Cre8audio NiftyKEYZ Keyboard Controller and Eurorack Case

Cre8audio’s NiftyKEYZ melds a eurorack format modular synthesizer case that’s jam-packed with expressive utilities into a modern MIDI controller keyboard that’s perfect for assembling mono and poly synths to your needs.

Designed to bring the fun and flexibility of the eurorack modular synthesizer format to keyboard instruments, NiftyKEYZ provides an ample canvas for users that want to get creative with their own synthesizer configurations and modular synthesis manifested in keyboard form.

Much more than a eurorack case with a MIDI controller attached to it, NiftyKEYZ easily redefines the idea of what a synthesizer keyboard can be.

NiftyKEYZ offers keyboard and MIDI control over four CV and gate outs. NiftyKEYZ’s flexible MIDI implementation enables the use of each of its four CV plus gate outs as either a part of a fully patchable polyphonic instrument or on their own monophonically. Additionally, each voice can be split across multiple MIDI zones on the keyboard. For example, it is possible to create a four-voice polyphonic instrument across the whole range of the instrument or a three-voice instrument in part of the keyboard, while splitting another voice into a monophonic instrument elsewhere.

NiftyKEYZ also has a plethora of powerful performance functions that add expressivity and flexibility. These include but are not limited to a multi-mode arpeggiator, multi-mode clock synced LFO, aftertouch, velocity, sustain/latch mode, internal clock, expression out and much more. All of these performance features are tied to CV outs, providing an unprecedented amount of modulation and control possibilities. With all of its extra utilities, adding dimensions of depth to instruments is super easy.

NiftyKEYZ’s CV and audio capabilities don’t end with its performance capabilities. Users will appreciate the integrated two buffered mults as well as two outputs and headphone out with dedicated controls.

Beyond NiftyKEYZ’s modular synthesis functionality, it is also a very capable USB and 5-pin Din MIDI controller and device. It can not only take MIDI in from computers and external MIDI devices, but also send MIDI back out to control them. Use NiftyKEYZ to control software-based instruments, other MIDI instruments, and/or let it be sequenced from DAWs, MIDI controllers and sequencers.