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Introducing M-Audio Hammer 88 (feat. Joel Holmes)

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M-Audio’s Hammer 88 is an affordable, fully-weighted, hammer-action keyboard for professional and semi-pro players or students looking for a realistic grand piano feel to use with virtual instruments or sound modules. It features fully-assignable MIDI buttons, pitch-bend and modulation wheels, sustain pedal, secondary pedal and expression pedal inputs—while providing a clean aesthetic for players more concerned with compositional accuracy than editing and tweaking.

Hammer 88 is USB-powered, class-compliant, and supports USB-MIDI connectivity. Plus, Hammer 88 supports iOS connectivity with the Apple iPad Camera Connection Kit (sold separately), enabling you to perform and compose with audio apps on your iPad and other iOS devices.
Open Box M-Audio HAMMER 88 Level 1
Open Box M-Audio HAMMER 88 Level 1
Open Box M-Audio HAMMER 88 Level 1

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  • 88 fully-weighted, hammer-action keys
  • USB-MIDI connection for playing virtual instruments, controlling recording software, and more
  • 5-Pin MIDI Output to trigger external MIDI devices
  • Pitch bend, modulation, volume and octave controls for expressive performances
  • Inputs for Sustain, Expression and Soft pedals
  • Supports plug-and-play connectivity to your Mac or PC
  • iOS compatibility using the Apple iPad Camera Connection Kit (sold separately)
  • Includes Ableton Live Lite, a powerful music performance and creation software
  • Includes AIR “Mini Grand” Acoustic Grand Piano, AIR “Velvet” Vintage Electric Piano Instrument, and AIR “DB-33” Tonewheel Organ Simulator and SONiVOX “Eighty Eight Ensemble” Authentic Piano Instrument
  • Includes 3-months of Skoove, interactive piano lessons 
  • Dual keyboard zones for layering, splits and 4-note chords with a single key press
  • Clean, professional editing with included Hammer 88 Controller Editor
  • Power adapter (optional) for stand-alone use

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Keyboard
  • Number of keys: 88
  • Action: Hammer action
  • Key size: Full
  • Velocity sensitive: Yes
  • Aftertouch: No
Connectivity
  • MIDI I/O: Out
  • USB: Yes
  • Pedal inputs: Sus, exp, soft
  • Gate out: No
  • iOS compatibility: Yes (camera connection kit required)
  • Audio I/O: Not applicable
  • Other: Not applicable
Controls
  • Encoders: 3
  • Faders: None
  • Drum pads: None
  • Pitch bend/Modulation: Both
  • DAW transport: Yes
Onboard Features
  • Number of presets: Not applicable
  • Display: No
  • Bundled Software: Ableton Live Lite, AIR
  • Chord play: No
  • Arpeggiator: No
  • Step Sequencer: No
Other
  • Width: 55 in.
  • Height: 5 in.
  • Depth: 11.9 in.
  • Weight: 38.6 lb.
In the box
  • 1m USB B to USB A cable
  • User Guide
  • Software Cards
  • Requirements
  • PC: Windows 7 or later
  • Mac: OS X 10.8 or later
  • Available USB Port

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