LEKATO 25 Key USB MIDI Keyboard Controller With 8 Backlit Drum Pads, Bluetooth Semi Weighted Dynamic Keybed 8 Knobs and Music Production, Smart Scales, Chords, Software Included

Well made but didn’t need it after all

It's says it comes with software. I plugged it into my laptop and nothing came up. Is there I site I need to download it from?

As I state in the title, it is a good little thing to plunk out ideas on the iPad, as well as a computer. I am not a professional musician by any means, but picked up the itch when touring with a band for a couple of years, and was left with this not so bad habit, that is very zen for me. I keep this keyboard near my couch (Since it can be completely wireless) so when my brain gets an itch I can grab my iPad and layer a few tracks in Cubasis. I have much more “professional” keyboards, but this is a great little thing for playing around with an idea, and quite usable if your fingers aren’t too big.

Lekato is a company based in China that builds clone products of more expensive brand name products. You probably know that already, but if you don't be aware, that's what's going on with this company. Clone products, built in China, at value prices.... I want to like the Lekato MIDI controller, truthfully it seems rather well built, unfortunately the Bluetooth feature, which is critical to me and advertised as a core feature, does not work!!! If you want to use this device over a USB cable, I think you might be happy. But know the wireless feature is NON EXISTENT. The company flat out LIES about this being something built in... The Bluetooth light flashes and I have 2022 iPhone 15 Pro, I have a 2022 iPad Air, I have a modern M1 Mac Book Air. NONE OF THESE DEVICES CAN FIND THIS DEVICE. To the manufacture, listen to me. This is a disgrace of a product. You can do better. If you can't, don't advertise the Bluetooth feature when your Quality Control can't keep up with failed chips. What a shame. Boycotting this brand moving forward.

Ease of operation

The blue tooth does not work

Este cntrolador lo compre para usarlo con Finale y FL Studio. fue facil de conectar sin necesidad de drivers, solo plug and play. facil de configurar en FL y no tuve que hacer nada para que funcionara en Finale. Las teclas son mas pequeñas que mi teclado normal; sin embargo es un mini teclado. Asi esta anunciado y es lo que recibi. Muy recomendable para hacer o escribir musica en la computadora que quepa en el escritorio o que sea portable para trabajar en laptop.