Customer Reviews

M-Audio Oxygen 49 49-Key USB MIDI Controller

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A video review of the m-audio oxygen 49 (silver) midi control keyboard... Just another spectacular product from m-audio. looking forward to purchasing more items from them.

I am a audio production major, and on my first day at the art institute of California, they had the oxygen8's in class and I in was in love. The oxygen8 never gives me any issues with pro tools or logic, and for that matter max MSP. The oxygen49 worked flawlessly with the driver (from the disk)
In reason 4. I love the feeling of this keyboard, the knobs and faders are nicely weighted, the only negeitive I have to say is the keys arent fully weighted, but for this price, I won't complain:) and in all honesty semi weight is better then nothing. This keyboard is everything you see in the picture.

I am not a professional musician, but I know what I am doing when it comes to keyboards. This is a great MIDI controller and works perfectly with Ableton (both the included Lite version and full-on Live version). Knobs and sliders have a solid feel to them. Keys are quick and responsive. This is a meat and potatoes keyboard for those who know what they need and for the money, it can't be beat! Caveat: if you are a pianist, you may want a more expensive hammer-action keyboard or else you'll find this keyboard way too fast.

The Oxygen-49 is a 49-key synth-action MIDI controller with 9 sliders, 8 knobs, a transport control section and 9 generic buttons. You'll never be fooled into thinking it's a real piano keyboard, but that's not what it is for. (A StudioLogic 990XP feels much more like a hammer-action weighted piano keyboard.)

Of all the buttons, the ones I use most are the transport controls. They took me a while to find the correct setup procedure (buttons in Sonar are rather obscure to program).


drawbacks: The 3-digit LED display is a puzzzle to decode sometimes. (A backlit LCD would probably require too much current.) Programming can be awkward because of the lack of dedicated programming utttons, though at least the keys are labeled.The sliders seem a bit fragile, and it is very difficult to enter precise values with them; you can usually get within or 2 of the number but hittting it dead on takes luck.The mod wheel doesn't have a centering spring but the pitch bender does, and both wheels are located in an awkward place,

But these issues are minor. The keyboard has a good feel, and the transport buttons are conveniently-placed (and very convenient). I've usually been saatisfied with M-Audio's equipment, and the Oxygen 49 is no exception.

I just got Garage Band on the Mac, and decided to pick up keyboard again after a lapse of many years. Just plugged it in and it worked. More functionality than I need--maybe more than I will ever need--but not expensive.

I got this keyboard for use with Reason 5, and it works wonderfully.
The only downsides are that the keys are not fully weighted (which is fine considering the price) and there is a bit of a delay between the keypress and sound.

I have had this keyboard for about a month and find its a really nice keyboard.

I would recommend getting the M-Audio SP-2 US65010 Sustain Pedal Piano Style Sustain Pedal for Keyboards to go with it. It should be the only other hardware device you need as there are only 2 ports (USB and sustain pedal).

As one reviewer said, there is no DAW with it, but I didn't expect there to be one as its not mentioned in the description. So if you don't have garage band, or another DAW, you may have to buy that, or look for a free one on the net.

No drivers was required to work with Garage Band, and direct link works well with Garage band, after installing a package from M-Audio's website.

As someone just starting out with a keyboard, I can't compare it with a real piano, or even with another keyboard. But it does seem well made, and looks great. I have enjoyed learning on it.

Fantastic product, at a great price, allows someone just getting into electronic music production to have a flexible midi keyboard without spending hundreds of dollars. Works -PERFECTLY- on my windows 7 64-bit pc, and using the most recent version of Ableton.

buy it buy it buy it! as a newbie to electronic music production i recommend it to anyone starting out!

When I was browsing for midi keyboards, I was looking for something not too expensive, and also something transportable. This keyboard was exactly what I wanted. I had read complaints about latency issues and delay between key press and response from software, but I had no such problem. If you encounter this problem, it is most likely your drivers that are the cause. Use ASIO4All drivers, and there should be little to no latency. The buttons are firm and make a distinct click noise when pressed. The keys themselves are light, but they still allow for pressure sensitivity.

I just magically plug it into my mac and the mac fairies make it work! Use it with my reason program and it works great. Nice sensitivity and functions.