M-Audio Keystation Mini 32 MK3 USB MIDI Keyboard Controller

The M-Audio Keystation Mini 32 MK3 is a comfortable, compact USB MIDI controller with volume and pitch control, sustain, and assignable octave range buttons.

M-Audio Axiom AIR Mini 32 USB MIDI Keyboard Controller, 32-Key

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Need a USB controller that fits in a tight setup? The M-Audio Axiom AIR Mini is packed with 32 mini-keys, 8 pads, and HyperControl MIDI mapping for your DAW.

Shatter barriers with the Axiom AIR Mini 32 from M-Audio. Uniting serious power and unmatched ease-of-use, the Axiom AIR Mini 32 is the ultimate tool for the mobile musician. This compact controller provides 32 great-feeling mini keys with plenty of room to play. Take control of your sessions with eight knobs, eight drum pads, plus transport and software navigation buttons. Their HyperControl technology instantly assigns the controls to work with your recording software. Completing this powerful package is their Ignite(TM) music creation software--providing the fastest path for transforming the ideas in your head into a finished piece of music.

Take Control

The Axiom AIR Mini 32 offers extensive control, yet remains simple to use. Their HyperControl technology instantly maps the control surface to work flawlessly with your recording software, so there are no set-up chores required. Customize your setup right from the keyboard - no editing software required. Save your favorites to the 10 memory locations for instant recall. Add to that dedicated transport and track select buttons for true Best-In-Class capabilities.

A Quicker Approach to Making Music

With Ignite, you can now capture your ideas quickly with professional results. Individual musical ideas are captured as phrases, simply called clips. Multiple clips can be played back together, or even grouped to create more complex phrases and song sections. Ignite provides seamless integration with any current read more M-Audio keyboard controller. Once connected to your computer, the key parameters will be automatically assigned, or mapped, to the front panel controllers. This tight integration provides an out-of-the-box solution that simply works--with no set-up chores to perform.

Space-saving style

Ideal for the on-the-go or laptop musician, the compact Axiom AIR Mini 32 serves up 8 responsive pads and 32 velocity-sensing mini-keys, opening paths to expressive performance. Choose a velocity curve to match your playing. Pitch Bend, Modulation, and Sustain buttons add serious performance capabilities. Octave shift keys provide access to the entire MIDI note range.

Sound Your Best

Included with Ignite are over 275 remarkable instrument sounds developed by AIR Music Technology. In addition to a versatile arpeggiator, Smart MIDI technology provides both a Chord Player and a Phrase Player that can introduce musical parts to enhance your production--even a drum pattern. Email your ideas to the rest of the band. Share your musical ideas and songs with other musicians through SoundCloud -- all without ever leaving Ignite. Plus, you can export WAV, MP3 and MIDI files, and then import them into any DAW recording software--including Pro Tools.

Ableton Live Lite

Ableton Live Lite delivers much of the functionality of Ableton Live--the revolutionary, multi-award winning music production solution that allows you to spontaneously compose, record, remix, improvise and edit your musical ideas in a seamless audio/MIDI environment. Live brings your acoustic, electronic and virtual instruments--as well as your digital audio recordings and MIDI sequences--together in a single interface with unparalleled ease of use.

Ignite Music Creation Software - Crafted for the Way You Create

Ignite offers a musician-based workflow that empowers your ideas and brings them to life

Features:

- 32 low profile velocity-sensitive mini keys
- 8 assignable drum pads (x2 Banks)
- 8 knobs, 5 navigation and 3 transport buttons
- Sustain, pitch bend, and mod buttons
- Ignite music creation software
- 275+ AIR instrument sounds
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Minimum System Requirements (PC):
- Ignite Minimum System Requirements
- Windows 7 Home Premium, Professional, or Ultimate (Service Pack 1) or higher
- Intel Core 2 Duo 2.0GHz processor
- 2 GB RAM (4 GB recommended)
- 1 GB hard drive space; additional 3 GB required for optional Expansion Packs
- 5400 RPM hard drive
- 1 available USB port for included hardware
- (Note: A broadband internet connection is required to download the software.)

Minimum System Requirements (Mac):
- Ignite Minimum System Requirements
- Mac OS X 10.7.3 or higher
- Intel Core 2 Duo 2.0GHz processor
- 5400 RPM hard drive
- 2 GB RAM (4 GB recommended)
- 1 GB hard drive space; additional 3 GB required for optional Expansion Packs
- 1 available USB port for included hardware
- (Note: A broadband internet connection is required to download the software.)

For support or warranty questions, please contact the manufacturer:
Phone: 401-658-5765

Reviewers gave this product an overall rating of 4 out of 5 stars. (5 ratings)
Submitted February 18, 2013 by Brandon R in San Diego, CA

"Best bang for your buck"

Overall: 4 out of 5 stars
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PROS - The keyboard itself is an excellent piece of hardware. It only took me a few minutes to figure out how to work everything and I was jamming in no-time. If you're looking for something simple, that you can take along with you, this is the controller for you. CONS - No faders, but thats expected. Lacking aftertouch, but then again, its 100 bucks, what did you expect? On a side note, everybody is complaining about the software, which isn't that big of a deal for me, because I never planned on using that stuff anyways. The drivers work fine on 8 just install in compatibility mode.

Musical Background:

Been playing 10 years. Home Studio. Play guitar.

Musical Style:

Metal/Rock, Jazz, Djent, etc...
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