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sw80 « Works good, cheap feeling keys though »
Published on 10/09/12 at 21:35There are 61 velocity sensitive keys on the M-Audio Oxygen 61. It has 9 sliders, transport controls and it is compatible with just about any DAW you can name. It is very affordable and well built. I have been using this MIDI controller since 2010 and I used it for about 6 months and don’t have a complaint about it. I chose to go with this MIDI controller because it had some sliders that I could assign to different options in my DAW and it was well built. At the time I wanted more than my 49 key controller so I started looking at 61 key Controllers and came across this one. It was affordable and made by M-Audio so I knew it would be well built.
UTILIZATION
It does come with a manual but there really isn’t a need for it unless you are having compatibility problems with a program or your computer. I used it on my Windows 7 desktop and a Windows Vista computer and it has not caused a problem. Actually on my Windows 7 machine I didn’t even have to install anything I just plugged it in and it worked automatically.
OVERALL OPINION
If you use the Oxygen 61 with Pro Tools then you will notice that it has some instant controls over it. Some of the sliders are pre mapped to options in Pro Tools automatically you don’t even have to do anything. You can go in and re assign things the way you want them later or if you don’t like the way they are when you get it. Also notes this with Reason, it was pre mapped to control certain aspects of Reason which I ended up mapping it the way that I wanted later down the road.
The keys on the Oxygen 61 really don’t have much weight to them, but I figured that it wouldn’t since it only cost less than 200 dollars. The keys do feel like plastic and cheap but that’s what you get for this price range. If you are really into playing the keys and need weight and a good feel to the keys then do not get the Oxygen 61 you will feel helpless and it will affect your playing.
UTILIZATION
It does come with a manual but there really isn’t a need for it unless you are having compatibility problems with a program or your computer. I used it on my Windows 7 desktop and a Windows Vista computer and it has not caused a problem. Actually on my Windows 7 machine I didn’t even have to install anything I just plugged it in and it worked automatically.
OVERALL OPINION
If you use the Oxygen 61 with Pro Tools then you will notice that it has some instant controls over it. Some of the sliders are pre mapped to options in Pro Tools automatically you don’t even have to do anything. You can go in and re assign things the way you want them later or if you don’t like the way they are when you get it. Also notes this with Reason, it was pre mapped to control certain aspects of Reason which I ended up mapping it the way that I wanted later down the road.
The keys on the Oxygen 61 really don’t have much weight to them, but I figured that it wouldn’t since it only cost less than 200 dollars. The keys do feel like plastic and cheap but that’s what you get for this price range. If you are really into playing the keys and need weight and a good feel to the keys then do not get the Oxygen 61 you will feel helpless and it will affect your playing.