Excellent compact midi controller! (M-Audio Oxygen8)

Member Name: Leonbriggsy

Product:	M-Audio Oxygen8
Date:	02/09/09 (43 review reads)
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Advantages: small, runs off batteries and multiple control surfaces

Disadvantages: lack of keys

The M-Audio Oxygen 8 is a must have midi controller especially if you are new to the world of home recording.

With 25 keys and octave switch buttons the keyboard control is certainly present, however there are also 8 rotary knobs which can be assigned to control any required parameter capable of receiving midi messages.

The midi cc number which each rotary knob transmits can be altered by downloading the free software 'Enigma' available from the website of M-Audio.

The picture displayed here is actually of the older 'Oxygen 8'. This has now been developed into their most recent version 'Oxygen 8 V2' and includes the features which make it an ideal all in one USB midi controller.

This version includes a fully programmable transport panel with stop, play and record functions as well as RW, FF and loop buttons.

There are also ten memory locations present meaning you can store multiple sets of parameters to easily flick between separate plug-ins that are receiving midi messages.

Free Ableton Lite software is also included making the Oxygen 8 V2 a great all-in-one, entry-level, midi controller surface.

Summary: Needed for any computer musician wanting to give real hardware control to midi creations