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CME U-Key

49-Key USB MIDI Controller with Built-in Sound Module

Item ID: UKey49

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Compact Controller with Sounds!

U-Key uses ultra thin full action semi-weighted keys. U-Key has built-in 64-polyphony and an internal high fidelity speaker driven by a digital amplifier. U-Key also includes many MIDI songs and accompaniment in different styles, including loop variation and chord change. All MIDI songs and styles can be downloaded from Internet and transferred into U-Key via USB. U-Key supplies a brand new Game mode, which users can use in conjunction with music books to test their skills. U-Key also has built-in multi-ethnic scales of the world from Arabian music to Asian music. U-CTRL is a brand new concept from CME, providing the easiest way to communicate between controller and music software. You do not need to load templates or presets, just press the U-CTRL button and all the controllers for software will load.

U-Key supplies more than 20 user-defined controllers, including a joystick, trigger pads, encoder for data entry, and jacks for pedals. All controllers are programmable and the functions of U-Key can be quickly and easily setup by pressing certain keys. The user can save their controller settings and load at any time they want. U-Key has plug and plays USB MIDI driver for Windows XP/ MAC OSX, and it can be powered via USB.

CME U-Key Features:
  • Slim design 49-note semi-weighted velocity-sensitive keyboard
  • Built-in tone generator, speakers, and headphone out for music on the go
  • 3 layers for easy operation
  • Interactive Layer for real time performance of MIDI files via pads and knobs
  • Intelligent Layer for controlling external tone generators in live performance including splits and layers
  • Integrated Layer for controlling DAW software
  • 1 x Programmable Joystick
  • 8 x programmable trigger pads, velocity sensitive
  • 8 x programmable knob controller (endless encoder)
  • 1 x endless encoder for data entry
  • 'PadStyle' MIDI song and style help you to play live music easily
  • Interactant mode to improve skill of your performance
  • Multi-scale of the keys to fit more kinds of ethnic music
  • U-CTRL function let you work with music software perfectly
  • Full MIDI functions including SEQ transport
  • Music software control templates with user bank memories
  • LED display
  • Firmware upgraded via USB
  • USB MIDI, class-compliant with Windows XP and Mac OS X
  • Universal pedal connector, full compatible with switch and expression pedal
  • 1 x stereo line output, 1/8" phone jack
  • 1 x stereo headphone output, 1/8" phone jack
  • 1 x MIDI I/O
  • USB bus-powered
Specification Detail
Dimensions 28.6 x 8.3 x 2.3 in (726.5 x 210 x 58.3 mm)
Weight 7.3 lbs (3.32 kg)

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based on 1 customer review

Awsome

by Emcee Blaze from Redwood city, CA, USA
February 26, 2010
Music Background: hobbyist
well this is just a great controller i use it for reason, fl studio, and sonar and it works great with them i have had it for about 7 months and i fell in love with it since the first time i used it. ... read more [+]
I would definitely recommend it. close [-]

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