Xkey37 / Xkey37 LE

“The XKey is an essential part of every tour I take. It’s amazing that it has real size keys, velocity sensitivity and poly pressure. Even with all that, it is easier to put in any suitcase I own. CME has always been a progressive thinking company interested in creating next generation instruments. As a progressive, forward thinking musician, this is the type of company that I want to be involved with!”.

Jordan Rudess is an American virtuoso keyboardist and composer best known as a member of the progressive metal/rock band Dream Theater as well as his work performing and creating next generation musical instruments.

“The Xkey is an essential addition to back-pack of any traveling musician. Wonderfully compact, it provides all the functions you are likely to need in a controller from pressure to sustain and much more. Its full-size keyboard with reduced height keys is surprisingly easy to get used to, and it enables you to play with expression. The beauty of it is, combined with your laptop application such as Logic or Pro Tools, it enables you to assemble a very powerful micro-studio in seconds- anywhere.”

“On the latest Saga tour we used 12 Xkeys on stage in our prototype setup and they worked amazingly well. We plan to keep expanding the use of these versatile and highly playable controllers. It’s funny looking at some of the fans wondering how I get all these big sounds out of these little keyboards and that’s half the fun of playing them!”

Empire of the Sun are an Australian electronic music duo from Sydney, formed in 2008. The duo consists of longtime collaborators Luke Steele of alternative rock act The Sleepy Jackson, and Nick Littlemore of electronic dance outfit Pnau.

“For me as a Singer/Songwriter the XKey is the perfect solution if I want to work on demos during longer journeys. It hardly takes any space and it’s really easy to handle!”

” I am using CME’s Xkey for two weeks now – both in the studio and on the road – and believe me, I can’t think of being without it! It has a great feel and just a perfect size. I got used to the keys almost instantly – I simply love laying down tracks with it. Highly recommendable! “

” I am playing with the XKey right now and it’s fantastic!
The keyboard is remarkably responsive, and it’s great to have velocity and aftertouch—many much larger 25 note keyboards don’t have any. I am so impressed with your products! “

Walk Off the Earth is a Canadian rock band that was formed in 2006 in Burlington, Ontario, and has gained success around the world by making low-budget music videos of covers and originals. The band built its fan base independently with no help from record labels, booking agents, or management.

“Finally a portable truly professional keyboard you can take anywhere, up a mountain, in the air, or just ‘Walk Off The Earth’ “.

” Despite its modest appearances of being a modern compact computer accessory, the Xkey from CME is no less a true instrument keyboard which doesn’t interfere between the musician and the performance. It is elegantly designed, ultra-slim, lightweight, and is ready to use from the point of plugging in, as the default settings are well calibrated for excellent natural responsiveness. “

“Xkey is a thunder-board in the mobile music creation and performance! Apart from its good looks, what impressed me, at the first touch, has been the sensitivity, accuracy and smartness of the keys which allow me to play even faster and smoother than traditional keyboards, keeping the total control of the expression! Love my “carry ‘n’ shred” Xkey!

Some of the exceptional musicians Christopher has had the privilege of working with include Quincy Jones, Michael Jackson, Greg Philingaines, Nathan East, Ricky Lawson, Paul Simon, Meatloaf, Paul Jackson Jr, Ernie Watts, Los Lobos, Luther Vandross, Denny Seiwell, Jennifer Batten, Kitaro, Sheryl Crow, Jimmy Smith, Stevie Wonder, Kashif, Allan Holdsworth, John Novello, Isao Tomita, Doug Lunn, Paulino Da Costa, Stryper, Dokken, and Stanley Clark.

Ross Garren is a pianist, harmonicist, and composer currently residing in Los Angeles, California. He received his B.M. from the University of Southern California where he was named Outstanding Graduate in Composition. In addition to an active performing and recording schedule, he has released numerous solo records, has had his music featured on numerous television shows, and has served on staff at the Musician’s Institute.

Georges is a keyboardist working for: Warlord, Nightfall, Spitfire, Wild Rose, Kingdragon,…

As a producer, I find myself using the X-Key in almost every production in my studio. It sits always on my mixing desk! With it, Hammond organs, pianos, and drum programming are all immediately under my fingertips, right there in my control room ! And its touch sensitivity is nothing short of incredible!

Thank you CME! You’re always one step beyond and several steps ahead!

“Bringing creativity anywhere in style. Thank you CME for making this possible”.

Ivan produced for Vigilante / Hopeless / Big Brother,…

“Light, portable and Rugged, Xkey is a perfect solution to make music on the road”.

Producer with his own band Rakede (Warner Music), HipHop artist Samy Deluxe, Motrip, several releases as Affe Maria (played by some of the worlds most renowned dj´s, airplay on bbc radio one, artist of the month on austrian radio Fm4) etc.

“This one is awesome! Unlike other travel-keyboards I know of, it feels and responds better, and still is light and small. Especially the touch-sensitive modulation and pitch knobs are a clever idea, something I missed when I produce on the road. Wicked!”.