Having been a leader in software for decades, Arturia is now also a pioneer of the midi control keyboards, control surfaces/beat pads, as well as audio recording interfaces. They offer entry level pieces like the beatstep and minilab, all the way through super pro gear like the matrixbrute and polybrute. Most of their hardware comes bundled with their amazing software and sound libraries, so you can get moving right out of the box. Arturia is a must have in your audio workflow.