M-Audio Keystation 88 MK3 USB/MIDI Keyboard

General

The M-Audio Keystation 88 MK3 is a no-fuss USB/MIDI keyboard made for those that don't need actually small army of faders and encoders. This means the price has been kept down, while you can still use the Keystation to control your plug-ins with ease, or simply take an existing sound from one of your plug-ins and leave it as is. Next to 88 semi-weighted keys, pitch and modulation wheels and a handful of extra buttons, this M-Audio keyboard offers you USB-MIDI and DIN-MIDI ports, as well as sustain and expression pedal inputs - all of which comes loaded into a lightweight housing.

Free Software

Besides one generously-priced MIDI keyboard, you're getting a massive software pack. While most other controllers, MIDI keyboards and audio interfaces also typically include a basic DAW, M-Audio gives you Ableton Live Lite plus MPC Beats! In addition, you're offered limited access to Skoove and Melodics and, in terms of instruments, Velvet, Mini Grand, Vacuum, Boom, DB-33 and Xpand!2 plugins. It doesn't stop there, because the included MPC Expansions are made up of MPC Beats Producer Kits, F9 Instruments Beats Edition. Laniakea Sounds, MSX Audio and ADSR. All things considered, the value for money offered here is tremendous, so it's not unthinkable that this affordable bit of studio kit is exactly what you've been looking for.

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• Please note: An Apple USB Camera Adapter (not included) is required for use in combination with iOS devices.