All user reviews for the M-Audio Axiom 49

Semi-weighted keys, by far the best touch that price and even the above.
I am all in-store test nbreux keyboards, sometimes 3000 euros ... it silent the better!

MIDI and USB connectivity ... classic full footswitch ...

8 pads, faders and endless pots, buttons, an LCD screen ... in short, it is full ARCHI.

UTILIZATION

Everything is simple, nothing wrong.

OVERALL OPINION

I've had a year or so.

It is a little heavy for the nomad, but the only thing I n'apprcie not.

This is by far the best price and best quality without touching in touch heavy.

I would do without this choice and I recommend hsiter SERIES Axiom all my friends since I have. An excellent keyboard.

See the manufacturer's website.

UTILIZATION

Semi-weighted keys? Yeah. Let's say it's a little better than a synth, but it's even a little similar. That said, it's enjoyable and trs APRS test full of keyboards including trs expensive, it's the best touch before taking crdit for 20 years.

OVERALL OPINION

I just plug the keyboard for the first time and it works nickel. Good touch. Knobs of good quality, sensitive pads.
It has lots of curves and even VLOC acclration curves. You can save your assignments knobs etc. as presets, so your back instantanment rglages depending on the software or the virtual instrument. Large-screen rtro clear knobs so they do not know what to do. I do not regret having sold the crap I had before (O2). It's the same mark but the day and night.

- What type of keyboard (synth, piano ...)? How many octaves?
Keyboard Master

UTILIZATION

- The general configuration is it simple?
Yes just plug in, start building software is preferred (Reason / fl studio / ableton) and it works!
Be careful though, if you have a USB 5.1 hercules there may be trouble with the drivers
- The manual is clear and sufficient? ...
Manual as a PDF available on the M-Audio
comprehensive, but complicated enough towards the end (especially the part about MIDI)

OVERALL OPINION

- How long have you use it?
Two months

- How would you rate the quality / price?
very good place to start without breaking the bank

[/ B] - What is so special that you like the least? [/ B]
Touch a little weird at first but you'll quickly get used

The many controllers, pads, and hit motivated my choice, and the trust I place on the brand.

UTILIZATION

Touched semi weighted unusual, we like we like it, I like.
Configuration very simple if you know to use its MIDI sequencer.
Channel selection and easy thanks to the small screen.

OVERALL OPINION

I use it occasionally for 3 years and it suits me ample (use computer music). I tested some other models midi keyboard later.
The price / quality ratio and correct, but over time I think I made a simple type Keystation keyboard, often not using the controllers in the end ...
I think the most: the pads, the possibilities of settings and presets offered by the screen.

What motivated my choice: all checks pm: I used both keyboard and controller! (And the bargain price that I had ...)
She can connect two pedals, it connects both midi in usb, if it is usb the computer detects it immediately, and via the internet, installs the drivers without incident.

UTILIZATION

The touch is nice for this type of device, nothing to do anyway with the heavy touch of my Roland, himself, has the last few steps to climb to compare to a real piano ...

The manual is quite clear and complete.

The general configuration is simple, since it allows a lot of things: if we want to push the beast into a corner, he will study it for a while!

OVERALL OPINION

I use it for 2 years. This is my first midi keyboard.

The feature I like most: all of these controls noon, pads, knobs, faders ... All parameters as desired (see article for details). Besides programming opportunities that I have not yet used.
The feature I like least: no m-audio axiom in 88 keys! Damage. More seriously, the pads are really limited to playing the drum. but as triggers, they add much to this keyboard already full!

I had OCCAZ so enjoyable value for money! Today, we can get it for even cheaper: for those who want acquire a very good keyboard, midi controller for only a hundred euros, there's no hesitation.

With experience, I do it again so this choice I eagerly awaits the release of the axiom 88!

I was looking for a keyboard not too expensive, programmable, with connections noon. In fact I use it in USB.

For the price I'm not sure what they could add

UTILIZATION

The touch is nice, that's what made me decide against yamaha that had a built-in arpeggiator.

The manual is clear but the general configuration, even for someone accustomed to the south is not so simple. Especially for the pads, besides, I could not get them to work as I wanted (on a different channel Canal General synth pads for drums / samples, piano ... piano) at the beginning.
In fact a lot of parameters are stored in different places in their software settings which means that we never know which one outweighs the others. You end up using their grid rather than the visual mode finally.

The selection of presets is unclear and I find switche not fast enough for my taste. Kind you're forced to wait for the master keyboard in your piece ...

There is no way learn (the keyboard controller assigns to what he receives as a signal as a learn mode is activated which, like the control surfaces are super behringer on this point). I tried not too but I think it does not handle sysex level potentiometers. Personally I'm doing but for someone who has an absolute need to control a synth beware.

Then we will not moan too much either, by spending time one gets his way and saw its price can not wait for a microcontroller that switches with the millisecond.

OVERALL OPINION

I use it for a year and a half.

Before I had a synth yamaha psr such low range for beginners, I tested the akai, yamaha and so on. before choosing MAUDIO to his touch that I found most natural (guitar today, I started with the "real" piano and am more comfortable with buttons the size of those of a piano) . I'm glad to have taken akai seen the quality that has usb sync my buddy ...

The value for money is good but not too much to want to be programmed. Must not play musical styles that need to go too fast on the break pads like core, metal, industrial etc.. because they follow not (to my knowledge no competitor is really better on this point) with the same velocity curves limit set in binary

With experience I will ever be the choice I think but I'll take a careful look at the speed of switch from one memory to another and that there is a way learn from the competition. Yamaha pTet genre was not so bad actually The arpeggiator or a few presets or simple as a click on the isp I miss more than I thought actually, just to complete a riff as we get the idea head without having to open the sequencer and make the battery to the pads.

- What technical features/characteristics motivated your choice?
I had previously owned the O2, also from M-Audio, and so what i really wanted here was a keyboard that worked...with no latency...with velocity curves you can choose...and keys that actually had some sort of touch to them.
Well, the Axiom has all that and more, although i'm not sure the 25 model has the adjustable velocity...check before buying cos that is one hell of a feature.

- What connection types are there (MIDI, pedals...)?...
USB, MIDI out, MIDI In, Expression jack, Sustain jack, power in, on-off switch, all on rear.

UTILIZATION

After my disastrous experience with the O2, i wanted to check this one out thoroughly and went round stores asking a lot of questions...and demanded to try it.
I tried some other keyboards in the process, of course, some of which were top of the range very expensive synths...none were as good as this except this with a proper heavy piano touch. But you can't compare them, really: this was the best of all the semi-weighted ones.

Haven't used it extensively yet but everything seems simple.

The endless rotary knobs are a plus. You even have pads! Loads of buttons all over the place...you also have faders! The array of assignable switches is virtually perfect.

OVERALL OPINION

I got this second hand for 160 €...instead of 250 € new. So the value is amazing (for me) . I haven't used it much yet but it's a pleasure every time i do.

The only thing that could make it better? More keys (get the 61 model then!) and a proper weighted touch.

Is this the best MIDI keyboard of this size/price? Most probably, yes! Would definitely buy it again!