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Novation introduced the critically acclaimed SL MKII ranges of DAW Controller at Winter NAMM 2010 in Anaheim, California. The Novation 49 SL MKII MIDI Controller Keyboard features 49-key velocity sensitive, Fatar semi-weighted action keyboard with after-touch. The Novation 49SL MKII incorporates giant 144-character ultra bright LCD screen, Automap 3 PRO Control software, Assignable Controls; 16 knobs and 8 faders with touch sensitive and 32 buttons with integrated LEDs, Octave buttons with LED indicator.

The Novation SL MK II most obvious enhanced feature as compared to the SL MKI is that now all the sliders and knobs are touch-sensitive. Another enhanced feature is each of the eight parameter positions in the display can be controlled by the rotary encoder for rapid adjustment. Similarly, you can just touch the encoders to navigate the menu layers and it is as fast as the wind for users. The Automap 3 PRO Control software biggest asset is Keystroke Assignment, this enables almost any QWERTY or ASCII keyboard shortcut to be instantly assigned to the SL Mk II controls, providing unprecedented DAW control. The Automap 3.0 also introduces ‘Autoview’, where the ‘heads up GUI’ can be programmed to automatically appear displaying the present status of all controls whenever a controller is touched and then disappear upon release.

Overall, the Novation 49 SL MKII features are very professionally enhanced. Quick and easy usability for the masses and affordable for the budget conscious musicians. The Portable keyboard weight 5.2 kg.

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Sam Ash Quikship Corp.

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Mini keyboard with Microphone headset

The Casio SA-75 Mini Keyboard features 37 keys, 100 PCM Tones, 30 accompaniment Patterns which comprises of 10 Rhythms,10 Free sessions and 10 Funny modes, 4- note polyphonic and10 Tunes. Though Mini in size but, comes with LCD screen and Musical Information Display System, whereby On-screen music staff displaying notes played and icons indicates the beat. This musical instrument has an option for players to turn-off the melody and concentrate on playing songs with notation. There are 2 built-in Speakers but players should be aware that there is no line out or headphone jack. Players have an option to run the SA-75 Mini Keyboards on 5-AA batteries or AC adapter, which are not included in the package.

Children can learn about chords and melodies simultaneously because this keyboard can produce 4 notes at once. The quality of sound is unexpected though it runs on 5-AA batteries. The very low volume is still high so it is great for children and the new generation. Taking into considerations the features, it is unbelievable that this musical instrument cost slightly more than a toy keyboard.

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