Best M-Audio products in the MIDI controllers category
On this page you'll find a ranking of the best M-Audio products in this category. To give you a quick overview, we've already ranked the most important information about the products for you.
1. M-Audio Oxygen 25 MKV
2. M-Audio Hammer 88 Pro
The M-Audio Hammer 88 Pro is a full-size, USB-powered 88-key MIDI keyboard controller with Graded Hammer action that opens up a wide world of creativity. A key component is the OLED screen that makes it easier than ever to browse and test sounds, assign controls, and mix & edit your sessions. Hammer 88 Pro can be used to control any DAW and automatically assigns frequently used functions such as transports, faders, panning controls and even more. Whether it's Pro Tools, MPC Beats, Cubase, Logic, Studio One or any other popular DAW, just select the map and auto-mapping takes care of the rest. It also maps all the virtual instruments included in the Hammer 88 Pro software package (Hybrid, Velvet, Mini Grand, Xpand.2, Vacuum, Boom and DB-33). These premium AIR Music Tech plug-ins can be fully controlled by Hammer 88 Pro and used in real time as you make and mix music.
3. M-Audio Keystation 88 MK3
Create and perform music on your Mac or PC with the world's best-selling 88-key keyboard controller: Keystation 88 MK3. Whether you're a pro looking for excellent control or just getting started with USB MIDI controllers, Keystation 88 MK3 is perfect for all your needs. This straightforward, powerful MIDI controller is designed for sequencing music and playing virtual instruments on your Mac or PC. Keystation 88 MK3 features 88 velocity-sensitive keys with a natural feel and comprehensive controls that expand the range of playable notes and expressive possibilities, enhancing your recording workflow.
Keystation 88 MK3 makes it easy to get the most out of your creativity with assignable octave selector keys, pitch bend and modulation wheel, volume control, and transport and arrow keys that let you perform and record with your music software without having to reach for a mouse or touchpad. Keystation 88 MK3 also includes a 6.3mm sustain pedal input for an external pedal like the SP2 (sold separately) for true piano sustain. Keystation 88 MK3 makes computer-based production a stress-free affair. USB power, plug-and-play, and support for USB-MIDI connections make connection a breeze, allowing producers and performers to instantly enter the modern world of music production. With intuitive play/stop/record controls and arrow keys, you'll experience an unprecedented, enhanced recording workflow without having to reach for a mouse or touchpad. Plus, Keystation 88 MK3 connects to iOS systems via the Apple iPad Camera Connection Kit (sold separately) for full-featured performance with audio apps on iPads and other iOS devices.
Keystation 88 MK3 is lightweight, rugged and ideal for touring musicians or producers looking for an intuitive MIDI controller with a natural feel for live performance or their studio. Keystation 88 MK3 is class-compliant, supports USB-MIDI connections and is easily powered via USB. Via the Apple Lightning to USB Camera Adapter (sold separately), Keystation 88 MK3 is iOS compatible, allowing you to play and compose on audio apps using your iPad or other iOS devices. Your production demands the absolute best. That's why the third-generation Keystation controllers feature professional virtual instruments from leading developer AIR Music Tech. Whether it's the modern Xpand.2, the seductive vintage electric piano sounds of Velvet, the vintage drum sounds of Boom, the distinctive tube synthesizer sound of Vacuum, the classic organ sounds of DB-33, or the faithful piano tones of Mini Grand - no matter what your performance demands, the virtual instruments of the Keystation 88 MK3 offer you a wealth of creative possibilities.
4. M-Audio Oxygen 61 MKV
5. M-Audio Oxygen Pro Mini
The M-Audio Oxygen Pro Mini is a portable and powerful USB-powered 32 mini-button MIDI controller with an arsenal of essential production tools that streamline your creative process and help you bring your musical ideas to life. So you can focus on making music - not programming your software. Here you'll find everything the modern musician needs to let their creativity run free. Whether you're producing music on the road or in the studio, the versatile M-Audio Oxygen Pro Series is perfect for any workflow.
With 32 class-leading, velocity-sensitive, semi-weighted mini-keys with built-in arpeggiator, eight backlit assignable and velocity-sensitive RGB pads with note repeat, four assignable knobs, buttons and faders, Oxygen Pro Mini has everything you need to get the most out of your virtual instruments and DAW.
With its clear OLED screen, it's easy to configure the Oxygen Pro Mini for any mainstream DAW. Whether you're using Pro Tools, MPC Beats, Ableton Live, Cubase, Logic, Studio One or any other music production platform, simply select the mapping and auto-mapping takes care of the rest. Take tactile control of your DAW with auto-mapped core functions, including transports, faders, panning controls and more, right from the hardware controls on the Oxygen Pro Mini. Plus, Oxygen Pro Mini handles the mapping of Air Music Tech's included world-class virtual instruments (Hybrid 3, Velvet, Mini Grand, Vacuum, Boom, DB-33), providing an unprecedented level of real-time tactile control as you compose and mix your music.
With Smart Chord and Smart Scale technology, Oxygen Pro Mini removes any hurdles that may stand in the way of your production. When Smart Chord is active, a single key or pad press plays an entire chord, with user-friendly options for chord properties and chord progressions. With Smart Scale, the Oxygen Pro Mini's keyboard can be configured to play one of 16 scale variations, so that only notes of the selected scale are played. The result? You spend less time working around hurdles and more time focusing on realizing your creative vision.
The M-Audio PrecisionTouch keyboard combines professional semi-weighted keys with advanced high-speed scanning technology for an ultra-expressive, unparalleled playing experience.
No matter what your production needs, Oxygen Pro Mini includes everything you need to instantly unlock your creative potential. Three professional DAWs are ready to record, sequence, arrange and mix your tracks: Pro Tools | First M-Audio Edition, MPC Beats and Ableton Live Lite. Find and create any sound imaginable with a collection of virtual instruments from legendary developer AIR Music Tech, including Hybrid 3, Velvet, Mini Grand, Vacuum, Boom and DB-33. And dive into a world of innovative sound content with Expansion Packs from the legendary Akai Professional MPC Series - from hard-hitting kicks to resounding snares, it's all here to add professional polish to your production.
6. M-Audio Oxygen Pro 25
7. M-Audio Keystation 61 MK3
M-Audio's Keystation 61 MK3 is a simple, powerful MIDI controller for controlling DAWs and playing virtual instruments on your Mac or PC. 61 velocity-sensitive keys and a host of useful controls enhance musical expression and enhance the recording workflow. Octave select buttons, a pitch-end- and modulation wheel, and transport buttons let you use your music software without having to reach for the mouse. Keystation 61 also includes a 6.3 mm sustain pedal input for an external pedal such as the SP2 (sold separately). Keystation 61 MK3 is lightweight despite its robust design. This makes it perfect for touring musicians or producers who need an intuitive MIDI controller with a natural feel for their studio. Keystation 61 MK3 is Class-Compliant, supports USB-MIDI connections and is easily powered via USB. Using the Apple iPad Camera Connection Kit (not included), Keystation 61 MK3 is iOS compatible and can be used with audio apps on the iPad or any other iOS device.
The Keystation 61 MK3 comes with a comprehensive software package. Choose between the two audio workstations Ableton Live Lite and Avid Pro Tools First. With Mini Grand you get a high-quality virtual piano and with Xpand.2 a multitimbral all-in-one workstation. With Skoove, you'll learn to play the piano interactively with hundreds of interactive, high-quality online piano lessons for beginners and advanced players. Skoove's unique method guides you with real-time feedback as you play, allowing you to progress faster and learn everything you need to become a pianist. Melodics combines a user-friendly, intuitive and inspiring user interface that is supported by unique adaptive learning, motivating mechanics and individual challenges, encouraging users to learn different techniques, concepts and genres - with each session you build your muscle memory, improve your technique and, most importantly, master your controller.
Based in Los Angeles and London, Touch Loops provides its clients with the latest sound elements, instruments, hardware and software recordings professionally created by a team of professional music producers and sound designers. The 2 GB sample library included with Keystation 49 II contains more than 500 sounds with everything you need from one-shot drum hits to melodic loops to deep, driving bass. The MIDI controller serves as an interface between hardware and software and simplifies your work by reducing the amount of mouse and keyboard you have to use. Various touch-sensitive pads, keys, potentiometers, jog wheels or faders are available for control. The MIDI controller offers you many important tools for music production - compactly packed in one device. Produce beats, rhythms and melodies - there are no limits to your creativity.
8. M-Audio Oxygen 49 MKV
USB MIDI controller with smart controls and auto-mapping - The new Oxygen series keyboard controllers (MKV) offer innovative advances in hardware control that allow you to make cutting-edge, innovative music on stage or in the studio. The Oxygen 49 MKV controller includes powerful features that are essential for creating and producing music, such as. Note Repeat (a staple in beat production), Full Velocity Control of keys and pads, eight assignable knobs for controlling effects plug-ins and virtual instruments, and nine assignable faders for mixing: all of which open up a world of precise techniques for music production and make your music sound professional and modern. Using the Oxygen 49 MKV controller with any DAW is incredibly easy. Controls such as transport, fader, pan, record, solo, mute, select and many more are automatically mapped to most DAWs for a smooth workflow. The Oxygen 49 MKV works with all major DAWs - including Ableton, Pro Tools, MPC Beats, Cubase, Logic Pro, Studio One and many more. By simply selecting your DAW on the Oxygen 49 MKV keyboard controller and configuring your DAW's presets for the keyboard, a new world of creative production is at your fingertips. The Oxygen 49 MKV keyboard also includes presets for all included virtual instruments and plug-ins (Mini Grand and Hybrid 3). These world-class plug-ins can be fully controlled and used in real time via the Oxygen 49 MKV keyboard controller.49 standard-size velocity-sensitive keys, Preset and DAW keys for automatically assigned DAW instruments and plug-ins, Smart Chord mode enablesenharmonic or user-defined chord voicings, Smart Scale mode eliminates wrong notes, Arpeggiator with Type, Octave, Gate and Swing controls, 2 banks of 8 velocity-sensitive trigger pads with Note Repeat for beat production, (8 velocity-sensitive trigger pads with Note Repeat for beat production).(8) assignable knobs for manipulating virtual instruments and plug-ins, (9) assignable faders, Transport buttons let you control your DAW without having to reach for the mouse, Display provides instant parameter feedback Ergonomically shaped pitch and modulation wheels& 1/4" sustain pedal input, Includes MIDI Editor software and a complete software production package with Ableton Live Lite, MPC Beats, 2 AIR Music Technology virtual instruments (Hybrid, Mini Grand) and 5 MPC Beats Expansion Packs.
9. M-Audio Oxygen Pro 49
Powerful 49-key USB-powered MIDI controller with smart controls and auto-mapping - Oxygen Pro 49 is a powerful 49-key USB-powered MIDI controller that makes it even easier to create the music you want to make. The new Oxygen Pro controllers open up new worlds of expression and creativity, making it easier than ever to bring your production ideas to life. Thanks to feedback from users and artists, these controllers are the ultimate studio and live performance tools that let you focus on making music - not programming your software. Whether you're making music on the road or in the studio, the M-Audio Oxygen Pro Series is perfectly suited to your workflow. Oxygen Pro 49 comes complete with everything you need to get the most out of your virtual instrument collection and DAW. 49 premium, velocity-sensitive, semi-weighted keys with aftertouch and assignable zones, 16 RGB backlit assignable velocity-sensitive pads with note repeat for beat production, clip launch and more, 8 assignable rotary knobs & knobs for controlling virtual instruments, effect plug-ins, DAW control and more, 9 assignable faders for controlling virtual instruments, effect plug-ins, DAW faders and more, preset and DAW knobs for automaticallypads for automatically mapped DAW controls & plug-in parameters, Smart Chord mode allows you to play enharmonic or custom chord voicings, Smart Scale mode eliminates wrong notes and makes it easy to create a perfect song. Arpeggiator with type, octave, gate and swing controls, ergonomically designed pitch and modulation wheels, 1/4-inch sustain pedal input, USB MIDI port and 5-pin MIDI output for controlling external MIDI devices, intuitive layout with an OLED screen forintuitive layout with an OLED screen for quick control changes, MIDI editor software, Ableton Live Lite, Mini Grand, Velvet, Hybrid 3, Touch Loops, MPC Beats 3 virtual instruments TubeSynth, Electric, Bassline, 80 FX plugins AIR Channel Strip, Half Time, 2GB factory content with additional F9 instrument library.
10. M-Audio Keystation 49 MK3
The world's best-selling keyboard controllers let you create and play music on your Mac or PC: The M-Audio Keystation Series. Whether you're an experienced pro looking for the right controls, or whether you want to start with the right USB MIDI controller, the Keystation 49 MK3 is a simple, powerful MIDI controller designed for sequencing music and playing virtual instruments on your Mac or PC. The Keystation 49 MK3 features 49 natural-size velocity-sensitive keys and comprehensive controls that expand the range of playable notes, expressiveness, and recording workflow. With the Keystation 49 MK3, it's easy to maximize your creativity while minimizing the complication: Use the fully assignable octave range buttons, pitch bend and modulation wheels, volume control, and transport and direction controls to play, play, and record with your music software without a mouse or trackpad. The Keystation 49 MK3 also features a 6.3 mm (1/4") sustain pedal input, allowing you to use an external control pedal such as the M-Audio SP2 (sold separately) for true piano sound. The compact, lightweight and durable Keystation 49 MK3 is perfect for traveling musicians who want to take control of the music software during live performances, or producers who want to add an intuitive MIDI controller with a natural keyboard to their studio - it easily fulfills both roles. For a user-friendly and portable setup, the Keystation 49 MK3 is USB powered, class-compliant and supports USB-MIDI connectivity. In addition, the Keystation 49 MK3 supports iOS connectivity with the Apple Lightning to USB Camera Adapter (sold separately) so you can run and compose audio applications on your iPad and other iOS devices.
