M-Audio KeyRig 49 - Easy-to-Use 49-Note USB Keyboard
Top Features:
-49-note velocity-sensitive synth-action keyboard > professional feel and response
-includes KeyRig software for PC > play pianos, synths, organ and more
-USB 2.0 and USB 1.1 compatible > works with most computers
-instant installation on Mac OS X and Windows XP computers > just plug and play
-includes Ableton Live Lite (PC/Mac) software > make music right away
The M-Audio KeyRig 49 turns your Mac or PC into a versatile keyboard workstation. Featuring a 49-key, synth-action USB MIDI keyboard and the award-winning Key Rig software for the PC, KeyRig 49 makes it easy to start composing and performing music with a computer. Use KeyRig 49 to play Key Rig’s virtual instrument sounds, or audition loops and compose songs with M-Audio’s Session, Apple’s GarageBand, Ableton’s Live Lite (included) or other music-creation programs. The KeyRig 49 keyboard also includes professional features like pitch and mod wheels, an assignable volume slider, octave +/- buttons and sustain pedal input. It’s powered via a single USB cable and works instantly with computers running Mac OS X or Windows XP.
*Note: Pro Tools M-Powered requires a qualified M-Audio Audio Interface
It’s All There In Black and White
The SP-1 Stage Piano module serves up grand pianos, Wurlitzer, classic electric pianos, FM, clavinet and more. Each preset can hold a combination of two instruments with individual settings for Mix, Octave, Detune, Velocity and Tone. Owing to a dual effects section, each preset also has its own effect settings including delay, chorus, phaser and more.
Brave New Synth
The MS-2 Polyphonic Synthesizer delivers a new, easy way to call up and edit great synth sounds. Each preset consists of sub-presets for each major section: filter, amp, mod and FX. Creating new sounds is as simple as combining these sub-presets in different ways and tweaking any associated parameters from there as desired.
Get Organized
The MB-3 Tone Wheel Organ authentically emulates the classic Hammond™ sound complete with rotary speaker. Standard features include nine drawbars that are pre-mapped to M-Audio brand USB MIDI controllers, percussion and variable key click, three chorus and three vibrato settings. Rotary speaker emulation includes tube overdrive, speed and tone controls to yield everything from glassy jazz chords to smoking rock leads.
Bring In The Band
The GM-4 General MIDI Module delivers 128 GM instruments plus a great GM drum kit. It instantly plays GM-compatible standard MIDI files from host applications and provides an extremely easy way of sequencing additional backing tracks.
Multiple Effects
Key Rig modules each feature their own dual effects processors for delay, chorus, phaser and more.There’s also a master effects section that further processes the combined output of all modules.
Flexible Mixing and Assignment
You get an internal mixer and assignment controls that allow you configure independent MIDI channels for each module. But that’s not all… you can easily create splits and layers for things like left-hand bass with right-hand keys, piano/string layers and any other combination you can think of.
Use It Your Way
M-Audio’s virtual racks let you use them as stand-alone instruments or with most host sequencers. Lots of people, for example, are just taking their keyboard and laptop to live performances. Compatibility with AU, VST and RTAS also means that you can use it as sound sources for your tracks in Pro Tools, Logic, Cubase, Ableton Live, and, well, pretty much any popular music software.
Compatibility
MME
Mac OS X Core MIDI
Minimum System Requirements (PC)
KeyRig 25 keyboard
Windows XP (SP 2)*
Pentium 3 800MHz
256 MB RAM
DirectX 9.0b
One native USB port
Key Rig software (PC only)
Pentium® III 500 MHz or AMD7 (P4 / Athlon 1 GHz or faster recommended)
256 MB RAM
600 MB free hard disk space
Windows® XP*
VST 2.0 compatible host software
CD-ROM drive for installation
Internet connection (on any computer) for software activation
ASIO-compatible soundcard for stand-alone operation
* Home and Professional Edition only. Windows Media Center Edition is not supported.
M-Audio suggests you also check the minimum system requirements for your software, as they may be greater than the above.
** Windows Vista Home Premium, Business and Ultimate require 1 GB RAM.
Minimum System Requirements (Mac)
Macintosh G3* 800/G4* 733MHz (CPU may be higher for laptops).
OS X 10.2.8 w/ 256 MB RAM.
OS X 10.3.4, 10.4, 10.5.1 w/ 512 MB RAM.
* Native USB port required; G3/G4 accelerator cards not supported.
