M-AUDIO CTRL 49 VIP SMART KEYBOARD CONTROLLER

M-Audio has just announced a new ‘premier’ controller in the shape of the CTRL 49. This is the latest MIDI keyboard to make use of the Virtual Instrument Player Software, which is used to host plugins and assign controls to the hardware. It follows Akai’s Advance series and Alesis’s VX49 in this respect. Other feature highlights include a high-res 4.3-inch screen, 49 semi-weighted keys and a range of additional controllers (faders, buttons and drum pads etc).

Integrated 4.3-inch high-res full-color screen with dedicated
interface buttons
Screen provides 1:1 real-time feedback of plugin parameters
Includes Virtual Instrument Player software— load, play and
control any VST plugin quickly
9 faders and 8 buttons with Mackie Control® and HUI® for
seamless control of the DAW
49-key M-Audio semi-weighted keybed
Includes software: Ableton Live Lite, Vacuum Pro, Loom,
Hybrid 3, Xpand!2, Velvet, Transfuser, Eighty Eight Ensemble