It's around half as thick and half as heavy as the A25, but it's actually quite long for a portable USB keyboard and didn't fit into my usual backpack. While the A25 looks like an A49 that's been cut in half, the M32 appears scaled down, giving it the same miniaturised appeal as Yamaha's Reface keyboards. This new form factor is aimed at anyone willing to trade key size for a wider range and lower profile. Scale & Polishīefore the M32, NI's portable keyboards have had 25 full-sized keys.

I mentioned the M32 in my recent review of the A49 keyboard and Maschine Mikro MkIII, but until now I hadn't actually seen one in the flesh. The M32 is the newest, smallest and least expensive of NI's keyboards, all of which serve as integrated controllers for the company's Komplete Kontrol and Maschine software, as well as performing some general MIDI and DAW control duties. Includes a collection of KOMPLETE Instruments and Effects, KOMPLETE KONTROL Software, and MASCHINE ESSENTIALS (full MASCHINE software plus 1.We see how the baby of the NI controller range measures up to its siblings.Cubase and Nuendo integration coming in a future update to the KOMPLETE KONTROL software. Intuitive control over Logic Pro X, GarageBand, and Ableton Live.

Deep integration with MASCHINE software.

Pre-mapped control of KOMPLETE Instruments and Effects plus hundreds of Native Kontrol Standard (NKS) plug-ins from leading manufacturers via the KOMPLETE KONTROL software.

Smart Play: Stay in key with over 100 scales and modes, play chord progressions and arpeggios with single keys, or map any scale to white keys only.

Tag-based preset browsing directly from the keyboard or via the KOMPLETE KONTROL software: Find sounds quickly and hear instant previews.

4-directional push encoder for one-handed sound browsing and project navigation.

Informative OLED display for at-a-glance navigation.

Best-in-class, custom NI keybed, available with either 25, 49 or 61 semi-weighted keys.

Smart, streamlined keyboard controller for all your virtual instruments and effects.

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