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Product Description
Whereas a lot of controllers say they deliver everything you need to start making and recording music the KeyStudio 49i actually delivers on this promise because it’s the first USB keyboard controller to come with a built-in audio interface and premium piano voice. The on-board piano can be used as a stand-alone instrument, then, once you plug the USB cable into your computer, you can play a total of 128 sounds and listen to them from the keyboard’s audio outputs. The built-in interface will let you record vocals and instruments as well as listen back to what you have recorded. There are line and mic inputs, modern style pitch and mod wheels, sufficient assignable knobs and buttons to make this a more than serviceable MIDI controller, and comes with a 128 GM sounds internally and Ableton Live Lite as a bundle.
Full Features
| 49-note USB MIDI keyboard controller |
| on-board, stereo-sampled Steinway premium piano sound with 20-note polyphony |
| M-Audio GM sound module software increases available sounds to 128 |
| assignable modulation wheel and piano volume control |
| pitch bend wheel |
| octave +/- buttons assignable to alter octave, transpose, program, bank LSB, bank MSB, MIDI |
| channel or master tune |
| Edit Mode button for advanced MIDI functionality |
| MIDI Out from USB mode allows the keyboard to be used as a MIDI interface |
| connection and power via USB bus |
| class-compliant MIDI requires no drivers |
| includes low-latency drivers for optimal audio performance |
| DC power socket |
| sustain pedal jack |
| MIDI Out jack |
| on/off switch |
| Piano Reset button restores all settings to piano sound (default state) |
Built-in USB Audio Interface
| 2-in, 2-out audio interface |
| 16-bit, 44.1kHz (CD-quality) |
| XLR microphone, 1/4" instrument and RCA inputs |
| 1/4" jacks for stereo line output |
| dual front-mounted headphone jacks |
| hardware direct monitoring |
| Pro Tools M-Powered compatible |
Compatibility
MME
Mac OS X Core MIDI
Minimum System Requirements (PC)
| Windows XP (SP2)* |
| Pentium III 1GHz or AMD K7 Athlon 1GHz (CPU may be higher for laptops) |
| 512MB RAM |
| CD/DVD-ROM drive for installation |
| One native USB port |
| Home and Professional Edition only. Windows Media Center Edition is not supported. |
| Windows Vista 32-bit |
| Pentium III 1GHz or AMD K7 Athlon 1GHz (CPU may be higher for laptops). |
| 1GB RAM. |
| 128MB graphics card. |
| CD/DVD-ROM drive for installation. |
| One native USB port. |
Minimum System Requirements (Mac)
| Macintosh G4 1GHz* |
| OS X 10.3.9 with 512MB RAM |
| OS X 10.4.9, 10.5.1 with 512MB RAM |
| One native USB port |
| CD/DVD-ROM Drive for Installation |
| G3/G4 accelerator cards are not supported. |
| Note: M-Audio suggests checking the minimum system requirements for any third-party software you plan to use with your product as they may be greater than the above specifications. |
Specifications
| sampling rate | 44.1 Khz. |
| bit depth | 16-bit. |
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Web
Main website for M-Audio products offers a range of video, written, and forum support for M-Audio keyboards.
The website also offers education case studies, access to the latest drivers, and more.
Video/DVD
M-Audio TV on the main M-Audio website. Series of informative videos on using M-Audio keyboards.
Sound Advice. Video series on analog synth programming
Alan Parsons’ Art & Science Of Sound Recording – MIDI. An invaluable video from this series on modern recording that explains the whys and wherefores of MIDI.
Books
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