M-Audio Axiom 61
I finally got the M-Audio Axiom 61 midi controller keyboard. It a nice piece of work. It’s a nice piece of work. I was just glad that it didn’t have the stupid usb connector as the keystation 49e. With all the controls on the M-Audio Axiom 61 it makes playing around with […]
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The M-Audio Axiom 61 has 8 programmable endless rotary knobs, 9 faders, transport, 8 trigger pads and more. It would have been nice to have a shift on the pads but hey can’t have everything. The board itself is pretty nicely built and the addition of the keypad and transpose keys are a big plus. You also got to love the big back lit lcd so you know exactly what your doing. Although it may just be me but the black keys seem cheap. They have that non glossy finish and you can hear the hollowness of them. The trigger pads are nice with pressure and velocity sensitivity. Now you don’t have to pound on your keys to lay down a drum or percussion track. To be honest I wish they would’ve added four more pads on the Axiom 61. I like the way triggering samples on mpc’s and other style drum machines comes out. Don’t get me wrong the board feels nice but I found that surprising. It also has the standard midi in and out ports so you can definitely put this on the road. It feels pretty solid and sort of remind you of the Korg Triton Extreme. Oh well time to go read the manual…