M-Audio OXYGEN-61

Oxygen 61 gives even the most serious players a 5-octave keyboard they can love, complete with a built-in USB MIDI interface and tons of controls. A total of 35 controllers—including 9 sliders, 8 knobs and 15 buttons—can easily map to any MIDI-assignable parameters in your hardware and software rig. While easy to program, the Oxygen 61’s complete MIDI implementation will also allow you to go as deep as you want to go. Store 10 different setups in on-board non-volatile memory, plus manage an infinite number with our free Enigma software for Mac and PC. Bus-powered operation and a weight of just 9 lbs. means that you can use the Oxygen 61 anywhere your computer goes.

Features:

• 61-note velocity-sensitive synth-action keyboard with USB MIDI interface
• 8 fully assignable MIDI controller knobs
• 9 fully-assignable MIDI sliders
• 15 assignable buttons, including 6 transport buttons
• Assignable pitch bend and modulation wheels
• Octave up/down; transpose up/down
• Preset up/down
• MIDI channel/program change up/down
• 7 top-panel function buttons plus additional programming functions on keybed
• 3-segment LED screen
• USB 1.1 upstream (type-B) port
• Sustain pedal jack
• MIDI Out jack
• Powered via USB or optional power supply
• Class-compliant with Windows XP and Mac OS X
• 10 non-volatile memories
• Memory dump via Sys Ex
• Compatible with free Enigma librarian/editor for storing and organizing setups
• All controllers fully programmable to MIDI controller number
• All controllers fully programmable to MIDI channel
• Controller mute function mutes controller output to avoid parameter jumps
• Snapshot function transmits all current controller settings
• On/off switch
• Weighs only 9 lbs.
• Includes Ableton Live Lite 4 music production software, so you can makemusic right away

Specifications:

• MIDI Data from variable controllers:
      * MIDI ControlNumber
      * RPN/NRPN
      * Program, BankLSB, Bank MSB
      * Pitch Bend
      *GM/GM2/XG SysEx Messages
• MIDI Data from buttons/switches:
      * NoteOn
      * Note On/Off toggle
      * MIDI CCOn/Off toggle
      * Program, Bank LSB, Bank MSBpresets
      * MIDI Machine Controlfunctions
      * GM/GM2/XG SysEx messages
• Compatability: MME, Mac OS X Core MIDI
• Weight: 9 lbs. (4.1 kg)

PC System Requirements:

• Pentium 3 - 800 MHz or higher
• CPU may be higher for laptops
• 256 MB RAM
• DirectX 9.0b or higher
• Windows XP (SP1) or higher
• Windows 98, Me, NT, or 2000 not supported

Mac System Requirements:

• Macintosh G3 800/G4 733 MHz or higher
• CPU may be higher for laptops
• OS X 10.2.8 w/ 256 MB RAM,
• OS X 10.3.4 or greater w/ 512 MB RAM