M-Audio Oxygen 61

Under the Oxygen series, M-Audio offers intuitive keyboard controllers for software-based music production and performances. With deep hardware/software integration, they are ideal for both studio use and on-the-go applications. The Oxygen 61 allows comprehensive control of your software without needing to reach for the mouse, featuring 61 velocity-sensitive keys, eight assignable knobs for adjusting effect plugins and virtual instruments, eight velocity-sensitive pads for sample triggering and finger drumming, and nine assignable faders for the master output and track mixing. The Oxygen 61 also includes dedicated transport buttons and track up/down buttons, enabling playback, stop, and record directly from the keyboard in a DAW environment. The Oxygen 61 MIDI controller integrates seamlessly with popular DAWs like Ableton Live, Pro Tools, Logic, Cubase, and many others. It automatically assigns its controls to the relevant parameters of the corresponding DAW, allowing for instant adjustment of mixer, editor, and transport windows. Additionally, the Oxygen 61 comes with customizable presets for numerous effect plugins and virtual instruments. It is also pre-configured for the included software SONiVOX Twist, saving you from a cumbersome setup so you can start making music right away. The software package for the Oxygen 61 also includes the popular performance and production software Ableton Live Lite. This powerful music software enables spontaneous composing, recording, remixing, and editing of musical ideas in an intuitive audio/MIDI environment—both in the studio and on stage. The results can be saved and mixed.