While the main highlight of Native Instruments hardware will always be the access to its massive collection of instruments and sound sources - the gigantic KOMPLETE 13 update just launched - as well as the personal value it holds for you, NI has certainly proven itself in the MIDI keyboard controller space nonetheless. Native Instruments still sits somewhere atop the list here.

But you will find expanded control sets in exchange for portability, as well as plenty of bundled in content, with the Akai, Alesis, and Arturia MiniLab options. These keyboards typically favor portability over all of the bells and whistles, alongside tight 25-key setups. We have had a chance to try out some of the more affordable Nektar options earlier this year as well as the budget-friendly Alesis models, which now sit alongside our favorite mini MPK MKII (and its successor, the MKIII) from Akai. Top picks in the 2020 best budget MIDI keyboard category feature some mainstays as well as few additional entries. This year we are starting off with some of the more budget-friendly options that will work nicely with both your portable MacBook setup and in the home studio. Head below for a closer look the best MIDI keyboards to help unleash your creativity and to decide which option is best for your particular needs. What is a simple piece of plastic made to look like a piano to many, is an expressive tool for translating human emotion and creativity into an otherwise overly-efficient piece of cold steel with an Apple logo on it to the rest of us. If our MacBooks or iOS devices are the brains of our music production setups, than a dependable MIDI keyboard might just be the heart of the operation. With so many of us finding more time than usual this year to get creative and start new audio projects, not to mention that massive update Logic Pro X users saw a few months back, having a good controller by our sides might be more important, and useful than ever.

This is the best MIDI keyboards for Mac and Logic Pro X 2020 Edition.

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