M-Audio Axiom AIR Mini 32 MIDI Controller

Description

A versatile, compact keyboard and pad controller with special music creation software.

Shatter musical barriers and expectations with the Axiom A.I.R. Mini 32 from M-Audio. Uniting serious power and exceptional ease-of-use, the Axiom A.I.R Mini 32 is the ultimate tool for the mobile musician. This compact controller provides 32 great-feeling mini keys with plenty of room to play. Take control of your sessions with eight knobs, eight drum pads, plus transport and software navigation buttons. M-Audio's HyperControl technology instantly assigns the controls to work with your recording software. Completing this powerful package is the included Ignite music creation software-providing the fastest path for transforming the ideas in your head into a finished piece of music.

Take Control
The Axiom A.I.R. Mini 32 offers extensive control, yet remains simple to use. As stated above, the HyperControl technology instantly maps the control surface to work flawlessly with your recording software, so there are no set-up chores required. Customize your setup right from the keyboard - no editing software required. Save your favorites to the 10 memory locations for instant recall. Add to that dedicated transport and track select buttons for true Best-In-Class capabilities.

Space-Saving Style
Ideal for the on-the-go or laptop musician, the compact Axiom A.I.R. Mini 32 serves up 8 responsive pads and 32 velocity-sensing mini-keys, opening new paths to expressive performance. Choose a velocity curve to match your playing. Pitch Bend, Modulation, and Sustain buttons add serious performance capabilities. Octave shift keys provide access to the entire MIDI note range.

A New Approach to Making Music
With Ignite, you can now capture your ideas quickly with professional results. Individual musical ideas are captured as phrases, simply called clips. Multiple clips can be played back together, or even grouped to create more complex phrases and song sections. Ignite provides seamless integration with any current M-Audio keyboard controller. Once connected to your computer, the key parameters will be automatically assigned, or mapped, to the front panel controllers. This tight integration provides an out-of-the-box solution that simply works-with no setup chores to perform.

Sound Your Best
Included with Ignite are over 275 remarkable instrument sounds developed by A.I.R. Music Technology. In addition to a versatile arpeggiator, Smart MIDI technology provides both a Chord Player and a Phrase Player that can introduce new musical parts to enhance your production-even a drum pattern. Email your ideas to the rest of the band. Share your musical ideas and songs with other musicians through SoundCloud-all without ever leaving Ignite. Plus, you can export WAV, MP3 and MIDI files, and then import them into any DAW recording software-including Pro Tools.

Specifications

• M-Audio Axiom A.I.R. Mini 32 USB MIDI Controller
• 32 low-profile velocity sensing mini-keys with selectable touch curves
• 8 dynamic drum pads, with 2 Banks for added versatility
• Drum pad learn feature makes it easy to assign patches to trigger pads
• Interactive HyperControl provides effortless controller mapping
• Assignable controls with front-panel programming
• 8 knobs, 3 dedicated transport controls, 5 navigation buttons
• Ten memory locations for saving your custom settings
• Dedicated pitch bend, modulation, and sustain performance buttons
• Octave / Transpose buttons provide access to the entire note range
• Includes Ignite music creation software
• Class-compliant with Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7, and Mac OS X
• Ignite Music Creation Software
• Seamless M-Audio keyboard integration
• Unique musician-centric workflow
• Capture ideas quickly”with professional results
• Easily combine and arrange individual recordings
• Intuitive graphic interface aids production
• Smart MIDI Chord and Phrase players
• 275+ superior AIR instrument sounds
• Easy sharing and collaboration via SoundCloud