The M-Audio KeyRig 49 turns your Mac or PC into a versatile keyboard workstation. Featuring a 49-key, synth-action USB MIDI keyboard and the award-winning Key Rig software for the PC, KeyRig 49 makes it easy to start composing and performing music with a computer. Use KeyRig 49 to play Key Rig’s virtual instrument sounds, or audition loops and compose songs with M-Audio’s Session, Apple’s GarageBand, Ableton’s Live Lite (included) or other music-creation programs. The KeyRig 49 keyboard also includes professional features like pitch and mod wheels, an assignable volume slider, octave +/- buttons and sustain pedal input. It’s powered via a single USB cable and works instantly with computers running Mac OS X or Windows XP.
Key Features:
- 49-note velocity-sensitive synth-action keyboard
- assignable modulation wheel and volume slider
- pitch bend wheel
- assignable octave +/- buttons
- edit mode button
- sustain pedal input
- USB 2.0 and USB 1.1 compatible
- connection and power via a single USB cable
- instant installation on Mac OS X and Windows XP computers—just plug and play
Includes award-winning M-Audio Key Rig software (PC only) featuring:
- four top-quality virtual sound modules: SP-1 Stage Piano, MS-2 Polyphonic Synthesizer, MB-3 Tone Wheel Organ and GM-4 General MIDI
- use stand-alone or with a sequencer
- variable velocity and controller settings
- split and layer modules for performance combinations
- module and master effects processors
- compatible with most popular software
includes Ableton Live Lite music creation software
Compatibility
- MME and Mac OS X Core MIDI
Minimum System Requirements (PC):
- KeyRig 49 keyboard
- Pentium 3 800MHz (CPU may be higher for laptops)
- 256 MB RAM
- DirectX 9.0b
- Windows XP (SP2) * / Windows Vista 32 , 64bit (SP2) / Win7 32, 64bit
(Windows 98, Me, NT, or 2000 not supported)
* Home and Professional Edition only. Windows Meda Center Edition is not supported.
** M-Audio suggests you also check the minimum system requirements for your software, as they may be greater than the above.
- Key Rig software
- Pentium® III 500 MHz or AMD7 (P4 / Athlon 1 GHz or faster recommended)
- 256 MB RAM
- 600 MB free hard disk space
- Windows® XP*
- VST 2.0 compatible host software
- CD-ROM drive for installation
- Internet connection (on any computer) for software activation
- ASIO-compatible soundcard for standalone operation
* Home and Professional Edition only. Windows Media Center Edition is not supported.
Minimum System Requirements (Mac)
- Macintosh G3** 800/G4** 733MHz (CPU may be higher for laptops)
- OS X 10.2.8 w/ 256 MB RAM,
- OS X 10.3.4, 10.4, 10.5.1 w/ 512 MB RAM
** native USB port required; G3/G4 accelerator cards not supported
Note: M-Audio suggests checking the minimum system requirements of any third-party software, as they may be greater than the above specifications.
More information about this product: (Link to: M-Audio Website)
