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| | Product Details | | Product Length: | 11.22 inches | | Product Width: | 31.89 inches | | Product Height: | 2.6 inches | | Product Weight: | 9.92 pounds | | Package Length: | 34.0 inches | | Package Width: | 13.8 inches | | Package Height: | 5.5 inches | | Package Weight: | 15.6 pounds | | Average Customer Rating: |  based on 25 reviews |
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35 of 36 found the following review helpful:
Excellent midi keyboard at the price point. Jun 23, 2007
By Brian M. Rzycki
First things first, I'm no pianist. I purchased this controller to work with DAWs and soft synths. So far I'm really pleased with the purchase. The faders feel a bit dry but function nicely. The rotary encoders support absolute and relative CCs, keeping parameters from jumping when changing presets. The keyboard keys feel solid and aren't springy like the Keystation line. The blue display is informational and easy to read in light and dark environments. It's also nice the keyboard is powered off the USB bus. No need for a wall-wart adapter.
The reasons I'm giving it a 4 out of 5 instead of a 5 are the following:
1. the keyboard advertises aftertouch. This is not polyphonic aftertouch, but the less expressive channel aftertouch. Say you play a C3 and hold the note, then hit a C5 and add aftertouch only to the C5. Aftertouch is not applied to only C5 but to both C3 and C5. This can be a bit surprising the first time you try it.
2. No printed manual. A paper manual is something I like getting with hardware.
3. Pitch bend only sends coarse adjustments. This makes the pitch bend knob a bit sensitive to expressive play.
4. Customizing the layout of the instrument requires M-Audio's Enigma software. Personally I don't really like it and wish the Axiom's didn't have a black box sysex format. It'd be nice to customize the layout of the keyboard w/o using this clunky app.
I still really like this keyboard. It feels solid, plays well and is a good mid-entry midi keyboard/controller.
7 of 7 found the following review helpful:
 Best controller I've ever had... Jun 14, 2007
By B. Ditty
This midi controller is perfect for producing on a budget. It pays for itself within a few projects. The pad triggers are perfect for drums and measure the velocity MUCH better than my old mpd 16 ever did. Has plenty of faders and endless knobs(perfect for vst's). It's easy to map the keys if your NOT running on vista (possible, but not as easy). I'm still waiting on drivers from m-audio, but besides that...it's a damn good controller...
6 of 6 found the following review helpful:
 Blue Screen of Death Aug 19, 2010
By WickedConscience
I have owned this product for a little over a year, just long enough to get out of warranty. While it worked it was a decent controller, nothing special but it did it's job. Unfortunately it received what is known as the "blue screen of death." Apparently this is a common problem where the LCD screen lights up a solid blue and the keyboard becomes completely unresponsive. There is no fix as it is a hardware failure. Google it to find out how common.
Do yourself a favor, save up a little more money and go with a better brand than M-Audio. Otherwise you're playing roulette with your money.
4 of 4 found the following review helpful:
Great Product, Great Value Mar 12, 2010
By M. Akiva
The M-Audio Axiom is a portable, light weight MIDI controller that connects with any computer via USB. It's function is to control either software instruments in a DAW or soft synths. This is not a traditional keyboard. It does not have internal speakers.
I use the Axiom with my Macbook Pro and Apple's Logic and the integration is seemless. Straight out of the box, the only setup was to plug the controller in via the computer's USB port.
I am a pianist and was looking for a cost-effective and portable solution to recording. The Axiom certainly filled that need. The functionality is great, almost overwhelming at first. But once you get used to the keyboard, it works well.
The reasons I like the keyboard are:
1. Light weight and extremely portable. I like to shuffle around to different places to record and with this controller, it is very easy.
2. Layout. The layout of the controller is pretty standard, but the varying controls are very accessible.
3. The price. There are a number of much more expensive options out there, but this one took the cake for me and it was partly because of price. Most controllers do not provide weighted keys and other options at this price range.
The reason I give it 4 stars as opposed to 5 are because:
1. It has 49 keys. I debated over whether I should buy a full size or a 49 key and wish I had sprung for the full size. The reason as you can imagine is for breadth of tones. While the keyboard has a modulation wheel, having to stop playing to change octaves is a bit of a drag.
2. "Semi-weighted" Keys. The keys are not completely weighted and because I'm a trained pianist, the keys require some adjustment to my playing to bring out the correct dynamics.
Overall, had I the option to select another controller, I would have chosen the Axiom 61-key controller as the keyboard is a well-priced entry controller.
4 of 4 found the following review helpful:
Does the job...well Jan 17, 2009
By Michael L. Hunter
"ombient.com"
I purchased the Axiom 49 as a controller for Ableton Live and some outboard midi gear. Though I have yet to dive into programming the thing, I found it immediately useful (thanks to the learn functions in Ableton.) Since the unit works with Enigma, M-Audio's editor, programming the unit will be a snap. I own M-Audio's "Trigger Finger" and found programming that with Enigma to be a breeze (providing you have an understanding of the MIDI protocol, which is pretty simple.)
The sliders feel nice, though My only real critisim is that I am not so fond of the rotary encoders...they click as you turn rather than turning smoothly. To sweep through from 1 - 127 takes many turns (though for many this is a good thing)
The unit seems very sturdy and I find the keyboard to be very playable.
Getting the driver installed was a little glitchy (I use Windows XP...so I don't blame M-Audio.) The issue was resolved quickly via a help article on the M-Audio site.
Overall, the Axiom 49 is a winner in my book. At this price point, the unit was very compelling. Other manufacturers make similar controllers, but are more expensive. I recommend this product!!!
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