Great deal for a specific market.
This keyboard is not for a serious keyboard player, but for what I assume is it's target demographic (like myself), it is perfect. I produce my own music and I'm not a keyboard player, but I do construct keyboard lines, which I edit together and create loops with. I also have limited space, and even though I would love a full sized keyboard, it really wouldn't fit well in my current setup, and it exceeds my budget. After doing some research, I found the M-Audio Oxygen 8 V2 on eBay for about $50 brand new in the box. It has pitch and modulation wheels, which are essential to me, and they work great. I was concerned about using this via USB with Windows 10 after reading a couple of discussion boards, and the fact that M-Audio doesn't produce drivers for Windows 10. Nonetheless, I plugged it in and it worked right off the bat. I use Cubase 5, and was thrilled to find a midi map file on the M-Audio site that imported into Cubase perfectly for me. I absolutely love that I can control the record, play and rewind, etc., right on the keyboard. The keys, although they don't feel like a more expensive unit would have, do work well and the touch sensitive key velocity works great in my opinion. Changing octaves is quick and easy, so I am getting by just fine without a full sized board. I am using this to trigger virtual instruments like Massive, Kontakt, etc., and it works perfectly with no latency issues. There are also many midi settings that I'll never use, but for more seasoned midi enthusiasts, there is some great overall control that you can achieve with this. It's also great to not need a separate power cord, as the USB cable powers it along with midi controlling. I've had some excellent experience with M-Audio products and this is no exception. I have not seen a better option out there for the price, other than ones with mini keys, or the occasional used stuff, but you never know how much life they still have in them.
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