HAMMER 88 M-AUDIO USB / iOS MIDI KEYBOARD

The Hammer 88 is a premium keyboard controller without compromise, ideal for professional, semi-professional players or students seeking a realistic grand piano feel for use with virtual instruments or sound modules. At the heart of Hammer 88 are 88 touch-sensitive, fully weighted hammer-action keys that are guaranteed to faithfully reproduce every subtle nuance of your playing while providing the unparalleled response of a traditional grand piano - a classic feel fused with the unparalleled sonic capabilities of virtual instruments. It's the perfect combination for performers and producers to experience their plugin collection like never before.

Put expression front and center with Hammer 88, thanks to a core assortment of controls carefully positioned to complement and enhance your performance. With a unity-locking pitch wheel and a separate modulation wheel, you can add portamento and glissando effects, or assign the Mod-Wheel to any assignment parameter in your virtual instrument collection to instantly reshape and evolve your sound. With the dedicated Master Volume Fader, you can instantly control the intensity of your performance or MIDI map it to a compatible parameter in your DAW or virtual instrument collection for comprehensive, hands-on control. Use the assignable Up and Down buttons to select different programs, effects, MMC messages, jump between octaves and more. Add some pedal-based performance articulation using the three dedicated inputs for Sustain, Expression and Soft. With the Hammer 88's performance feature set, expressing yourself has never been easier!

Don't limit yourself to your computer-based virtual instruments! Take control of your studio equipment with Hammer 88. With its conveniently located 5-pin MIDI output, you can send any MIDI information to any compatible peripheral, including hardware synthesizers, sound modules and drum machines. Hammer 88 makes it easy to get the most out of your external sound generators. This is a controller designed from the ground up to put you firmly in the driver's seat.

An instrument shouldn't limit your creativity, it should enhance it! Hammer 88 is USB-powered, class compliant, and supports USB-MIDI connectivity for fast, hassle-free setup so you can focus on what's important - your performance. And for iOS enthusiasts, Hammer 88 supports seamless connectivity with the Apple iPad Camera Connection Kit (sold separately), so you can perform and compose with audio apps on your iPad and other iOS devices.

Pro Tools | First, the industry standard for recording software, is now included with M-Track C-Series Audio/MIDI interfaces, as well as our acclaimed CTRL, Code, Oxygen, Hammer and Keystation USB/MIDI keyboard controllers. This amazing audio recording software helps inspire any artist, traveling musician or singer-songwriter to create, record and share all their ideas around the world at any time.

Pro Tools | First features Unlimited Busses, Elastic Time and Elastic Pitch, Offline Bounce and 1 GB of free cloud storage for collaboration or access to your projects from any computer anywhere connected to the internet.

This truly amazing software recording package is all set to take your ideas from your imagination and send them out into the world, have fun!

Chop and mix 2 gig of samples ranging from deep ambient synth pad loops to vintage drum one shots. These are all designed to inspire your music production and deliver professional sounding samples that will shine in your mix. Touch Loops perfectly captures the tone and intensity of each sample, so they enhance and complement any song, wherever you use them. You'll find this incredible value in your M-Audio account, ready to be downloaded and cut to your liking!

Features

• 88 fully-weighted, hammer-action keys
• USB-MIDI connection for playing virtual instruments, controlling recording software and more
• 5-Pin MIDI output to trigger external MIDI devices
• Pitch bend, modulation, volume and ± controls for expressive performances
• Multiple keyboard zones for layering, splits and 4-note chords with a single key press
• Inputs for Sustain, Expression and Soft pedals
• USB-powered, no power supply required
• No drivers required, supports plug-and-play connectivity to your Mac or PC
• iOS compatibility using the Apple iPad Camera Connection Kit (sold separately)
• Multiple keyboard zones for layering, splits and 4-note chords with a single key press
• Clean, professional editing with included Hammer 88 Controller Editor
• Power adapter (optional) for stand-alone use
• Includes Music Rest