M-Audio Key Rig Virtual Instrument
Combined with your music software and virtual instruments, 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, 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.
Compatibility: • MME • Mac OS X Core MIDI KeyRig 49 keyboard: • Pentium 3 800MHz 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) • *M-Audio suggests you also check the minimum system requirements for your software, as they may be greater than the above. Key Rig software: • 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 standalone operation • * Home and Professional Edition only. Windows Media Center Edition is not currently supported.
KeyRig 49 keyboard: • Macintosh G3** 800/G4** 733MHz 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 • *M-Audio suggests you also check the minimum system requirements for your software, as they may be greater than the above. • **native USB port required; G3/G4 accelerator cards not supported.
Easy to use I am definitely pleased with the Keyrig. To use it I just downloaded the drivers for Vista on the M-Audio website, plugged it in and within 1 minute of configuration I was playing on.
I am definitely pleased with the Keyrig. To use it I just downloaded the drivers for Vista on the M-Audio website, plugged it in and within 1 minute of configuration I was playing on Reason and Ableton Live.
The pressure sensitive keys are great, the keyboard looks elegant and the quality is excellent. OK as starter controller Works fine for getting my music into my DAW. Action is a little lite for my taste and the some of the keys have begun to 'sink down' on the keyboard after less.
Works fine for getting my music into my DAW. Action is a little lite for my taste and the some of the keys have begun to 'sink down' on the keyboard after less than a years use at home(I guess I must be over fond of G and E as bass notes). It doesn't exactly seem solid -- but you get what you pay for. I guess the issues the other user had with Vista must have been resolved, as I'm using Vista 64bit and have encountered no problems - in fact, it seems better.
I no longer have to reboot to have the KB recognized as a USB device if I forget to plug it in. I think if I was to do it again, I'd pay a few more bucks and get something a little more robust with more on board controlling capabilities. Comments about M-Audio KeyRig 49: I owned this device for approximately 24 hours. It was not made clear to me that the software provided with the controller was not Vista-compliant and therefore not supported. I encountered ASIO driver errors and the M-Audio Knowledge Base entry failed to accurately solve the issue. Motorola Razr V3 Charge Laptop Driver there.
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