{"id":87332,"date":"1999-12-31T00:18:00","date_gmt":"1999-12-30T13:18:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/smartoffice.com.au\/music-company-kmi-steps-onto-pc-with-foot-control-keyboard\/"},"modified":"1999-12-31T00:18:00","modified_gmt":"1999-12-30T13:18:00","slug":"music-company-kmi-steps-onto-pc-with-foot-control-keyboard","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.strixdevelopment.net\/smartoffice\/1999\/12\/31\/music-company-kmi-steps-onto-pc-with-foot-control-keyboard\/","title":{"rendered":"Music Company KMI Steps Onto PC With Foot-Control Keyboard"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Keith McMillen Instruments (KMI) is pushing its multi-touch foot controller, originally intended for musicians, onto PC consumers as a new way of multi-tasking.The SoftStep KeyWorx controller is essentially a multi-effects pedal for musicians like keyboard players and guitars. Instead of buying an expensive effects rack, you&#8217;d pick up the KMI controller and plug it into digital effects via MIDI or USB, either on another rack, instrument or computer device.<\/p>\n<table style=\"\" align=\"Center\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"4\" cellspacing=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"500\" height=\"100\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/smartoffice.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/articleimages\/201106221218399e7a9_500x100.jpg\" border=\"0\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>KMI has taken the same product with a new angle to the PC user, offering its customisable hot-keying interface for computer applications. 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