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Computer Music
April 2023
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Nektar
SE25 £40
Launchkey Mini Mk3 £69
Novation
FLkey 37 and FLkey Mini £99/£199
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iRig Keys 2 Mini £99
IK Multimedia
Keystep 37 £89
Arturia
Komplete Kontrol M32 £88
Native Instruments
Komplete Kontrol A25 £129
Native Instruments
MPK Mini Mk3 £79
Akai
microKEY2 Air-25 £89
Korg
Oxygen 49 MKV £129
M-Audio
A-88MKII £899
Roland
Launchkey 88MK3 £399
Novation
Impact LX88+ £249
Nektar
KeyLab 49 MkII £449
Arturia
iRig Keys I/O 49 £249
IK Multimedia
Keystation 61 MK3 £129
M-Audio
Komplete Kontrol S61 MkII £699
Native Instruments
49 SL MkIII £549
Novation
Keystep Pro £399
Arturia
Track builders!
We’re giving away a complete DAW this month, so also throwing in these track builder samples to go with it! Download them now from bit.ly/cm319downloads
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We’re giving away a free DAW and synth this month, so what better samples to go with it than these classic remix collections which we originally gave away way back in issue 157?
Loopmasters 319 samples
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YOUR FREE DAW+SYNTH
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