Basic controller features - very good for what I needed it for - if you require more knobs/sliders they make different models.

Plugged it into my PCs (Vista and XP) both recognized it instantly, loaded the drivers automatically and I was using it in less than 5 minutes. Easy to switch octaves as yo play as well as sending MIDI volume.

It will be fine if you don't plan on taking out and/or dropping it constantly. Feels a bit cheap but, solid enough for playing and recording at home.

I think it could cost a bit less, considering that you can buy its biggest brother (88 keys) for $179.00 online.

PRO

Pop/Rock/Latin/World/Jazz

No backround at all just like Beethoven though.

I enjoy all sorts of sounds,why separate them?

Playing for over 15 years, piano, alto sax, and guitar.

Traditional genes of Rock and Hip-Hop

This product does not make sound. MIDI is not audio. MIDI is a digital protocol expressed in binary, electrical, or magnetic signals used to communicate, control, or synchronize with each other.

In back: DC adapter port, USB port, MIDI out, sustain port, and on/off switch. 49 keys (4 octaves), pitch bend wheel, modulation wheel, volume fader, and + or - Octave.

It is a MIDI controller. MIDI in concept is simple. Yes, this product does what it was built to do.

You get what you pay for. And what you pay for is up to you. Know what you are purchasing to detail.

sure, it is what it is.

I tested the software drivers on two OS. Windows MCE, and Windows XP Pro. I've found that most software applications that I use for recording works the best with WindowsXP Pro. Which by the way is discontinuing production, so pick up a copy while you can. Or just go buy a Mac.

N/A

Student of the art and science of recording and engineering.

Anything that paints a sound.

musician for 59 years, play 4 insturments, play in an orchestra

The key rig software it comes with is great. Capable of a lot of really good sounds.

It is exactly what it claims to be. You have to understand what you need and if this will fill your need. This was a very low cost way to add some quality instrument tracks in my home studio.

Interfaced well. Software installed perfectly. I gave it a nine instead of a ten because the manual could be more informative and a lot clearer.

Again, it is exactly what it says it is. I am not a concert pianist. If I were I wouldn't try to play a concert on this :-) But that is not what it's for, although I could definitely see using for some fill at a gig. I think with a case it would be ok. You have to take care of your equipment. Don't blame the manufacturer if you don't. I have a Martin acoustic guitar I have carried through ice sub zero winters and hot humid summers for ten years. It doesn't have a scratch.

If this is what you need, I truly believe there is nothing like it for the price.

I have not had to contact them.

Nothing sexy. It is what it is and does what it claims well.

Professional musician, composer, and home recording enthusiast

Everything (and I mean everything).

Can't say since it won't install on Windows Pro or Windows Media Center. M-Audio support said so sad, too bad.

Keyboard is OK but nothing to write home about

Again, software won't install on my versions of Windows

Again, software won't install on my versions of Windows

Again, software won't install on my versions of Windows. Support was very un-cooperative and said nothing beyong we don't support Windows Pro or Windows Media Center.

Hobbyist

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