iKeyboard 3
The Icon iKeyboard 3 combines a two-octave piano keyboard with a single channel DAW controller in a rugged metal enclosure. Unlike many keyboard controllers with small plastic keys, this piano keyboard was specially designed by Icon with great attention to detail. The full sized keys are semi-weighted to provide realistic piano action. Touch strips provided for pitch bend and modulation.
The Icon iKeyboard 3 has all the controls you need right at your fingertips. The controller section features a touch fader with LED feedback to control and automate levels and other parameters, plus mute, solo, and rec buttons, with track and bank selection. A full transport is provided for playback, recording, looping, and changing automation modes. The large rotary encoder with LED ring can be used for panning, setting send levels, controlling plugin parameters, and more.
The Icon iKeyboard 3 comes bundled with Cubase LE and includes factory presets for most popular DAW’s including Cubase, Nuendo, Logic Pro, Pro Tools, Ableton Live, Samplitude and Studio One. Every control on the iKeyboard 3 can be custom-mapped to any MIDI application using the included iMap software. The iKeyboard 3 uses Mackie Control and HUI protocols for presets and automatic mapping, and can be configured for general MIDI values as well.
The iKeyboard 3 has connections for expression and sustain pedals, MIDI out, USB, and power.
Features
25-note keyboard controller with single-channel DAW controller
Full size, semi-weighted keys with realistic piano action and selectable velocity curves
Keyboard exclusively designed by Icon
Pitch-Bend and Modulation touch strips
Transpose and octave up/down buttons
Powerful control surface equipped with Mackie Control and HUI protocols.
Includes presets for Pro Tools, Logic Pro, Ableton Live, Cubase, Nuendo, and Samplitude
Backlit LED touch fader to control levels, automation, and more
Rotary encoder with 11-segment LED ring to control panning, sends, and plugins
6 transport buttons including Play, Stop, Rec, Rewind, Fast forward and Loop
Mute, Solo, Rec arm buttons
All buttons are illuminated to provide feedback
3-segment LED screen
Expression & sustain pedal jacks
Midi output
USB 2.0 high-speed connectivity
Includes Cubase LE
Includes iMap software for quick and easy MIDI mapping
Class-compliant with Windows XP, Vista (32-bit), Windows 7 (32-bit & 64-bit), Windows 8 (32-bit & 64-bit),Windows 10 (32-bit & 64-bit) and OS X (10.4 and higher)
Firmware upgradable over USB
Robust aluminum and metal casing with Kensington lock port
Weight: 4.7lb
Dimensions (LxWxH) 18.86? x 7.4? x 2.7?
25 full-size, velocity-sensitive keys
Preset and DAW buttons for auto-mapped DAW instruments and plugins
Assignable fader lets you mix your productions with controls & plugin parameters ease
Smart Chord mode enables playing of enharmonic or custom chord voicings
Smart Scale mode eliminates wrong notes making it easy to craft a perfect song
Arpeggiator with Type, Octave, Gate and Swing controls
2 banks of 8 velocity-sensitive trigger pads with Note Repeat for beat production
(8) assignable knobs for manipulating virtual instruments and plugins
Transport buttons let you control your DAW without reaching for the mouse
Display provides instant parameter feedback
Ergonomically designed pitch and modulation wheels & 1/4” sustain pedal input
Includes MIDI editor software and a complete software production package featuring Ableton Live Lite, MPC Beats,
2 Virtual Instruments from AIR Music Technology (Hybrid, Mini Grand) and 5 MPC Beats Expansion Packs.
Professional Producer Features
The Oxygen 25 (MKV) controller includes powerful features essential for creating and producing music such as Note Repeat (a staple mark in beat production), Full Velocity Control of keys and pads, eight assignable knobs for controlling effect plugins and virtual instruments, and an assignable fader for mixing: all opening a world of precise music creation techniques making your signature sound professional and modern.
Built-in Arpeggiator
Arpeggiators help add excitement and movement to music quickly and easily. The built-in Arpeggiator on the Oxygen 25 (MKV) will affect anything you are playing on the keys from any virtual instrument in your DAW. When the Arpeggiator is activated, the keyboard will repeatedly play the keys that are pressed in the selected sequence. The arpeggiator’s timing and rhythm is based on the keyboard’s time division setting in either the keyboard’s tempo, or your DAW’s tempo setting. Each note in the arpeggio will be the length selected for the time division setting. For example, if you select 1/4, each note in the arpeggio will be audible in quarter note increments. This powerful tool can operate in Latch or Momentary mode, making it easy to unleash your creativity.
Smart Controls
Smart Chord and Smart Scale technology are the bridges between your musically creative mind and your final productions. The Smart Chord feature helps bring out your inner musical genius by playing full chords with a single key press, and with the Smart Scale feature, the Oxygen 25 (MKV) keys play the exact notes within a chosen scale. Both features offer more with a Custom Mode and over 15 different scale variations. With Smart Chord and Smart Scale technology, making music and unleashing your unlimited creativity has never been easier.
Auto-Mapping for Creative DAW Control
Using the Oxygen 25 (MKV) controller with any DAW is incredibly easy. The controls such as Transport, Faders, Pan, Record Arm, Solo, Mute, Select and many more, are automatically mapped to most DAWs for a fluid workflow. The Oxygen 25 (MKV) works with all major DAWs—including Ableton, Pro Tools, MPC Beats, Cubase, Logic, Studio One and many more. By simply selecting your DAW on the Oxygen 25 (MKV) keyboard controller and configuring your DAW’s preferences to the keyboard, a new world of creative production is at your fingertips. The Oxygen 25 (MKV) keyboard also includes presets for all the virtual instruments and plugins that are included (Mini Grand and Hybrid 3). These world- class plugins can be fully controlled by the Oxygen 25 (MKV) keyboard controller and used in real-time as you create, mix, and bring your music productions to the next level.
Premium Software Suite
Whatever your production discipline, Oxygen 25 (MKV) includes everything for immediate creative potential from the get-go. Record, sequence, arrange and mixdown your tracks with a choice of two professional DAWs including MPC Beats and Ableton Live Lite. Adding to the arsenal of DAWs are two incredible virtual instrument plugins, the critically acclaimed Hybrid 3 multi-oscillator synthesiser, and Mini Grand—an Acoustic Piano virtual instrument offering a wide array of the most realistic piano tones available on the market. Finally, dive into a world of cutting-edge sound content with a collection of Expansion Packs from Akai Professional’s legendary MPC Series – from hard hitting kicks to snares that snap, everything you need to add that professional polish to your production is here