RockJam 25 Key Bluetooth Midi Keyboard Piano with Touchpads

Can't fault the price for starters but it's a solid little keyboard and will work with just about any midi capable app or DAW... I'm using Android equipment only at the moment and this wee keyboard was a very welcome addition! Initially I thought it was no good, due to it dropping the MIDI connection over Bluetooth very often... The manual is perhaps not the best but it does state it somewhere in there. My "D'oh" moment came and went and no issues since, once I remembered to switch on GPS (Location) on my phones & tablet when using it over Bluetooth! On the other hand I found that once I attached a separately purchased small OTG USB to USB-C adapter to the supplied USB cable, I can both charge and use the USB cable for Hardwired MIDI without any issues! Again, that extra bit of kit wouldn't be necessary unless you use stuff like DAWs etc. on Android based hardware... So I'm a very happy camper!

I paid $45 for this Bluetooth 25 key midi keyboard. It feels cheap, the keybed is nothing special, typical spongy feeling, and the keys are closer to full sized compared to most of my other “mini key” keyboards (update: the keys are the same size as my Arturia Keystep’s (but don’t feel the same) so let’s call them “average mini keys” but larger than say a Roland JD-Xi keys). The TFT display is totally adequate. It connected via Bluetooth to my iPad without much trouble and I can hear virtually no latency. The joystick isn’t as bad as I thought it would be, it recenters itself. The knobs are endless encoders, and, yes, also adequate. I’ve felt better pads, but again, this was $45. It has a non-replaceable rechargeable battery, I heard that lasts 4 hours, which could be better, but…it’s the cheap aspect. It does everything it is supposed to do, no less, no more. I wanted maybe something a little smaller, as this is my travel midi keyboard, but there aren’t many keyboards out there that has Bluetooth at this price point. The RockJam is wider than my iPad, I wanted something about the same size as my iPad, which is just my preference. So…. 5 stars if you get this for $45. Maybe 4 stars if you had to pay more. I am suffering from the delusion that I want nice things, I just don’t want to pay for them. This is nice enough. You can get something better by spending twice as much. But should you?

Works well but it took me a while to find the third-party apps that allowed it to be seen by my Windows based DAW. It does not come with any drivers but is auto-detected via bluetooth as a regular audio headset (not a midi device) Both the "LoopMidi" and Microsoft store "BLE-MIDI Connect" apps are needed in order for your DAW to recognize it as a midi controller. Shame on the company for not providing a driver.

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