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M-Audio Oxygen 49

Item ID: Oxygen3-49

49-key Velocity-sensitive USB MIDI Controller with Eight Rotary Encoders, Nine Sliders, Dedicated Transport Controls, and Bundled Software

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An Affordable Way to Take Control of Your DAW and Plug-ins!

With the M-Audio Oxygen 49 USB MIDI keyboard controller, music creation couldn't be easier! It features 49 synth-weighted velocity-sensitive keys, nine sliders, and dedicated transport and track selection buttons, giving you user-friendly, hands-on control over the music making process. The Oxygen 49's DirectLink mode assigns each slider, button, and encoder to your DAW's mixer, pan, and transport controls, as well as your plug-in parameters. Plus, you get a free download of Avid Ignite music creation software. Juice your creative workflow with the M-Audio Oxygen 49.

M-Audio Oxygen 49 49-Key Controller Keyboard and Control Surface at a Glance:
  • Streamlined controls you can't get lost in
  • Instant control of popular DAWs and plug-ins
  • Super-affordable Pro Tools parameter control

Streamlined controls you can't get lost in
One of the Oxygen 49's primary features is that it is incredibly easy use. The layout, divided neatly into separate sections, makes finding the right control element a snap. For instance, the transport has its own dedicated section under the encoder knobs, so you can't get it confused with the on-the-fly selector buttons near the LCD display. The sliders are divided into two banks of four with a separate slider that is typically assigned to the master fader in a DAW.

Instant control of popular DAWs and plug-ins
DirectLink automatically maps it sliders, encoders, and transport to parameters like track volumes, pans values, and the transport controls of several common DAWs including Pro Tools, Logic, Reason, and Cubase, with additional DAW support to come. Also, the Oxygen 49 contains built-in factory presets that support popular virtual instruments, adding a tactile element to adjusting parameters and increasing its value as a live keyboard.

Super-affordable Pro Tools parameter control
There are still few control surfaces that will work with Pro Tools, most of which cost many times more than the Oxygen 49. Now you can get a multi-function keyboard controller whose compatibility extends fully into Pro Tools - all the way from M-Powered up to HD! With this ultra-affordable controller, there's no need to mouse around any more.

M-Audio Oxygen 49 49-Key Controller Keyboard and Control Surface Features:
  • 49 velocity-sensitive keys
  • 8 MIDI-assignable knobs
  • 9 MIDI-assignable sliders
  • 6 dedicated transport controls
  • Dedicated track up/down buttons
  • DirectLink mode automatically maps controls to common DAW parameters
  • Unique select buttons for on-the-fly step-through of presets, program changes and MIDI channels
  • 4 velocity curves and 3 fixed velocity settings
  • Sustain pedal input
  • USB bus powered
  • Compatible with Windows and Mac OS X

Take control of your DAW and plug-ins with the affordable M-Audio Oxygen 49!
Specification Detail
Number of Keys 49
Type of Keys Semi-weighted
Aftertouch No
Number of Performance Pads 0
Number of Encoders/Pots 8
Number of Sliders/Faders 9
Dedicated Transport Control Yes
Other Controllers Pitchbend, Mod Wheel
System Requirements Mac Mac OS X 10.4.11 or 10.5.6, Macintosh G4 1GHz, 512M RAM, G4 accelerator cards not supported
System Requirements PC Windows XP (SP3): 1GHz Intel or AMD, 512MB RAM; Windows ista 32 (SP1) or Vista 64 (SP1): 1.6GHz Intel or AMD, 1GB RAM, 128MB vid
Pedal Inputs 1 x Sustain
MIDI I/O Via USB
USB Yes
Height 3.7
Width 29"
Depth 9.4"
Weight 6.4 lbs.
Power Supply Bus Powered
Manufacturer Part Number OXYGEN49MK3

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Reviews

based on 5 reviews

Great Price for Great Product

by MrJackBrickhouse from Arizona
May 7, 2013
Music Background: Student
This is my first midi controller and I'm very satisfied with my purchase! I am currently in an audio production tech program and we use the Oxygen 61. So the 49 fell right into place coming from the 6... read more [+]1. The customer service was great and products arrived promptly. close [-]

It's a homerun for controllers!

by Wade B Powell from Melbourne, Florida
May 18, 2013
Music Background: Recording engineer
I had a clue of what this keyboard would do before I purchased it. A short conversation with my Sweetwater Rep, Jeff Greene, verified the purchase. I just needed a small controller for adding differen... read more [+]t layers of music beds and effects inPro Tools. It works like a charm. The added benefit of being able to use the faders for PT track volume and the knobs for pan was a nice added benefit, too. Did I mention it has Transport Controls. Necessary? No, but it has been surprising how much more efficient the process has become not having to reach for the mouse.

All-in-all a homerun for controllers. Call Jeff and tell him Wade sent you! close [-]

M-Audio Oxygen 49

by Jeff from Hawaii
March 13, 2013
Music Background: Hobbyist
Good keyboard for the price! Interfaced with Pro Tools 10 and Reason with no problems. Overall, this keyboard is really a good buy unless you need more "bells and whistles". Nothing negative about... read more [+] this one for sure! I have 2 other different make keyboards and the Oxygen 49 with the ability to use as a MIDI controller made it a good buy for me! close [-]

Pretty Nice Controller - does not have the software advertised

by adam from North Mississippi Hill Country
January 2, 2013
Music Background: engineer, amateur musician, tinkerer of all things music and electric
A great little 49 key MIDI controller. Works well, seems solidly built. I can't get the latency down though which I realize should be software and not this things fault, but all areas to change it are... read more [+] greyed out and it's stuck at 20 ms, enough to drive you crazy and not let you stay on the beat. I'm betting 98% that it is my fault and not the controller's.

My problem, the reason for a star off, is that I have a ton of virtual instruments to play with it but I needed the software that is advertised as bundled with it (Avid Ignite), a lightweight program but can do some things that you need to do. I would not have bought this controller if the software weren't bundled with it. Unfortunately, it's not, nor is it just a mail-in annoying thing, the software doesn't exist, you are not getting it anytime soon. I suggest they stop advertising it as bundled. You get a redemption card with a key to enter after you download the software....after they make it! It does have some less exciting software bundled with it, I forget which, but it's one that I didn't want or want to pay for especially when I don't get what I did pay for.

Now, for some, this could be a bonus, and maybe an extra star, if you order before they finish making the software that is supposed to come with it, you'll get the one that does come with it and then another when it's done! So, depending on how you look at it or what you need at the time it could be a good or bad thing. It was a bad thing for me. Like I say, I wouldn't have even ordered the controller.

But sans software this is a great machine. Solid but lightweight, feels like it could play some shows. It's been a really long time since I've used a hardware controller like this but the dedicated transport controls are a really nice addition. They may be common these days. close [-]

Loose cable

by Anthony Lowery from Manteca, CA
May 3, 2013
Music Background: home recorder
I've had my Oxygen 49 for atleast a year already. I can plug it right into Ableton and it works. Ofcourse to have system settings saved through the DAW I have to have the DAW calibrated right in pre... read more [+]ferences. But yeh it works good.

All the functions seem to work real well except for the USB cable in which the stock one is too loose of a connectivity and upon slight movement comes unnconnected so that I would need to restart my DAW.

The fix is the Hosa USB-210AB. It is still loose but stays connected in transmission.

The wheels on this thing are real nice while the sliders are a little wiggly. The rotary knobs are smooth and turn easily but not quite too easily. The keys are loose sideways but that might be for slide. Actually even if not, it isn't a problem.

It's classified as Oxyen 3rd gen in DAW ableton. close [-]

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