M-AUDIO KEYSTATION61ES 61 Note Keyboard

MIDIMAN KEYSTATION61ES Details ^top

61-note velocity-sensitive semi-weighted action
pitch and modulation wheels; volume/control slider
separate MIDI out jack routes MIDI signals from your computer to control external devices
powered via USB or 9VDC power adapter (sold separately)
Mac OS X and Windows XP class-compliant for plug-and-play
includes Ableton Live Lite 4 music production software, so you can make music right away

volume/control slider
advanced function button for programming
sustain foot pedal input (pedal sold separately)
octave +/- buttons to extend keyboard range
separate MIDI out jack routes MIDI signals from your computer to control external devices
powered via USB or 9VDC power adapter (sold separately)
Mac OS X and Windows XP class-compliant for plug-and-play
includes Ableton Live Lite 4 music production software, so you can make music right away

The Keystation 61es is a 61-note USB keyboard with velocity-sensitive, semi-weighted keys that is designed to easily integrate in any computer music environment. Class-compliancy with Mac OS X and Windows XP delivers true plug-and-play setup. The Keystation 61es is also compatible with many music education and music creation software titles, making it ideal for classrooms and studios alike. More advanced users can control software synths, external sound devices, and more with the assignable slider, and pitch and mod wheels. This sleek, compact keyboard is USB bus-powered and requires no external power supply.

Bundled Software
Ableton Live Lite 5
Ableton Live Lite 5 delivers much of the functionality of Ableton Live 5—the revolutionary, multi-award winning music production solution that allows you to spontaneously compose, record, remix, improvise and edit your musical ideas in a seamless audio/MIDI environment. Live brings your acoustic, electronic and virtual instruments—as well as your digital audio recordings and MIDI sequences—together in a single interface with unparalleled ease of use.
Ableton Live Lite 5 delivers much of the functionality of Ableton Live 5—the revolutionary, multi-award winning music production solution that allows you to spontaneously compose, record, remix, improvise and edit your musical ideas in a seamless audio/MIDI environment. Live brings your acoustic, electronic and virtual instruments—as well as your digital audio recordings and MIDI sequences—together in a single interface with unparalleled ease of use.

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Live’s multi-award winning elastic audio sequencing lets you record, import, arrange and process multiple audio clips and loops into complete songs regardless of their pitch or tempo—all in real time while the music continues. You can even change tempo and pitch of audio independently after the fact—and clip envelopes create endless loop variations. Of course, you can also integrate linear tape-style recording along with your loops.

New additions to M-Audio's version of Live Lite include full ReWire Support, MIDI Remote Control, Mackie Control Support, Complex Warp Mode, Clip Freeze, Plug-in Delay Compensation, Arrangement Locators, Live Clip Format, Searchable Browser, New Preset Management and Effect/Device groups, and new effects such as Beat Repeat and Saturator.

Ableton’s unique approach to music production extends to a new paradigm in MIDI sequencing and manipulation as well, complete with exclusive virtual instruments. There’s also VST and Audio Unit support and a host of effects you can’t find anywhere else. As simple to use as it is powerful, Live is a completely unique musical tool that blurs the distinction between stage and studio.

Where the full version of Ableton Live gives you all of these capabilities across an unlimited number of audio and MIDI tracks, Ableton Live Lite 5 gives you four audio tracks and four MIDI tracks. Live Lite 5 will not include compressed audio support and records in 16 bit quality. Given Live’s unique power and efficiency—including resampling—that’s a lot of production capability right out of the box. It’s so intuitive and inspiring that you’ll be making new music immediately. And if you decide to unleash the full power of Ableton Live, your experience and files are completely transportable. Either way, Live lets you focus on what really matters: your music.

any G3 or faster
256 MB RAM
Mac OS X 10.2.8 or later
600 MHz CPU or faster
512 MB RAM recommended
Windows 2000/XP
Windows-compatible soundcard

MIDIMAN KEYSTATION61ES Specs ^top

size: 41"(L) x 11-1/2"(H) x 5"(D)
weight: 11 lbs
MME
Mac OS X Core MIDI
Windows 98SE / Me / 2000 (SP4) / XP (SP1)
OS 9.2.2 with OMS 2.3.8 (included)
OS X 10.1.5 or greater
* native USB port required; G3/G4 accelerator cards not supported