| Content | The Alesis V Mini is a powerful, intuitive, and portable MIDI controller that lets you take full command of your music software. With 25 mini-size velocity-sensitive keys and Octave Up/Down buttons, you can expand the keyboard to the full melodic range and play bass lines, chords, and melodies. V Mini also features four assignable knobs for manipulating effect plugins and virtual instruments: open and close filters, adjust volume levels, activate effects, tweak parameters, and more. Four velocity-sensitive backlit pads allow you to launch clips or finger drum with exceptional response, and pitch, modulation, and sustain buttons expand the expressive capabilities of your performing.
V Mini is bundled with Xpand!2 by AIR Music Tech. Xpand!2 is an advanced virtual instrument that comes with a collection of over 2000 premium sounds, ranging from acoustic instruments to futuristic synthesizers. This powerful software allow you to create or perform music with V Mini right out of the box. |
Controller for Ableton Live with 64 backlit pads + Ableton Live Lite 9. Compatible with Windows 7,8,8.1 and Mac OS X 10.09 Mavericks, 10.10 Yosemite. |
- Juno-60 Synth Engine (4 voices)
- ACB modelling technology
- 64 Preset sounds and controls for filter and envelope
- Effects: Delay and reverb
- Programmable chord sequencer with a maximum of 64 steps and 64 patterns
- Choice of 100 chords available
- Chords can be varied with arpeggios or rhythmic phrasing (9 styles with 12 variations each)
- Mix input line/headphone output: 3.5 mm TRS jack
- Sync in/out: 3.5 mm jack
- MIDI in/out: 3.5 mm TRS jack, type A
- USB-C port for USB audio/MIDI and power supply
- Built-in lithium-ion battery for up to 3.5 hours of operation
- Dimensions (W x D x H): 188 x 106 x 36.2 mm
- Weight: 295 g
- Incl. USB cable
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- 25 Velocity-Sensitive Mini-Keys
- Bluetooth Connection with Mac and iOS
- 30-Hour AA Battery Life
- Supports Mac, Windows & iOS
- Expressive Joystick
- Arpeggiator Feature
- Sustain, Tap & Octave-Shift Buttons
- USB-Powered by Computer or iPad/iPhone
- Includes 5 Virtual Sound Modules
- Edit Controls via KORG KONTROL Editor
Featuring a set of 25 velocity-sensitive Natural Touch mini-keys, the microKEY Air-25 from Korg is a slim MIDI controller with tap tempo, arpeggiator, and sustain functions. If you wish, you can bus-power this unit via the USB port, but the microKEY Air also features Bluetooth capabilities, allowing you to connect wirelessly to Mac and iOS devices. Hooked up in such a fashion, the keyboard can last up to 30 hours on two AA batteries (alkaline are recommended).
This microKEY Air is armed with an expressive joystick that allows you to transmit pitch-bend, modulation, and control-change commands to enhance your MIDI performances. When the arpeggiator is on, the function of the joystick changes, enabling you to switch between the three different arpeggio types (up, trigger, and down), to control the duration of the arpeggiated notes, and to engage the latch function--thereby allowing you to sound an arpeggio even after you take your hand off the keyboard. A Sustain/Tap button allows you to apply sustain to your performances as a pedal would. However, when the arpeggiator is on, this control transmogrifies into a tap button that allows you to set the tempo of the arpeggio. The Key Transpose feature enables you to pitch the notes up or down in intervals of semitone steps, while octave-shift selectors let you extend the note range of the keyboard by 4 octaves in either direction.
The controller also includes five virtual instruments (Korg Legacy Collection, UVI Digital Synsations, AAS Ultra Analog Session, AAS Strum Session, and AAS Lounge Lizard Session) and two apps (Korg Module Le for iPhone and Korg Module Le for iPad). Finally, purchasing the Korg microKEY Air will allow you to download a limited version of Propellerhead\'s Reason, or to apply a $50 discount towards Ableton Live.
Controller
USB-powered by your computer, iPad, or iPhoneBluetooth compatibility with Mac and iOS devices25-key, velocity-sensitive Natural Touch mini-keyboardExpressive joystick transmits pitch-bend, modulation and control-change commandsSustain/Tap button can add sustain to notes as a sustain pedal would. When the arpeggiator is on, this becomes a tap button that allows you to set the tempo of the arpeggio by pressing this button several times at the desired intervalOctave Shift and Key Transpose features allow access to the full MIDI note rangeJoystick and sustain/tap button command settings can be edited using the Korg Kontrol Editor from the Korg website
5 Virtual Instruments Included
UVI\'s Digital Synsations module provides sampled emulations of classic digital and hybrid synths from the early 1990sLounge Lizard Session, the sound module from Applied Acoustics Systems, provides expressive electric piano soundsApplied Acoustics Systems\' Strum Acoustic Session is a physical-modeling software synthesizer that lets you "play" acoustic guitar parts with the expressiveness of an acoustic instrumentUltra Analog Session, also by Applied Acoustics Systems, is an analog-modeling synthesizer featuring analog-style synth soundsKorg Legacy Collection-M1 Le software synthesizer brings the sounds of the M1 music workstation to your computer
Korg KONTROL Editor
Korg KONTROL Editor MIDI-mapping software allows you to set the keyboard to respond to one of eight distinct velocity curves, or set a fixed velocity value. This is useful in customizing the microKEY Air to your personal playing style
| Keyboard |
25-key Natural Touch mini-keyboard |
| Controllers |
1x pitch-bend wheel
1x modulation wheel
2x octave shift buttons |
| Octave Shift |
-4 to +4 |
| Connections |
Assignable switch jack, 1x USB Type B |
| Wireless |
Bluetooth Low Energy (Apple Bluetooth Low Energy MIDI specification????compliant) |
| Power Supply |
2X AA batteries (when connected wirelessly; use alkaline or nickel-metal hydride batteries)
USB bus power (when connected via USB) |
| Power Consumption |
Less than 100 mA |
| Operating Requirements |
Using USB connection
- Mac: Apple Macintosh with USB port, Mac OS 10.8 Mountain Lion or later
- iOS: iPhone/iPad with iOS 8 or later
- Windows: Computer with USB port, Microsoft Windows 7 SP1 or later (32-bit / 64-bit)
Using Bluetooth
- Mac: Apple Macintosh supporting Bluetooth 4.0 or later with OS X 10.10 Yosemite or later installed
- iOS: iPhone/iPad supporting Bluetooth 4.0 with iOS 8 or later
- Windows: Not available as of yet; update for compatibility to come
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| Dimensions (WxDxH) |
15.6 x 5.1 x 2.1" / 395 x 131 x 52 mm |
| Weight |
1.5 lb / 670 g |
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Music Workstation with 61 Keys
- Slightly weighted "semi-weighted" keyboard with velocity
- Sound generation: 9 Synthesis methods SGX-2, EP-1, HD-1, AL-1, CX-3, STR-1, MOD-7, MS-20EX and PolysixEX
- Polyphony: Up to max. 200 voices (depending on the synthesis method)
- 7" TouchView display (800 x 480 pixels) with dark mode
- Real-time controller (retractable) for sound processing
- Polyphonic arpeggiator
- Drum track and step sequencer (4 scenes each)
- Set list function
- Search and preview function for sounds and combinations
- Favorite sound function
- 3-Band EQ for individual tracks (midi and audio)
- Smooth Sound Transition (prevents dropouts when changing sounds)
- Dynamics control for expressive sound settings
- With mode and quick access buttons
- Sampling function
- 16-Track MIDI sequencer
- 16-Track audio recorder (24-bit / 48kHz)
- 16 Effects processors
- 2 Master effects paths and 2 total effects
- USB type A for midi controller and keyboard connection
- USB type B for USB midi and audio
- Outputs: 2x 6.3 mm jack (L / Mono, R)
- 4 x Individual outputs: 6.3 mm jack symmetrical
- Headphone output: 6.3 mm stereo jack
- Inputs: 2x 6.3 mm jack balanced (mic / line)
- MIDI In / Out / Thru
- Connections for pedals: damper pedal (stepless recognition), freely definable foot switch and pedal
- Integrated 60 GB SSD (2.5") drive
- Dimensions (W x D x H): 1062 x 386 x 116 mm
- Weight: 13 kg
- Includes software bundle (download): KORG software instruments, Reason Lite, Ozone Elements, Skoove
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The M-Audio Keystation 88 MK3 is a MIDI keyboard controller designed for sequencing music and playing virtual instruments on a Mac or Windows computer. It features 88 full-size, semi-weighted, and velocity-sensitive keys for a natural, piano-like feel. The Keystation 88 MK3 sports a series of controls that expand the range of playable notes, while providing expressive capabilities as well.
Assignable transport and directional controls allow for playing, performing, and recording with music software without using a mouse or trackpad. If you've got your own sustain pedal, you can plug it into the Keystation 88 MK3 via its 1/4" sustain pedal input.
Lightweight and durable, the controller is USB-powered, class compliant, and supports USB-MIDI connectivity. A 5-pin DIN MIDI output facilitates use with your favorite, compatible synthesizer, so it can receive messages from the Keystation 88. Additionally, the unit supports iOS connectivity using the Apple iPad Camera Connection Kit (available separately), enabling one to perform and compose with audio apps on an iPad or another iOS device.
The Keyboard comes with a variety of software, including DAWs such as Pro Tools | First M-Audio Edition, Ableton Live Lite, and Akai Professional MPC Beats performance/recording software, plus five MPC Beats expansion kits. Also included is AIR Music Technology Xpand!2, a multitimbral all-in-one virtual instrument that lets you stack up to four individual sounds to create your own unique-sounding patches.
Keyboard sounds can be achieved via three included AIR Music Technology soft-synths: The Mini Grand, with seven acoustic piano sounds, and the Velvet, which gives you five vintage electric piano sounds. DB-33 is a virtual Hammond B3 organ with rotarty speaker cabinets, while Boom is a slick drum machine that pays homage to the most popular vintage drum machine of the past. Additional software includes Skoove and Melodics. The keyboard comes with a USB Type-A to USB Type-B cable.
| Keyboard |
88 Full-Size Keys, Semi-Weighted Action |
| MIDI Control Surfaces |
1 x Wheel (Pitch-Bend)
1 x Wheel (Modulation)
1 x Slider |
| Performance Functions |
Browser, Transport Controls |
Connectivity
| I/O |
1 x MIDI 5-Pin Output
1 x USB Type-B |
| OS Compatibility |
macOS 10.11 or Later
Windows 7 or Later
*As of September, 2020: check with manufacturer for the most up-to-date compatibility |
Power
| Power Options |
AC/DC Power Adapter (Not Included), USB Bus Power |
Physical
| Display |
None |
| Dimensions (W x D x H) |
54.2 x 8.5 x 2.9" / 137.7 x 21.6 x 7.4 cm |
| Weight |
13.75 lb / 6.24 kg |
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