Arturia KeyStep 37 mk2 mutates your music

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My first keyboard was a Yamaha Portasound PSS-170, and that compact 44-key bed remains my awkward sweet spot: 32-key models are just too small, whereas good 49-key models generally have full-size keys and just aren’t that portable. Of the few modern options going, Arturia’s KeyStep 37 is close enough and was my pick. Good news, comrades: t…