About Studiologic VMK 176 Plus Midi Controller: This is the Studiologic VMK-176. It's a hammer action, graded hammer action keyboard. It's one of the finest hammer action controllers on the market. Really, there's nothing that compares to this series of keyboards in terms of the feel--just the inspiring feel. That's the main thing that sets Studiologic apart from its competitors. There's lots of people that have all of the functionality like we have, with the sliders and the buttons, and the ability to control a transport right from here. But what we have that sets us apart is a really fine pianistic action that's really inspiring to the touch, and just removes the obstacles between you and your ideas. Instruments are supposed to be inspiring, and this one really is. Furthermore, it's in a smaller form factor. The VMK-176 Plus is a hammer action keyboard in less than 88 notes, which is hard to find. There's also a 61-note version, which takes it down yet further, and still is a full graded hammer action. So that there is the VMK-176 Plus.