only Ableton has a decent implementation of parameter soft take-over. In addition, parameters that benefit from very high resolution can't have it with a pot that has a fixed 270° range. In any case, endless rotary encoders with LED rings work extremely well. I have used both regular pots and encoders with LED rings for DJing and I'd take encoders any day of the week.

The 49 key version can't hold a laptop. I have a 13inch m1 macbook air and even that tiny laptop is too big for the baby sized stand that comes on the 49 key version. Only works with a tablet.

Thanks for demostrating. Did You try to use with iPad with iOS? Is ti compatible? I guess utility just run on windows/mac, right?

For this price its really sad that the keybed feels kind of cheap. I could live easily without the software-bundle and the build in audio-interface which seems to be part of the too high price. The form-factor of the 61 key version is perfect - with metal-case and better keybed for 499€ I would take it. They missed a big chance imho...