icon i-Keyboard 5 USB MIDI keyboard controller

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icon i-Keyboard 5 USB MIDI keyboard controller
Product no: 9000-0005-5556 Bax Music Warranty: This product comes with a 3-year warranty.

General

The i-Keyboard 5 by icon is a USB MIDI keyboard with 49 full-size keys and a comprehensive control section. It has a very shallow metal housing that fits on any desk. The controls are located on the left side of the keyboard and include a comprehensive transport section, a channel section and two touch-sensitive strips for pitch and modulation.

i-Keyboard 5: the channel strip

Using the channel strip in the control section of the icon i-Keyboard 5, you can adjust the settings of the selected track in your DAW. There's a touch strip for volume, a rotary knob for panning and buttons for arming, muting and soloing.

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Please note: this product not come with an adapter, it is USB-powered.

Specifications

Product features

Number of pads	O
Number of keys	61
Aftertouch	no
Display	numeric
Sustainable product	not specified
Functions	touch strip, master section / transport
Included software	other
MIDI & other	MIDI out, MIDI over USB
Fits inside backpack	no
Software included	yes, CD-ROM / DVD/ HDD
Type of keys	keyboard action
Type of USB port	USB-B

Weight and dimensions including packaging

Weight (incl. packaging)	1,8 kg
Dimensions (incl. packaging)	89,0 x 26,0 x 11,0 cm

Product specifications

USB MIDI keyboard
4x octaves
narrow design
metal chassis with Kensington Lock
keys: 49, velocity-sensitive, full size, piano style
adjustable velocity
3x touch-sensitive strips with backlit LEDs for volume, pitch and modulation
3-segment LED screen
rotary encoder (enter & rotate) with 11 LEDs
18x freely-assignable LED backlit push buttons
transport buttons: play, stop, record, rewind, fast forward, and loop
channel section: rec-enable, solo, mute
single transpose button (transpose to a random tone)
octave up/down buttons
supports Mackie and HUI control
MIDI output
expression and sustain pedal jacks
PC and Mac compatible
USB 2.0
iMap TM software for MIDI mapping
colour: black

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Arjan E. September 25, 2013

Wrote the following about icon i-Keyboard 5 USB MIDI keyboard controller

Een groot voordeel van dit keyboard is de compacte form. Dit was ook de voornaamste reden voor mij om het keyboard aan te schaffen. Echter...

1. De bijgeleverde software is bijzonder slecht gedocumenteerd. De enige manier om uit te vinden wat bepaalde knoppen doen, of in welke volgorde knoppen geklikt moeten worden is trial & error.

2. Bij mijn keyboard is het niet gelukt om sustain/expressiepedaal goed werkend te krijgen. Ik heb dit met een aantal verschillende merken pedalen geprobeerd, maar helaas.

3. De strips voor pitch bend / modulatie vond ik vrij onhandig. De pitch bend strip reageert op de absolute positie van je vinger. Dus omhoog of omlaag benden vanuit de huidige toon betekent hat je moet gokken eaar je je vinger neer moet zetten, en dat gaat dus meestal mis.

Uiteindelijk heb ik na een paar gefrustreerde dagen dit keyboard weer teruggestuurd, en ingeruild voor een M-Audio Axiom 49. Dit keyboard werkte bij mij onmiddellijk na het aansluiten.