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M-Audio Keystation 49e
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  • kanye kouembskanye kouembs

    M-Audio Keystation 49ePublished on 11/29/06 at 10:48
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    Master basic keyboard the characteristics already known

    UTILIZATION

    Touch is not that great but it could have been worse ...
    the config is simplisime with USB port and MIDI Through
    Manu is very clear

    OVERALL OPINION

    I use it mainly for 2 years for my vst to play bass and ground
    I like that simplicitbr /> value for price level c of the ball
    honestly it's a keyboard for beginners but very quickly you constaterer the severe lack of function and you dirigere to something much more comprehensive.
    but if you start it is ideal to get your feet for cheap
  • James...James...

    Keys feel cheap but then again...

    M-Audio Keystation 49ePublished on 08/16/11 at 20:18
    This is a really cheap 49 key board. Features? What features? It has a mod wheel and that's about it. This is truly a product geared toward budget studios. That's exactly the application I bought it for way back when. I was starting up a studio and needed a good USB keyboard to play instruments. I didn't need any frills or crazy controls. This one has none. The price was right so I got one.

    UTILIZATION

    Setup is easy enough. Just install the driver and plug it in. M-audio generally has pretty good drivers. Any issues I've had with them have always been my own error. No need for a manual since this thing is literally a piano and nothing more. I guess it would be nice …
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    This is a really cheap 49 key board. Features? What features? It has a mod wheel and that's about it. This is truly a product geared toward budget studios. That's exactly the application I bought it for way back when. I was starting up a studio and needed a good USB keyboard to play instruments. I didn't need any frills or crazy controls. This one has none. The price was right so I got one.

    UTILIZATION

    Setup is easy enough. Just install the driver and plug it in. M-audio generally has pretty good drivers. Any issues I've had with them have always been my own error. No need for a manual since this thing is literally a piano and nothing more. I guess it would be nice if there was a velocity selection. It's not like it matters though. This is truthfully a beginners unit. The price and features reflect that.

    OVERALL OPINION

    My big gripe with this keyboard, has to be the keys themselves. Yes I understand that this is a very cheap and budget unit, but you would think that for what we lose in features, we could get some good keys. Or some decent keys. They are advertised as semi weighted I believe but they don't feel like it. This keyboard is comparable in feel to those $50 Wal mart keyboards you buy for your daughter at Christmas. I have used a few other M-audio keyboards like the Axiom series and I must say the key quality and feel on those is much much better. The difference in price makes it worth it imo. I suppose though if you are a beginner and you don't care about the feel, this is a fine studio unit. I mean it gets the job done. Never junked out on me. I wish M-audio would make a no-feature keyboard with good keys though. I don't need all the crazy knobs that the axioms have and would like one of those with good keys alone. I guess a good way to sum up my thoughts is that I am upset with the quality but for the price I really don't feel right complaining. You get what you pay for.
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  • TMJ StudioTMJ Studio

    M-Audio Keystation 49ePublished on 12/15/09 at 06:39
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    4 / 10

    UTILIZATION

    The major weakness is the sensitivity: I use it with the velocity disabled because it is zero. I who am 7 years of piano necessarily I'm accustomed to the touch of a piano but even without being demanding about this keyboard is useless as a function unusable.
    It's going to throw his ideas of melodies on a PC.
    The manual may not be useful for functions prog advanced, but as I have understood nothing, and I do not use it I do not need. ^ ^
    To install, nothing to do. We plug, you play.
    We must be careful even when it turns before running its software computer music otherwise it is not known, but it's a detail.
    The strong point: it is p…
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    4 / 10

    UTILIZATION

    The major weakness is the sensitivity: I use it with the velocity disabled because it is zero. I who am 7 years of piano necessarily I'm accustomed to the touch of a piano but even without being demanding about this keyboard is useless as a function unusable.
    It's going to throw his ideas of melodies on a PC.
    The manual may not be useful for functions prog advanced, but as I have understood nothing, and I do not use it I do not need. ^ ^
    To install, nothing to do. We plug, you play.
    We must be careful even when it turns before running its software computer music otherwise it is not known, but it's a detail.
    The strong point: it is powered by USB = no need for another cable = nomad. Convenient to take along a laptop is not my case but it makes for fewer cables. ^ ^
    May be lack of control knobs, but as others have said the price should not push.

    8 / 10

    OVERALL OPINION

    I use it for 3-4 years, I have no other and I have no other uses.
    It is only a set of melodies, shaping his ideas.
    Notice for small budgets.
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