M audio oxygen pro vs novation launchkey mk3

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Join the Pros M-Audio’s Oxygen Pro 25 is a powerful, 25-key USB powered MIDI controller complete with an arsenal of must-have production tools to streamline your creative process. It doesn’t matter if you want to create music on the go or in the studio, the M-Audio Oxygen Pro series is perfectly flexible for any workflow. Premium Response, Hands-on Control Fusing 25 best-in-class, velocity-sensitive, semi-weighted keys with aftertouch and assignable zones with a built in arpeggiator, 16 RGB, backlit, assignable, velocity-sensitive drum pads with Note Repeat and 8 assignable knobs, Oxygen Pro 25 comes complete with everything you need to get the most out of your virtual instrument collection and DAW. Seamless DAW & Performance Control with Auto-Mapping With the easy to read OLED screen, configuring the Oxygen Pro 25 with any mainstream DAW couldn’t be simpler. Whether you use Pro Tools, MPC Beats, Ableton Live, Cubase, Logic, Studio One or any other music making platform, simply select the map and Auto-Mapping will take care of the rest. Smart Controls With Smart Chord and Smart Scale technology, Oxygen Pro 25 removes all barriers to your production. With Smart Chord activated, pressing a single key or pad will play a full chord with easy-to-use options to set chord properties and customised progressions across the keybed. With Smart Scale, Oxygen Pro 25’s keybed can be configured to one of 16 scale variations, so only notes in the selected scale are played. Premium Software Suite Record, sequence, arrange and mixdown your tracks with a choice of three professional DAWs including Pro Tools | First M-Audio Edition, MPC Beats and Ableton Live Lite. Find and create any sound imaginable with a virtual instrument collection from legendary developer AIR Music Tech and dive into a world of cutting-edge sound content with a collection of Expansion Packs from Akai Professional’s legendary MPC Series.

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   Gmartin Member

   Joined:Apr 19, 2018Messages:38Likes Received:8

   I need your advice ...
   I've been using an M-audio Oxygen Mk4 61 since 2015 and the keys are of poor quality.
   I'm not a professional but I can play the piano so I want a 61-key midi controller keyboard to use with Bitwig Studio.
   For my budget I found the recent models M-audio Oxygen Pro 61 and Novation Launchkey Mk3 61.
   They say...
   Oxigen Pro 61 - semi-weighted action and channel aftertouch
   Launchkey Mk3 61 - velocity sensitive keys
   The remaining specifications are similar.
   Can someone who has tried any of these MIDI keyboards give me some tips?
   Thanks

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3. Personally I would stay away from the launchkey, I made that mistake, the usb port is rubbish, cable wobbles arond and the device cuts out, software is rubbish and gets lost sometimes, I found a ten year old m-audio midi controller in a pawn shop for 100 buck, it works perfectly

4. Save up for more expensive stuff or buy older stuff from ebay .There are worlds between old and new builds in same price range .The old stuff has more quality .

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   Gmartin Member

   Joined:Apr 19, 2018Messages:38Likes Received:8

   when you say more expensive material, what do you mean specifically? do you have any suggestions?

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   5xq Member

   Joined: Nov 2, 2019Messages:53Likes Received:18

   maybe this will help you out
   

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7. https://www.keithmcmillen.com/

   BEST
   https://www.thomann.de/intl/doepfer_lmk2_88_gh.htm

   FOR NEW STUFF i would do my bet on
   https://www.thomann.de/intl/novation_61sl_mkiii.htm
   https://www.thomann.de/intl/studiologic_sl73_studio.htm
   or maybe icon

   The old arturia keyboard with wood panels at the sites , when you see it somewhere buy it i say .

   EDIT Sorry i did read it wrong the first time i thought you listed one of the cheaper novations but the mk2 or mk3 are all right .

   Last edited: Feb 13, 2021

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   Gmartin Member

   Joined:Apr 19, 2018Messages:38Likes Received:8

   Thanks for your tips.
   After some research I think I will opt for Studiologic SL73 Studio due to the keybed with FATAR technology (TP/100LR).
   I'm just having doubts about its integration with Bitwig Studio ...

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   23322332 Rock Star

   Joined:Nov 14, 2011Messages:670Likes Received:330

   Tp/100LR is sluggish. Your really need to cough some money to get a semi-decent piano keyboard. Better visit a music store and find something suitable to your liking, you don't really have much choice - most synth companies use cheap Fatar or Chinese stuff. Casio, Roland and Yamaha, and Kawai make their own keybeds, but they are overpriced.
   Here is a list of controllers that work in Bitwig - http://www.mossgrabers.de/Software/Bitwig/Bitwig.html
   The sad part is that Bitwig users rely on this third party guy while the greedy company even requires kind of pseudo subscription, wow.

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