M-Audio Keystation 88es 88-Key Semi-Weighted USB MIDI Controller

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At home on stage and in the studio

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If you appreciate the full range of a piano keyboard in a lightweight package, the 88-note Keystation 88es is for you. You get great-feeling, semi-weighted action that’s velocity sensitive to convey all the nuances of your playing to your computer and most popular music education and studio software.

The pitch and modulation wheels plus slider and buttons make it a great controller for playing and programming synths, samplers, drum sounds and more.

At just 22 lbs., the Keystation 88es is equally at home on stage and in the studio. Class compliancy with Windows XP and Mac OS X ensures easy plug-and-play setup. It’s even bus-powered, so one simple USB cable is the only connection you need.

Features

  • 88-note velocity-sensitive, semi-weighted action
  • Pitch bend and modulation wheels
  • Volume/assignable control slider
  • Advanced function button for programming
  • Sustain pedal input (pedal sold separately)
  • Assignable data up/down buttons
  • Built-in USB MIDI interface
  • MIDI out jack routes MIDI signals from keyboard or computer to external devices
  • Powered via USB or 9VDC power adapter (sold separately)
  • Mac OSX and Windows XP class compliant for plug-and-play operation

Specifications

  • Dimensions: 136 x 24 x 9 cm

Compatibility

  • MME and Mac OS X Core MIDI

System Requirements

  • PC
    • Windows 98SE / Me / 2000 (SP4) / XP (SP2 Home or Professional Edition only)
    • For 96kHz operation: Pentium III 500mHz w/ 128MB RAM
    • For 48kHz operation: Pentium II 400 w/ 128MB RAM
  • Mac
    • G3 500MHz with OS 9.2.2, 128MB RAM
    • G4 500MHz with OS X 10.1.5, 10.2.6 or greater, 256MB RAM
    • OMS 2.3.8 for MIDI under OS 9.2.2
    • native USB port required; G3/G4 accelerator cards not supported

m-audio keystation

Mike Saunders
September 3, 2009

Rating: 1/10

I bought an m-audio keystation and it will not create a noise through my computer. It has therefore been a complete waste of money.

Keystation 88

David
March 31, 2009

Rating: 8/10

Brilliant piece of kit. Just plugged it in and off it went. No need to search for and install drivers. Feels and plays like a real piano. Only had it for a short while so haven\'t delved too deeply into the advanced functions but hey, that\'s what my controllers are for. Works perfectly and easily with Cubase and Sonar and my stand-alones. It has quickly become my main studio keyboard.

Keystation 88es

Liam Gaughan
June 19, 2007

Rating: 8/10

Perfect full range keyboard, cant see a problem with it!! The keys are very nice to play, altho were very stiff to begin with and had to be "broken in". I have had problems where the midi data would just stop being sent from the keyboard, but this was a USB bandwith issue due to having two audio interfaces and this, not spread out over the USB chanels. I beleive my mbox 2 mini and this were sharing a channel and the mbox needs a full channel to itself so beware of that. The pitch bend and modulation wheels are nice touch for someone who hasnt had them before. The velocity sensetivity is a litte light for me, i.e its harder to play quiet on this thing for me, because i play so light that the midi signal is sent, just before the key hits its lowest point. slight niggle but seriously nothing to be bothered about. a real piano player would probably be fine :D

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