M-Audio ProKeys Sono 88-Key Portable Digital Piano

Product Description

With a built-in audio interface, the ProKeys Sono 88 portable digital piano lets keyboard players and songwriters bridge the gap between writing, recording and performing. Experience the sound of a stereo-sampled Steinway grand through 88 semi-weighted, velocity-sensitive keys with advanced keybed scanning technology. Six additional instant-access instruments and 128 onboard General MIDI sounds round out a premium performance solution that can be used with or without a computer.* In the studio, a built-in USB audio interface makes it easy to record your keyboard performance -- plus vocals and instruments -- directly to a computer with the included software. ProKeys Sono 88 provides an intuitive and seamless experience from start to finish, whether you're jamming live, creating professional-quality recordings or teaching music.

Exceptional Playability

M-Audio digital pianos have been embraced by top recording artists and performing musicians on some of the world's most notable concert tours. ProKeys Sono 88 extends M-Audio's legacy of reliability and playability with advanced keybed scanning technology. This new innovation provides superior resolution, increasing your control over dynamics for an extremely expressive performance. Look no further for a realistic piano experience -- in the studio and on stage.

Channel Your Inner Songwriter

The ProKeys Sono 88 portable digital piano with audio interface provides exactly what you need to work out ideas--no need to power up several pieces of equipment or navigate through extensive menus to find the right sound. ProKeys Sono 88 features a built-in, stereo-sampled Steinway grand piano developed by the expert software instrument designers in Avid's Advanced Instrument Research (A.I.R.) group. Six other instant-access sounds stand ready at your fingertips -- bright piano, electric piano, organ, clav, strings and choir. You can even add reverb for enhanced realism. And the onboard GM sound set gives you 128 sounds plus drums and percussion. No computer is required -- just turn on ProKeys Sono 88 and start playing.*

Instruments Galore

Why just play piano when you can be the whole band? ProKeys Sono 88 gives you a full 128 GM instruments, plus drums and percussion, to play just for fun -- or to use in building up multitrack recordings. Jam on drums, bass, synths, organ, sax, flute and many more instruments right at your fingertips.

Complete Solution

The ProKeys Sono 88 digital piano bridges the gap between writing, performing and recording music. The onboard 2-in/2-out audio interface lets you listen to everything -- built-in sounds, software instruments and recorded tracks -- right from the ProKeys Sono 88 audio outs or headphone jacks. Connect instruments and microphones to the audio inputs and record vocals, guitar, bass and more -- or even jam along with a CD. Compatible with most major digital audio workstation software, including Pro Tools M-Powered, ProKeys Sono 88 combines everything you need to start making and recording music.

Record and Mix Your Tunes

The included Ableton Live Lite software turns your ProKeys Sono 88 and computer into a complete recording studio. Its powerful drag-and-drop interface lets you make incredible loop-based music with ease. Want to record vocal and guitar tracks? Just plug your mic or instrument into your ProKeys Sono 88 and record them with Ableton Live Lite. When you've recorded all your tracks, this powerful software also lets you mix it all down to share with friends, record labels and more.

Teacher's Pet

ProKeys Sono 88 is a music teacher's best friend. Dual front-mounted headphone jacks keep things private between you and your student. If you're in a lab setting, the keyboard's combination of onboard piano sounds and audio interface with mixer means there's nothing else to buy. The included Ableton Live Lite software rounds out a complete electronic music learning package. There's even a Piano Reset button to restore all settings to the internal piano sound should you ever need to return to the default state.

Power Supply: USB Cable (Included) or AC Adapter (Not Included)*

*Optional power supply required for standalone use. zZounds is an authorized dealer of M-Audio products.

Compatibility
MME

Mac OS X Core MIDI

Minimum System Requirements (PC)
Windows XP (SP2)*:
- Pentium III 1GHz or AMD K7 Athlon 1GHz
- (CPU may be higher for laptops)
- 512MB RAM
- CD/DVD-ROM drive for installation
- One native USB port

*Home and Professional Edition only. Windows Media Center Edition is not currently supported.

Windows Vista 32-bit:
- Pentium III 1GHz or AMD K7 Athlon 1GHz
- (CPU may be higher for laptops)
- 1GB RAM
- 128MB graphics card
- CD/DVD-ROM drive for installation
- One native USB port

Minimum System Requirements (Mac)
Macintosh G4 1GHz*:
- OS X 10.3.9 with 512MB RAM
- OS X 10.4.9 with 512MB RAM
- One native USB port
- CD/DVD-ROM Drive for Installation

*G3/G4 accelerator cards are not supported.
Note: M-Audio suggests checking the minimum system requirements of any third-party software, as they may be greater than the above specifications.

Power Supply: USB Cable (Included) or AC Adaptor (Not Included)