Oxygen 49 Everything you need!

This keyboard does it all! Every program I have used it with, finds it right away. You can control everything in your DAW with this keyboard. It's bigger then I thought it would be which is a plus! Sturdy and looks fabulous! Don't hesitate you wont be disappointed with this purchase!

So far so good.

I will start by saying that I have not bought a new controller since 1991. I am pleased with the number of sliders, knobs and buttions there are for $159. You can see 9 sliders, 8 knobs and 9 buttons but what you cannot see is that each of 10 patches has a full set of those. So it is 9 sliders times 10 etc. I love 49 keys because you always know that you are playing on about half of 88 keys and hitting the octave buttion will give you the next half of 88. I am going to be very interested to see about durability after 5 years. The other reviews about M-Audio gave them what I consider a passing grade for durability. Also, this guy is light and easy to carry - just what many of us need from a portable controller. I am a person who likes sax and flute samples so the 2 wheel controller is best for me.

Great controller

Great midi cintroller for a great price. The folks at sweetwater are top notch. Delivery was quick.

This controller is really good for MIDI recording and Play backs.

The M-Audio Oxygen 49 is a good keyboard controller with Direct link technology, the transport buttons are very useful for recording MIDI and playback, touch sensitive control gives the realism of playing in a soft or in a hammer keyboard and is not expansive. I like it too much.

Exceeded my expectations!

Easy to set up, map, and play. I was sorta looking to move up from a 25 note to play more freely and map splits in Reason; this is a joy at this price and play with both hands. It feels sturdy, too. I would give it five stars if it had After-Touch.

Moved UP from Axiom 25

I needed something with more keys than the Axiom 25 so was looking at this very hard. Arrived and found it to be everything I wanted and more. The Axiom has high side plates that make playing the lowest and highest notes difficult. The Oxygen has low side plates and you can play it with no difficulties at all. The Oxygen doesn't have MIDI input, output or thru but I don't need as I'm using the usb connection without problems. I also didn't need the drum pads that the Axiom comes with. These items where not of importance to me. What is important is the ability to use the sliders like drawbars on the vintage organ b3 and the transport buttons that work with most any daw. I have stand alone keyboards I could use as controllers but this is lightweight, small footprint on my computer desk. Really haven't found a thing wrong with this purchase and would recommend to anyone looking for an easy to use and affordable controller. The only reason for the 4.5 versus 5.0 is anything can be improved.

Perfect for the home studio

I wanted a simple keyboard controller that would not take up too much desk space. I decided to give it a try and was immediately impressed with the feel of the keys (synth action) and really liked the new DirectLink mode (even though I was not shopping for this kind of feature) it has made working in Reason more fun and productive. Doesn't feel cheaply made and so far I've been satisfied with the performance and the price. Using it with small project studio and DAW. No regrets.

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I didn't think it would be nice, but it proved to be really nice for the money. I don't know all of the ins and outs of it yet, but what I have experienced by using it, will get the job done and not take up much space. Very good for the beginner using controllers, and very simple once you get the hang of it,

Love it.

The keyboard does exactly what I wanted it to do, tap horns into ProTools. It was easy to set up, it's easy enough to play and if you want, you can use all the sliders and knobs though that isn''t important to me at the moment. Maybe later.

I only gave it three stars because I don't know really know if it's great. It does what I want and doesn't feel like a real piano. For $149 delivered, that might be great.