Samson’s Graphite 49 USB MIDI Controller

[Grahamdwc]

The Graphite 49’s semi-weighted keyboard is designed to feel more like an instrument than a controller. It comes equipped with velocity-sensitive keys for capturing the dynamics of a performance, while aftertouch offers customizable control over a variety of effects and parameters. With dedicated Transpose and Octave buttons, as well as classic Pitch and Mod wheels, the Graphite 49 puts a wide range of musical expression and tone manipulation at your fingertips.

Take full control of your DAW and virtual instruments with the Graphite 49’s nine faders, eight encoders and 16 buttons, all customizable for the ultimate in hands-on control. In addition, players can utilize up to four zones for creating splits and layering sounds. The Graphite 49 also features four large velocity-sensitive trigger pads, each with two banks, that can be used to tap out drum beats, cue one-shot samples or start and stop sequences. And the Graphite 49’s large LCD screen displays the behavior of every function in real-time, enabling intuitive mapping with any software you’re using.

With a body design thinner than most controllers, the Graphite 49 is perfect live and in the studio. Its sleek, angled top panel offers easy viewing in any environment. Use it with your favorite iPad MIDI apps via Apple’s iPad Camera Connection Kit. Bundled with the Graphite 49, Native Instrument’s Komplete Elements software offers a vast range of instruments and effects for modern music production, composition and sound design.

With the great feel and total control that keyboard players and studio professionals everywhere crave, Samson’s Graphite 49 USB MIDI Controller brings out the best in performance and production capability.

Link : Samson — Graphite 49

[Solar]

Curious about the price. Looks interesting Thx

[CasimirsBlake]

Pros: Considering it has nearly every type of controller you'd want - and a nice little LCD - it's quite a slim looking unit. Looks GOOD too, neither cheap nor tacky. And AFTERTOUCH!

Cons: No 61 key version?

[supermosey]

this is nice for peeps like me that have a maschine(or similar box) and don't need a bunch of pads, just keys.. any ideas on price?

[The Known]

Originally Posted by supermosey

this is nice for peeps like me that have a maschine(or similar box) and don't need a bunch of pads, just keys.. any ideas on price?

Does anyone have an update on its price? I am about to buy a MIDI keyboard and this one looks interesting. But what's the price?

[genieg]

Originally Posted by The Known

Does anyone have an update on its price? I am about to buy a MIDI keyboard and this one looks interesting. But what's the price?

this looks great .. selling for £169 in the UK from what I found on google

[elwoodblues1969]

Originally Posted by CasimirsBlake

Pros: Considering it has nearly every type of controller you'd want - and a nice little LCD - it's quite a slim looking unit. Looks GOOD too, neither cheap nor tacky. And AFTERTOUCH!

Cons: No 61 key version?

The only other version of the Graphite model,is the Carbon,which is a scaled down version with an iPad dock,which sports 49 keys as well.

This is Samson's first venture into the keyboard market,so who the hell knows what they'll do in the future.
I'm not happy about just the 49 keys either,but damn...the price is right & from all of the videos I've seen on YouTube...the key-bed action seems to be pretty tasty.
It's a brilliant piece of kit with all that it does for the coin,so I won't hesitate to jump on it when it hits the shelves....& if a 61-key version surfaces later on down the road,I'll be all over that as well.