Get More Than Just Keys — Get a Key Rig!

If you're even considering getting a small-format controller keyboard for your rig, you have to check out the M-Audio KeyRig 49. With a KeyRig 49, you don't have to take the complete plunge of buying a more advanced and expensive controller that features a ton of knobs and sliders you may not really need. You don't even have to mess around with a power supply. It gets its juice straight from your computer's USB bus. What the KeyRig 49 has is a set of 49 excellent synth-action keys plus the standard keyboard controls, such as pitch and mod wheels, as well as octave up and down buttons.

A keyboard controller won't do you much good without some virtual instruments to play with it. Luckily. M-Audio hooks you up with some killer virtual keys. GM-4 adds 128 awesome General MIDI instruments to your DAW. SP-1 drops grand pianos, classic electric pianos, a clavinet, and then some into your collection. Then there's the MS-2 Polyphonic Synthesizer for your old school pads, lead, basses, and any other clicks and whistles you want to create. Top it all off with the MB-3 Tone Wheel Organ, and you've got yourself a full-scale lineup of killer keys.

If you haven't already figured it out, these synths alone would make the KeyRig 49 a sweet deal without the keyboard controller. Use them in standalone mode or with any DAW, and if you don't have a DAW yet, don't worry — the KeyRig 49 comes with Ableton Live Lite. So what are you waiting for? Grab a KeyRig 49 and load up your rig!

M-Audio KeyRig49 USB MIDI Keyboard Controller Features at a Glance:

• 49-note, synth-action keyboard
  
• Assignable modulation wheel and volume slider
  
• Pitch bend and modulation wheels
  
• Assignable octave +/- buttons
  
• Edit mode button
  
• Sustain pedal input
  
• USB 2.0 and USB 1.1 compatible
  
• Connection and power via a single USB cable
  
• Plug and play installation on Mac OS X and Windows
  
• Includes M-Audio KeyRig software (PC Only)
  
• Includes Ableton Live Lite CD
  
• 5' USB Cable

M-Audio KeyRig 49 Specs: Number of Keys 49 Type of Keys Semi-weighted Aftertouch No Number of Performance Pads 0 Number of Encoders/Pots 0 Number of Sliders/Faders 1 Dedicated Transport Control No Other Controllers Pitchbend, Mod Wheel System Requirements Mac Macintosh G3 800/G4 733MHz (CPU may e higher for laptops); OS X 10.2.8 w/ 256MB RAM; OS X 10.3.4, 10.4, 10.5.1 w/ 512MB RAM System Requirements PC Pentium 3 800MHz (CPU may be higher for laptops); 256 MB RAM; DirectX 9.0b; Windows XP (SP2) Pedal Inputs 1 x Sustain MIDI I/O Via USB USB Yes Height 2.8" Width 32.1" Depth 7.5" Weight 4.6 lbs. Power Supply Bus Powered