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M-Audio ProKeys 88 (No Longer Available)

Item ID: ProKeys88

88-Key Hammer-action Digital Piano with 14 Instrument Sounds and MIDI Controllers

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Digital Piano & MIDI Controller!

The ProKeys 88 is the premium digital stage piano that doubles as a great MIDI controller. ProKeys 88 gives you a lot more sound bank memory than even the closest competitor, loaded with larger, more realistic samples-14 world-class instruments in all, including split/layer capabilities. M-Audio paired those great sounds with an 88-key hammer-action keyboard, delivering a realistic feel to satisfy the most demanding pro. The ProKeys 88 is also a great master controller keyboard, including a built-in USB MIDI interface for easy direct connection to your PC or Mac, MIDI In and Out jacks to communicate with other MIDI gear, pitch and modulation wheels, sequencer controls and more. ProKeys 88 pulls out all the stops in creating the ultimate playing experience in an affordable digital stage piano.

M-Audio ProKeys 88 Stage Piano/MIDI Controller at a Glance:
  • Ultra-Realistic Piano Sounds
  • More Than a Stage Piano - 14 Sounds in All
  • Great-feeling 88-key Hammer Action
  • Easy Setup of Splits and Layers
  • Control Your DAW and Soft Synths
  • Built-in Effects
  • Sustain, Sostenuto, and Expression Pedal Inputs
  • Headphones and Pro Audio Outputs

Ultra-Realistic Piano
M-Audio's primary mandate in designing the ProKeys 88 was creating an over-the-top piano experience that blows away the competition - and they succeeded! The quality of a digital piano is influenced greatly by the quality of the samples - which in turn, is impacted tremendously by the size of the samples. Most digital stage pianos cram all their sounds - sometimes 128 or more - into as little as 16MB of ROM. For the ProKeys 88, M-Audio chose instead to spring for a generous 64MB to do much better justice to 14 sounds that are the bread and butter for most keyboardists. In fact, the premium stereo grand piano samples of a Yamaha C7 alone are 30MB - more than some units' total memory for all sounds.

More Than a Stage Piano
The M-Audio ProKeys 88 delivers all the staple keyboard sounds needed by many musicians. Its flagship stereo grand is supplemented by an alternate grand designed to really cut through in popular music. The ProKeys 88 has electric pianos covered too, including both bright and warm classic Yamaha DX7s, a sweet Fender Rhodes and a vintage Wurlitzer (don't forget the tremolo effect). And the Clavinet brings one word to mind - "funky." The ProKeys 88's acoustic and electric basses give you the option of layering a ride cymbal for jazz tunes. Vibes, ensemble strings and an inspiring warm, lush synth pad round out a great sonic palette for the gigging keyboardist.

M-Audio ProKeys 88 Instruments:
  • Stereo Grand Piano (Yamaha C7)
  • Bright Grand Piano
  • Fender Rhodes
  • Wurlitzer Electric Piano
  • Bright Yamaha DX7 FM Classic Electric Piano
  • Warm Yamaha DX7 FM Classic Electric Piano
  • Hohner Clavinet D6
  • Vibes (with hybrid mallets)
  • Hammond B3 Percussion Organ
  • Hammond B3 Rock Organ
  • Acoustic Upright Bass (with Ride Cymbal Option)
  • Fingered Electric Bass including Harmonics (with Ride Cymbal Option)
  • String Ensemble
  • Warm, Lush Synth Pad

88-Key Hammer Action
Of course, a realistic digital stage piano must have a full 88 keys that are properly weighted. The ProKeys 88's full-range clavier features hammer action that feels just like the real thing. It features three velocity curves tailored to different touches, as well as a fixed velocity for synth work.

Splits and Layers
The ProKeys 88 keyboard also features split and layer capabilities. Put a bass in your left hand and keys in your right. Chord with an organ while playing a piano lead. Layer lush strings over a piano. You can even have a split and layer simultaneously for a total of three sounds at once.

Control Your DAW
When it comes to communicating with the outside world, most digital stage pianos offer little more than a MIDI jack. In sharp contrast, the ProKeys 88 inherits much from M-Audio's years of experience pioneering mobile MIDI controllers. It incorporates a full USB MIDI interface that communicates with your PC or Mac via a single, simple USB connection-perfect for recording with virtually all MIDI sequencer software on the market. (The instrument features class compliancy with Windows XP and Mac OS X without needing additional drivers.) You can even control your sequencer remotely from the ProKeys 88 via front-panel Start, Stop and Tempo buttons.

MIDI In and Out jacks allow full communication with all standard MIDI gear as well. The ProKeys 88 also features performance controls that are rare on digital stage pianos, including pitch wheel, modulation wheel, two footswitch inputs, and expression pedal input. The three different ranges available via the ProKeys 88's combined split and layer functions can each transmit on a separate MIDI channel as well. You also get dedicated front-panel buttons for program change, channel, bank MSB, bank LSB and local on/off.

Built-in Effects
There's no need to mess around with additional gear to add basic effects to your ProKeys 88. On-board EQ lets you easily tweak the tone on the fly. You also get three different built-in reverb spaces that simulate different acoustic environments. Chorus fattens up sounds like Fender Rhodes and basses. And what's a vintage Wurlitzer electric piano without tremolo? Experiment with different effects on the ProKeys 88 to create signature sounds of your own.

Full Pedal Complement
Every digital piano has a sustain pedal jack. But what about the sostenuto pedal (the middle pedal on an acoustic piano)? ProKeys 88 has it. There's also an expression pedal input for foot-control of volume. And all three of these pedals serve as MIDI controllers for outboard gear as well.

Headphones and Pro Audio Outputs
Ever need to practice privately? ProKeys 88 includes a 1/4" stereo headphone jack so you can play without anyone else hearing you-at home or at a sound check. Of course, it wouldn't be an M-Audio product without high-fidelity 1/4" unbalanced audio output with specs like 20Hz-20kHz frequency response and 108dB dynamic range.


M-Audio ProKeys 88 Stage Piano/MIDI Controller Features:
  • 88-key stage piano with 64MB acoustic piano samples
  • 14 instrument sounds in all
  • Three selectable keyboard velocity curves plus fixed level for synth work
  • Split and layer capability - even simultaneously
  • MIDI controls including pitch and mod wheels, two footswitch inputs, and expression pedal
  • Onboard EQ plus reverb, chorus, and tremolo
  • Sustain and sostenuto pedal jacks, plus expression pedal jack for volume

The M-Audio ProKeys 88 is the answer to gigging keyboard players' dreams!

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Specification Detail
Manufacturer Part Number 9900-50853-00

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Reviews

Great Value

by Andrew Mccallum from Palatka, Florida
June 29, 2007
Music Background: Songwriter, Worship Leader
This is a great keyboard, and for the price it's a great steal. I ordered one a few months ago and have used it at a few shows, but mostly just playing around with some new material with headphones h... read more [+]ooked up to it. my family really liked that feature. As far as recording with it i have done a little and love how it turned out. this is a great deal. close [-]

A nice keyboard at a nice price.

by chip brandstetter from w.Ky
July 14, 2006
Music Background: bedroom producer
I picked up the M-Audio Prokeys 88 a few months ago and really believe it to be a great value. I'm on the verge of switching from hardware to software based recording and needed a keyboard with certa... read more [+]in features. Affordability is also important. The Prokeys 88 can go from a gig, take it home and plug into you DAW in your PC via USB and you've got a pretty versatile keyboard. It has no onboard speakers but a generous selection of acoustic and electric piano, clav and more. Eighty-eight keys means you can work on your piano technique. Pitch and mod wheels let you bring out a little Jan Hammer when you get the urge. Remote control of MIDI devices, start, stop, etc. I think the Prokeys 88 is a great keyboard. It's sad all the touring pros that use these feel like they have to build them into piano frames. I'm proud of mine! close [-]

Potentially the most practical gigging ax yet.

by Samuel Chell from Kenosha, WI 53143
December 15, 2010
Music Background: Teacher, writer, announcer, Sat. night pianist-musician
Reading the encyclopedic manuals and struggling to program most boards is like encountering techno-polymaths who have no concept of a plain "jazz trio sound"--Oscar, Red Garland, Bill Evans, Herbie, M... read more [+]onty Alexander, Gene Harris, Ahmad, etc. All you need is 8 sounds with 1-2 layers and a single (1) split and the ability to store them in 1-button set-ups. 1. Right hand: piano (acoustic and electric), vibes and organ, layered strings; 2. left hand: bass (acoustic and electric, layered ride cymbal). And a manual that doesn't keep you up nights, only to have the rest of the musicians laff at and diss you when a "Take 6" sound accidentally appears on a job. M-Audio has come closest to the performing jazz-pop artist's dream. Now if only some of the big boys would tune in and come up with a slightly polished version of the same type of board--but with the ability to store simple on-board set-ups for single button changes in the middle of a song. This board is brilliant in the simplicity and practicality of its design; deficient in executing fully on this inspired concept. Even so, I'm about ready to swap my 4 Kurzweils for it (tho I might keep the PC1SE for piano sound and touch only--useful for playing singles without set-ups. As for effects: no! (I don't have any on my Steinway.) Chorus: yes, to liven up and fatten certain electric keyboard sounds. Is anyone besides M-Audio listening? close [-]

Good sound - great for midi also - great price!

by Phillip Golub from Pacific Palisades, CA
March 19, 2007
Music Background: Student
This piano has some of the best sounds built in I've ever heard from an electric piano. It also works great with a computer for midi (it has a USB port too). Also, $600 is a bargain for something thi... read more [+]s great! The only downside is that the keys are noisy when you hit them (they make a clunky sound when they go up and down). close [-]

M Audio prokeys 88

by Scott Lloyd from
July 16, 2010
Music Background: pro Musician
For the money this is a great keyboard controller. It has some good sounds on board. I use it for the piano hammered action. I needed a cheeper 88key controller. This is it. On my 2nd tier houses... read more [+] a Roland xp-80. Which I can control some of the functions. Rember players nothing comes close to the real thing. We have to rember that these are still syntheizers. To me I don't care what you play on. It is the talent that you have behind the keyboards. close [-]
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