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Xkey Free Download ManagerThis file was last analysed by Free Download Manager Lib 24 days ago.Depending on the patch youre playing, and how the patch and Xkey are set up, these buttons can work fine, but you just dont have the same expressiveness that you do with a dedicated wheel or lever.Xkey Software Is PeriodicallyI like the at-your-fingertips interface of the iPad, as well as the affordability and stability of the many great-sounding synths available for it. I also love the fact that you can pass it around the studio for people to play and audition sounds. I will often end up creating a MIDI track that sends to the iPad, but sometimes, I prefer tracking straight into my DAW using the iPads headphone jack. I disliked its miniature keys, but I couldnt find any iOS-compatible keyboards with full- size keys to replace it. You might want to refer to photos on the CME website after reading the following explanation. The spacing and depth of Xkeys keys mirror those of a piano, but the height of each key is lower (meaning less travel too), and there are gaps between the keys. The white keys are about 18 high, the black keys are about 18 higher, and the gaps are about 18 too. At first, this scheme seemed like it would take some getting used to, but I felt like it would be better than the mini keys which I really dislike. In practice, once I started using my Xkey37 model, I found that my Im not really a great keyboardist playing actually improved I had some piano training many years ago, but Im a half-ass keyboardist at best, and I will occasionally hit a bunk note here and there, requiring another take or editing of the MIDI track. But, with Xkey, I was surprised to find that I hit fewer bad notes As a result, Ive now been using my Xkey37 as my main MIDI controller more than my expensive MIDI controller with piano keys and fancy wood trim. Because of the lowered height of the keys, the entire unit is very compact, with its total height being about 58. The depth is only about 12 deeper than the actual keys themselves. With an iPad, you need either a Lightning to USB cable (like the Apple Lightning to USB Camera Adapter), or the 30-pin USB adapter from the Apple iPad Camera Connection Kit depending on your iPad model. When I initially connected my Xkey37 through my Camera Connection Kit adapter, there was not enough power from the iPad to power the Xkey37. But I bought an inexpensive Lightning to USB cable on eBay for 6, and the Xkey37 worked fine with that. I tested my Xkey37 with all my favorite iPad synths, like Animoog, SampleTank, WaveGenerator, iVCS3, and several Arturia ones, and it worked perfectly, with no discernible latency. Depending on the app and how it implements MIDI, it was plug and play on most of the apps, while the rest needed to see Xkey in some kind of MIDI setup screen. Xkeys velocity sensitivity and polyphonic aftertouch were very responsive and felt natural in the patches that responded to them. The drain on the iPads battery seemed very minimal, almost unnoticeable. CME also makes 25 and 37key wireless Xkey Air Bluetooth versions. I did not test these, but latency is claimed to be only a tad higher than the wired versions. I should also note that Xkey not only works with macOS and iOS apps, but Windows and Android are also supported. Xkey Air requires a WIDI BUD accessory for Windows and Android.) XKey Plus is a configuration app that is available for macOS, iOS, and Windows. It can change a whole bunch of internal settings, even allowing the velocity curve to be redrawn, and it updates the firmware as needed.
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