Amazing value on this bundle from M-Audio and Propellerheads. The fantastic Axiom 25 USB controller keyboard plus a full Reason 3.0 for a great price. A great gift for any budding muscian!
This bundle consists of the Axiom 25 plus a bundled 'OEM' version of Reason 3.0 which is exactly the same as the retail version but can only be supplied with selected hardware.
Reason 3.0
As a Reason user, you can forget about the downsides of music production. Forget malfunctioning modules and confusing connections. Reason's cables don't tangle. Forget about steep learning curves and menus within menus. Reason is so direct you'll learn it in minutes. And forget the tedious process of gathering all the different disks and soundbanks needed to load up a song.
And so is the sound. The audio quality is everything you would expect from the people behind ReCycle and ReBirth. But pristine sound quality is only half the story; the instruments and effects in Reason are loaded with character and attitude. Reason will not just impress, but inspire you.
All the controls you need
Each unit in Reason's virtual rack is edited from its own on-screen front panel. All the sliders, knobs, buttons and functions are right in front of you, ready to be tweaked, turned and twisted in absolute real-time. And all your front panel actions - filter adjustments, pitch bending, gain riding or panning - can be recorded and automated in the Reason sequencer.
Need more gear?
In Reason, you will never run out of rack space. No problem. Choose a synth, a drum machine, a loop player or any device from the Create menu, and it will instantly appear in your rack, logically patched into the signal chain. And because Reason is designed to go easy on your computer, you can repeat the process until you're more than happy. If you ever wished you had eleven samplers and ten compressors, Reason is definitely for you. And if you have created more machines than you have mixer channels, just create another mixer.
M-Audio Axiom 25
Don’t let the compact size of the Axiom 25 fool you. This advanced 25-key USB mobile MIDI controller features both semi-weighted action and assignable aftertouch, plus eight rubberized trigger pads that put drum programming and performance at your fingertips. Eight endless rotary encoder knobs let you get your hands on synth parameters, virtual mixer controls and more. Six transport controls can also assign to control other MIDI parameters. Virtually everything is freely MIDI-assignable—and the backlit LCD screen makes programming easy and intutive. You get 20 memory locations for on-board storage, plus free Enigma editor/librarian software to manage an unlimited number of setups via computer.
Features:
- 25-key velocity-sensitive semi-weighted action keyboard with assignable aftertouch
- 8 MIDI-assignable trigger pads
- 8 MIDI-assignable rotary encoder knobs
- 6 transport buttons reassignable to other MIDI parameters
- assignable pitch bend and modulation wheels
- octave up/down; transpose up/down
- preset / program change / MIDI channel +/- buttons
- backlit LCD screen
- sustain and expression pedal jacks
- built-in USB MIDI interface including standard MIDI In and Out jacks
- powered via USB or optional power supply
- class-compliant with Windows XP and Mac OS X
- 20 non-volatile memory locations
- memory dump via Sys Ex
- compatible with free Enigma librarian/editor for storing and organizing setups
- all controllers fully programmable to MIDI controller number and channel
- Controller Mute function mutes controller output to avoid parameter jumps
- Snapshot function transmits all current controller settings
- on/off rocker switch
- weighs only 6 lbs.
- includes Ableton Live Lite 4 music production software so you can make music right away
