Music Computing Mac Keyboards Are Really Production Stations

There are lots of things that PCs, or in this case Mac systems, can be used for, but making music can be a bit tricky, so Music Computing lived up to its name by releasing some keyboards that aren't exactly keyboards.

Granted, they actually are keyboards, in a way, just not the kind that people usually see in front of a monitor or all-in-one PC.

Rather than letter, number and function keys, the ControlBLADEs and DawBLADEs are all-in-one music production stations. What this means is that they have drum trigger pads, piano keys, sliders, knobs and thousands of sound presets.

Music Computing also prepared the software allowing them to be employed for live and studio use.

“We are always striving to provide more advanced and user-friendly products to our customers,” said Victor Wong, CEO, Music Computing.

“Our new line of Mac OS X compatible keyboard and music production stations clearly demonstrates our dedication and inventiveness to that goal.”

Mac Mini computers actually power the control stations, so they are really computers themselves instead of peripherals.

25-Key and 61-Key models were made and they somehow stick to the size of typical keyboards.

They are also described as easy to carry and, since they feature WiFi and Bluetooth, plus Intel Thunderbolt, they can easily link to a Mac.

Also, with HDMI, FireWire 800 and USB factored into things, it should be easy to link together multiple audio interfaces and video output devices, including those from tablets.

Shipments are already underway, for $2,199 for the ControlBLADE (Mac OS X version) and $2,499 for the more compact DawBLADE. That means they are priced at 1,628 Euro and 1,850 Euro, respectively.