{"id":1899,"date":"2025-12-13T21:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-12-13T17:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.actutech.app\/slab-is-the-first-midi-controller-built-exclusively-for-serato-studio\/"},"modified":"2025-12-13T21:00:00","modified_gmt":"2025-12-13T17:00:00","slug":"slab-is-the-first-midi-controller-built-exclusively-for-serato-studio","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.actutech.app\/en\/slab-is-the-first-midi-controller-built-exclusively-for-serato-studio\/","title":{"rendered":"Slab is the first MIDI controller built exclusively for Serato Studio"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" data-caption=\"Music making is always better with hardware.\" data-portal-copyright=\"\" data-has-syndication-rights=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.theverge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/12\/Serato-Slab-hands-on-3.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;crop=0,0,100,100\" \/><figcaption>\n\tMusic making is always better with hardware.\t<\/figcaption><\/p><\/figure>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\">Native Instruments and Ableton have had incredible success with their custom MIDI controllers that integrate with their DAWs (digital audio workstations), Maschine and Live, respectively. Native Instruments&rsquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.native-instruments.com\/en\/catalog\/music-creation\/hardware\/grooveboxes\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> Maschine<\/a> (yes, it&rsquo;s the name of the hardware and the software) and Ableton&rsquo;s<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ableton.com\/en\/push\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> Push<\/a> are pretty much the gold standard for integration between music-making software and hardware. Serato is hoping it can capture even a sliver of that magic with its pairing of<a href=\"https:\/\/serato.com\/studio\/slab\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> Slab<\/a> and<a href=\"https:\/\/serato.com\/studio\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> Serato Studio<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\">Plenty of others have tried their hand at building (or having others build for them) custom controllers for their DAWs &#8211;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.akaipro.com\/akai-fire.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> FL Studio<\/a>,<a href=\"https:\/\/www.presonus.com\/products\/atom-sq-controller\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> Studio One<\/a>, and the<a href=\"https:\/\/www.akaipro.com\/mpcstudio.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> MPC<\/a> desk \u2026<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/tech\/839732\/serato-slab-midi-controller-studio\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read the full story at The Verge.<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Music making is always better with hardware. 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