RockJam 25 Key Bluetooth Midi Keyboard Piano with Touchpads

Bought this as a bit of an experiment to run with my Akai force. As soon as I switched it on it displayed as a bluetooth device, and I could connect right away!Starting with limitations - the manual is very brief and doesn't appear to cover syncing to an external midi clock over bluetooth, despite my Akai Force sending this no problems over wired connections. the toggle is highly sensitive, and the endless encoders not sensitive enough. Unfortunately after mapping drums to the pads, I found these cannot be looped on-board either. I would have also liked it to take an expression pedal as well of or rather than sustain. The midi out being a 3.5mm jack means I also need to figure that out rather than sticking with the more user friendly 5-pin.That being said, this thing is an absolute asset to my setup for the price. Fully portable, the touch sensitive keys have natural volume, the on-board arpeggiator with octaves is greate for adding layers (assuming I can set the correct BPM first) and standalone, the on-board loop function is a very nice touch and very intuitive. Coding the pads was simple, as was resetting them back to their original values.I will certainly have some fun with this device!

Ok for the price, cheap quality as expected and just about playable BUT it's bluetooth connection - at this price point - makes it useful in specific situation (travel, rough locations etc)One note - one of the reasons I bought it was the modulation stick - was hoping to use it as XY controller but its pretty bad in regard to usability and very complicated, if not impossible, to make the movement convert to cc controllers in a DAW

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!

This must be the worst 25 key midi Keyboard i have ever bought and i have bought several . The latency is so bad its almost compleatly unusable . T minor keys are so hard to press down its rediculas they also grind on the edges unless pressed straight on . I did wonder why there were no people doing a proper review on this item but i guess i now know why . not fit for purpose almost unusable . The 1 star is for the little oled display which is the best part of the keyboard to be honest that is the only part of the keyboard i liked , Also the battery only lasted about 2.5 hrs . Avoid this product there are many others at the same or even less price point .So i do not know if this is a common fault on all or whether i have recived a faulty product .Peraps ROCK JAM would like to let me know .

I think there's better options out there.Keys are a bit Springy in my opinion.Some other keys give you free software as well. You get nothing with this accept the Usb cable.

I bought this keyboard to replace my AKAI mini with Bluetooth, since I use my ports and I don't want a crazy dongle. It's functionally the same as the AKAI providing you don't want a load of free software and nobody uses the arpeggiator do they? Anyway the keys are better feeling, I didn't like the AKAI keys at all.SETUPI got caught out at first, DO NOT use the traditional Bluetooth hookup on Mac. Search in Logic Help for Bluetooth MIDI and follow the instructions. It's simple and straightforward.What can I say, other than it's exactly what I wanted and works a treat. Half the price of an AKAI without the nasty USB-B printer socket. This baby is USB-C rechargeable, plus the colour complements a space grey MacBook nicely.

Really easy to get started. Bluetooth works excellent to my table and laptop.If you looking for something light weight and portable to start making some beats. Can't recommend this enough.

Long review short. I play many instruments. Guitar, piano, keyboard, ukulele, banjo, kazoo, harmonica and violin. Bluetooth this to your iPad using GarageBand and have fun. Recommend! Easy to use. Was a bargain when I got it. Keys are a bit stiff but nothing to worry about. It has to be built well. Hacker_moon for a video on TT.