Avid KeyStudio Keyboard (Used)
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49-key, velocity sensitive, synth-action keyboard with Pro Tools SE software for instant musical satisfaction.
Powered by the same technology behind many of today's greatest hits, Avid KeyStudio instantly transforms your Mac or PC into a full-featured recording studio. The streamlined combination of Avid hardware and software—the 49-note, velocity-sensitive M-Audio KeyStudio keyboard and Pro Tools SE music creation application—makes it easy to turn your inspiration into a professional-quality song. Just connect the keyboard to your computer, fire up the software, choose from over 100 different instrument sounds, and start playing. You can build out your composition with loops from the huge included library, then add effects, polish your tracks, and share them with the world.
Make music in minutes
With integrated learning and creation tools, Pro Tools SE makes it easy to start creating all styles of music—from hip-hop and electronic, to pop, funk, jazz, rock, and blues. There's a wide array of music creation templates and a huge (3GB) audio loop library so you can play along with drum grooves or add your own percussion, bass and instrument lines.
Professional 49-note keyboard
Whether you're just getting started or playing professionally, one touch will tell you that the 49-note KeyStudio keyboard is a pleasure to play. That's because the KeyStudio is built with the same M-Audio technology used by music professionals on stage and in studios around the world.
Play piano, synths, and more
Use the 49-note KeyStudio keyboard to play the huge virtual instrument library in Pro Tools SE. The software includes over 100 studio-quality virtual instruments—from piano, organ, and synth, to guitars, bass, strings, and percussion—so you can create complete songs without a band.
Effects galore
Pro Tools SE turns your computer into a full-featured recording studio, complete with powerful effects to mix your tracks together. Make professional-sounding mixes by applying reverb, delay, EQ, compression, chorus, flanger, and many others. Pro Tools SE also delivers classic guitar amp and distortion effects to create great guitar sounds—without a noisy amplifier.
Ready for the future
If you want even more tracks, effects, virtual instruments, and loops in the future, the included M-Audio Micro USB interface is also compatible with Pro Tools M-Powered software—the same recording software used by studio professionals around the world.
Features
- 49-key, velocity-sensitive, synth-action keyboard
- Assignable modulation wheel for for vibrato and filter effects
- Volume slider
- Pitch bend wheel for expressive performances
- Octave and transpose buttons to change the octave and key
- Sustain pedal input
- On/off switch
- Holes for wire-framed music stand (sold separately)
- Power and connection via USB cable
Pro Tools SE software
- Award-winning Pro Tools composing, recording, editing, and mixing features
- Mix up to 24 tracks (16 audio tracks, 8 virtual instrument tracks)
- Integrated learning tools make it easy to create music
- Built-in composing features, including MIDI sequencing and Score editing
- Includes over 100 different virtual instruments
- 20 powerful, pro-quality effects including reverb, EQ, and guitar amp/distortion effects
- Comes with over 3GB of audio loops to quickly construct songs and ideas
- Easily record up to two instruments at once
- Compatible with PC and Mac computers
Micro USB interface
- 1/8" stereo input to record microphones, CD/MP3 players, and more
- 1/8" stereo output for connecting headphones or speakers
Ready to make music? So is the KeyStudio. Order yours today and make music right away!
KeyStudio Keyboard Specifications:
- Compatibility
- Hardware compatibility
- ASIO 2
- WDM
- Mac OS X Core Audio
- Minimum System Requirements (PC)
- Windows 7 Home Premium, Professional, or Ultimate; Windows XP Home or XP Pro (SP3 or greater)
- 1.8GHz multi-core processor (Intel or AMD)
- 5400 RPM hard drive
- 2GB RAM for Windows 7 64-bit; 1GB RAM for Windows XP and Windows 7 32-bit
- 2 available USB ports for included hardware
- Adobe Flash Player 10
- Minimum System Requirements (Mac)
- Mac OS X 10.5.8 or greater, or Mac OS X 10.6.1 or greater
- 1.8 GHz multi-core processor
- 5400 RPM hard drive
- 1GB RAM
- 2 available USB ports for included hardware
- Adobe Flash Player 10
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- Functional
- Good Quality
- Improves Sound
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- Recording
Comments about Avid KeyStudio Keyboard:
I'm so glad I purchased this! I thought I was going to need to find a piano to record my songs, but I'm very satisfied with the sound quality from this keyboard as well as the amount of keys. This was better than the MIDI controllers in my audio classroom in school, soundwise. I also like that it comes with the M-Audio Micro
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- Easy To Use
- Functional
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- Se Sucks
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Comments about Avid KeyStudio Keyboard:
Great keyboard, not so great software. Totally worth the price though.
Pros
- Easy To Use
- Functional
- Good Quality
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- Producing
Comments about Avid KeyStudio Keyboard:
There really is nothing bad i can say. it does everything i need it to do and i can take it pretty much anywhere i need to.
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Comments about Avid KeyStudio Keyboard:
Works great with Pro Tools SE. If you already have the current Pro Tools installed, there's no need to re-install it. Very important - make sure the keyboard is plugged in and turned on BEFORE you open Pro Tools. Otherwise the program doesn't recognize the keyboard because it didn't load the settings.
Comments about Avid KeyStudio Keyboard:
Upon opening the box of the keyboard you're greeted with the Avid Keystudio Keyboard, Pro Tools SE software and a USB Interface. The keyboard itself is truly very nice and I have no problem with it. It's made well and seems sturdy, the keys feel durable and the wheels and buttons are strong. However with any of the Avid products the driver (The program used to run the USB Interface) is not compatible at this time with Windows 7, and I also heard it had a problem with the newest Mac OS Snow Leopard but I cannot confirm that. I spend roughly 6 or 7 hours going through pages upon pages of help and resources on the internet looking to see if anyone else had the same problem and if there was any fix. I found a fair bit of people who have also experienced the same problem. So with that being said if you have any operating system other than Windows 7 and Snow Leopard this keyboard would work perfectly for you, otherwise save yourself the time and frustration and buy something else
The Avid Keystudio Keystation comes with the Keystudio Keyboard, Prol Tools SE software and the USB Interface. The Keystudio has a pitch bend and modulation wheel, volume switch, octave up and down buttons and an edit mode for MIDI recording and controlling.
As far as the keyboard goes it has outstanding quality, strong durable plastic, keys that feel sturdy and buttons that you can actually feel click when you press them. However the Software and Interface leave a lot to be desired.
For the price it's not terribly expensive it's a good base starter if you're just getting into MIDI.
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