This M-Audio Oxygen 25 MkV is the latest incarnation of the ever popular USB / MIDI Controller Keyboard. It features 25 full size keys and a host of knobs, pads and buttons making it ideal for studio work, as a controller with your laptop/iPad or for the live DJ performance.
The Oxygen 25 MkV utilizes 25 full size keys making it ideal for laying down key parts, basslines or programming beats - a perfect controller centre for your studio. You can also connect the controller to iOS devices via Apple's Camera Connection Kit.
The keyboard also features 8 velocity sensitive pads, 8 assignable knobs, pitch wheel and a modulation wheel, giving you access to hands on control of your DAW, great for getting control of your virtual instruments (factory presets are included for popular VI's), whilst the dedicated transport controls and track select buttons means you'll be even less 'mouse bound'.
New for this latest MkV model is the ability to have Note Repeat on the 2 banks of 8 custom-made pads - great for playing repeated rhytmic patterns - as staple in beat production. There is also a built-in appegiator - with control of Type, Octave, Gate and Swing that will creatively affect anything you are playing on the keys from any virtual instrument in your DAW. Two new Smart modes will also help with your productions. Smart Chord allows you to play chords just with one press of a key, whilst Smart Scale will put the keybaord into an 'in key' mode that'll allow you to only play the exact notes from a set scale.
For ease of use, the Oxygen 25 auto-maps its controls to popular DAWS - Ableton Live, Logic, Pro Tools, Cubase.
The package includes a powerful software package for creating music right away, starting with Ableton Live Lite and MPC Beats. Two incredible virtual instrument plugins are also inclued in the package; the critically acclaimed Hybrid 3 multi-oscillator synthesizer, and Mini Grandan Acoustic Piano virtual instrument offering a wide array of the most realistic piano tones available on the market. Finally, dive into a world of cutting-edge sound content with a collection of Expansion Packs from Akai Professionals legendary MPC Series.
- 25 full-size, velocity-sensitive keys
- Preset and DAW buttons for auto-mapped DAW controls & plugin parameters
- Smart Chord mode enables playing of enharmonic or custom chord voicings
- Smart Scale mode eliminates wrong notes making it easy to craft a perfect song
- Arpeggiator with Type, Octave, Gate and Swing controls
- 2 banks of 8 velocity-sensitive trigger pads with Note Repeat for beat production
- (8) assignable knobs for manipulating virtual instruments and plugins
- Assignable fader lets you mix your productions with ease
- Transport buttons let you control your DAW without reaching for the mouse
- Display provides instant parameter feedback
- Ergonomically designed pitch and modulation wheels & 1/4 sustain pedal input
- Includes MIDI editor software and a complete software production package