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Start creating and performing music with your Mac or PC with one the world’s best-selling keyboard controllers: The Keystation 49es from M-Audio.

Whether you’re a seasoned pro looking for just the right controls or are looking to get started with the right USB MIDI controller, the Keystation 49es is a simple, powerful MIDI controller designed for sequencing music and playing virtual instruments on your Mac or PC. Keystation 49es features 49 natural feeling full-size velocity-sensitive keys and comprehensive controls that expand the range of playable notes, expressive capabilities, and enhance your recording workflow.

With Keystation 49es, maximizing your creativity while minimizing the complication is easy: Use the fully assignable octave range buttons; pitch-bend and modulation wheels; volume slider, and transport and directional controls to play, perform, and record with your music software without using a mouse or trackpad. Keystation 49es also features a 1/4” (6.3 mm) sustain pedal input that lets you use an external control pedal, such as the M-Audio SP2 (sold separately), for genuine piano sustain.

Pure Player Experience
Compact, lightweight and durable, Keystation 49es is perfect for musicians who want to take command of music software during live performances or for producers who wish to add an intuitive MIDI controller with a natural-feeling keybed to their studio—it easily satisfies both roles. For an easy-to-use and portable setup, Keystation 49es is USB-powered, class-compliant and supports USB-MIDI connectivity. Plus, Keystation 49es supports iOS connectivity with the Apple Lightning to USB Camera Adapter (sold separately), enabling you to perform and compose with audio apps on your iPad and other iOS devices.

AIR Music Technology Mini Grand
AIR Music’s Mini Grand is a simple-to-use yet powerful virtual piano instrument with seven different acoustic piano sounds to suit a broad range of musical styles and production needs. Combining premium quality piano samples, innovative repedaling technology, built-in room simulation and equal and stretched tuning, Mini Grand is the go-to plug-in for authentic, emotive piano sounds.

AIR Music Technology Velvet
AIR Music’s Velvet is a virtual electronic piano that combines five legendary electric pianos from the '60s and '70s into one versatile instrument. Based on the Fender Rhodes Suitcase, Fender Rhodes MK I and MK II Stage Pianos, Wurlitzer 200A and Hohner Pianet-T, Velvet accurately emulates the sound quality, response and nuances of each original instrument to bring your piano tracks to life.

AIR Music Technology Xpand.2
AIR Music’s Xpand!2 is a multitimbral workstation offering four active sound slots, or parts, per patch. Each part is provided with its own MIDI channel, Note Range (Zone), Mix, Arpeggiation, Modulation and Effects settings—an excellent method for creating individual parts. Harnessing the four parts together to build one amazing Patch is where Xpand!2 reveals its true power. Using everything from wavetables and FM synthesis to sample playback, the expert sound design team at Air Music Tech has carefully created thousands of ready-to-play Xpand!2 patches.

Ableton Live Lite
Ableton Live Lite is one of the most popular performance and production programs available in the world. A powerful music creation tool, Ableton Live Lite enables musicians and producers to spontaneously compose, record, remix, improvise, and edit musical ideas in a fluid audio/MIDI environment. Explore sonic possibilities in real time whether on stage or in the studio. When you are satisfied with your work, Ableton Live Lite lets you save it or mix it down.

Pro Tools | First M-Audio Edition
Pro Tools | First M-Audio Edition is included with the Keystation 49es. Pro Tools is an industry standard for recording software and the teams at M-Audio and Avid have crafted a version of this terrific collection specifically tailored for M-Audio hardware. This amazing audio and MIDI recording software helps inspire any artist, musician or singer-songwriter to create, record and share all their ideas across the world at any time.

Pro Tools | First M-Audio Edition features Unlimited Busses, Elastic Time and Elastic Pitch, Offline Bounce and 1GB of free cloud storage space for collaboration or accessing your projects from any computer anywhere that is connected to the internet, plus compatibility with all the included AIR Music Tech Virtual Instruments.

This truly amazing software recording package is primed to get your ideas out of your imagination and amplified into the world. Enjoy.

Skoove
With Skoove, you’ll learn to play piano with hundreds of interactive, high-quality online piano lessons structured for beginner, intermediate and advanced players. Skoove's unique method guides you with real-time feedback as you play, letting you hone your skills faster and learn everything you need to become a complete piano player.

Melodics
Join over 100,000 musicians building their skills with Melodics. Melodics is a desktop app that teaches you to play and perform with MIDI keyboards, pad controllers, and drums. Whether you’re just starting out, or a seasoned pro looking to learn advanced techniques, Melodics grows with you. It comes with over 60 free lessons (including five Exclusive to M-Audio) to get you started.

Touch Loops
Chop up and mix two gigs of samples ranging from deep ambient synth pad loops to vintage drum one shots. These are all designed to inspire your music production and provide professional sounding samples that will shine in your mix. Touch Loops perfectly captures the tone and intensity of each sample, so they enhance and complement any song, wherever you use them. This incredible value can be found in your M-Audio account, ready to be downloaded and chopped to your liking.
M-Audio Keystation 49es MK3 Keyboard Controller
M-Audio Keystation 49es MK3 Keyboard Controller
M-Audio Keystation 49es MK3 Keyboard Controller

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  • 49 full-size velocity-sensitive keys with natural feel
  • USB-MIDI connection for playing virtual instruments and controlling your recording software
  • Volume fader, transport and directional buttons for easy control of your software
  • Ergonomically designed pitch and modulation wheels for expressive performances
  • Advanced functionality customizes fader, buttons, and mod wheel to control any DAW or plugin parameter
  • Compact design fits any desk, studio or stage setup perfectly
  • Easy plug-and-play connection to your Mac or PC—no drivers or power supply required
  • Compatible with iOS devices via the Apple to USB Camera Adapter (sold separately)
  • Octave up and down buttons for extended keyboard range; Sustain pedal input
  • Includes Pro Tools | First M-Audio Edition, Ableton Live Lite performance/recording software/DAWs
  • Includes AIR Music Tech Mini Grand, with seven acoustic piano sounds
  • Includes AIR Music Tech Velvet virtual electronic piano with five electric pianos from the ‘60s and ‘70s
  • Includes AIR Music Tech Xpand!2 multitimbral all-in-one workstation
  • Included Software
    • Pro Tools | First M-Audio Edition
    • Ableton Live Lite
    • AIR Music Technology Mini Grand
    • AIR Music Technology Velvet
    • AIR Music Technology Xpand!2
    • Skoove
    • Melodics
    • 2 GB of Touch Loops Content

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  • Power: USB-bus-powered
  • Size: 7.7" x 3" x 31.9"
  • 195 mm x 75 mm x 810 mm
  • Weight: 4.6 lb., 2.1 kg
  • Box contents: 
    • Keystation 49es
    • Software Download Cards
    • Pro Tools | First
    • Ableton Live Lite
    • AIR Music Technology Mini Grand
    • AIR Music Technology Velvet
    • AIR Music Technology Xpand!2
    • USB A to USB B cable
    • User Guide
    • Safety & Warranty Manual
    System Requirements: 
    • PC: Windows 7 or later 
    • Mac: macOS 10.11 or later 
    • Available USB port

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