Nektar SE61 - USB MIDI Controller Keyboard with Nektar DAW Integration, Black

Very functional

The Nextar SE61 MIDI controller ticked all the boxes for me. I was looking for an inexpensive but well playing MIDI controller to take on trips and use with my iPad for composing. The Nektar SE61 is simple but functional, easy to use, lightweight, USB powered, has a small footprint. Everything works as it should, all the keys, buttons and wheels. I find its keybed very playable - much better than I was expecting for this price point actually. I was torn between getting this controller or the Nextar GX61. I choose the SE61 because it was a little cheaper in price and delivery was expected sooner, and I don't regret the choice at all. I'm satisfied with this controller and recommend it. I'm looking for a carrying case for it now - may just make one.

The plastic feels a little cheap, but for a ~$100 usd midi keyboad it's pretty great. Full sized keys are a huge plus for my fingers, and it works easily and didn't require anything other than a DAW (no software or firmware for the keyboard itself - just plug and play)If you're just thinking about dabbling in music with a computer and you're not sure which direction you want to go or what even you are doing, this is an invaluable piece of affordable equipment that will be used even as you grow and acquire more gear. You'll always have a need for a good keyboard.

This is the right choice for a home hauptwerk/ pipe organ vst setup. The keys have the right weighting. It has a super sleek design, and it's the perfect keyboard if you want to stack 2 or three of them. Does not feel cheap at all, which was also a concern before it showed up.

I had previously purchased an extremely cheap smaller keyboard thinking it would be good to teach myself to play. Turns out I was so very wrong, the small and awkwardly stiff keys and the simple lack of more keys wound up being extremely demotivating. Now I bought this Nektar 49 key and I immediately could tell this was the one. The build quality is pretty cheap feeling but not in a way that you'll notice while actually using it because the keys themselves feel great and theres no flexing or creeking! For being a fraction of the price for any other decent midi keyboard I cannot praise it enough, I liked it so much I bought the 61 key version which I found was the perfect size for most songs I want to play. Works great in Synthesia too as shown in the pictures!

This is an inexpensive controller that works for whatever you need. The keys feel kind of weird but it does the job as a usb controller.

Plays nice. Just what the doctor ordered.

This is a sturdy, high-quality product for the price with core functionality intact. However, the keys are not full-size, though the advertising says otherwise. They are about 1/3 to 1/2 mm smaller than piano keys, which adds up across 61 keys. If you don't care about that, it's great. If you're looking for something with piano key dimensions, this isn't it, and it shouldn't be promoted as such.