The M-Audio KeyRig 49 USB MIDI controller gives you the playability and value youwant, plus the functionality you need to make the most out of your computer-based production, notation, and virtual instrument applications.Whether you're composing, performing, or creating music, the KeyRig 49 gives you great control surface functions for great results. This 49-key controller includes an assignable mod wheel, volume slider, and octave buttons, and itincludes M-Audio KeyRig and Ableton Live Lite software. If you're looking for a versatile, affordable controller, the KeyRig 49 is made to fit the bill!

With its 49 synth-action key, MIDI over USB computer interface, and an award-winning software bundle, the KeyRig 49 lets you start composing and performing musicwith any Mac or Windows PC computer right out of the box. This lightweight, low-profile controller offers you professional features such as pitch and mod wheels, an assignable volume slider, octave +/- buttons and sustain pedalinput.

M-Audio's KeyRig software turns your controller into a very versatile multi-instrument!You get four great "modules" that range from classic to up-to-the-minute modern. The SP-1 Stage Piano module gives you grand pianos,Wurlitzer, classic electric pianos, FM, clavinet and more, while the MB-3 ToneWheel Organ authentically emulates the classic Hammond sound, complete withrotary speaker. The GM-4 General MIDI Module adds another 128 GM instrumentsplus a great GM drum kit to your virtual instrument library. The MS-2 Polyphonic Synthesizer delivers a new, easy way to call up and edit great synth sounds.

Each KeyRig module features its own dual effects processors for delay, chorus,phaser. You also get a master effects section and an internal mixer and assignment controls that allow you configure independent MIDI channels for each module. KeyRig software's compatibility with AU, VST and RTAS also means thatyou can use its instruments as sound sources for your tracks in Pro Tools,Logic, Cubase, Ableton Live, and, well, pretty much any popular music software,and it even comes with a copy of Ableton Live Lite! But that's not all; you caneasily create splits and layers for things like left-hand bass with right-handkeys, piano/string layers and any other combination you can think of, makingthe KeyRig 49 a great tool both for composing music and for playing it onstage.

M-Audio KeyRig 49 USB MIDI Keyboard Controller Features at a Glance:

ü 49-note,synth-action keyboard

ü Assignable modulation wheel and volume slider

ü Pitchbend wheel

ü Assignable octave +/- buttons

ü Edit mode button

ü Sustain pedal input

ü USB 2.0 and USB 1.1 compatible

ü Connection and power via a single USB cable

ü Instant installation on Mac OS X and Windows XP - just plug and play

ü Includes M-Audio KeyRig software (PC Only)

ü AbletonLive Lite CD

ü USB Cable