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Posted by wassupman on Nov-30-2008 02:23:

axiom 49 or ?

hi, I'd like something no more than $250. Is the axiom REALLY worth the extra money over the oxygen 49? I definitely want 49 keys. The other thing I heard was good is the akai mpk49 but it is out of my price range. Any suggestions? I use fl studio primarily and am quite the noob. thanks

Posted by Darkarbiter on Nov-30-2008 05:00:

I bought the axiom 49 because of the way the keys felt. Although I'm very happy i did now with all the extra buttons and stuff.

It's great being able to use drum pads/whatever you call them to activate things in reason... as well as having some many knobs and faders you can actually use either for whatever. I much prefer to use faders for parameters. So ya, it looks like, more faders... drum pads, bigger pitch bend/modulation

Posted by Lolo on Dec-02-2008 12:34:

if you can live with the extremely mediocre quality of the pitch bend (scaling effect) on the entire range, then the axiom is good. If not, go for something else.

Posted by pwnage1 on Dec-02-2008 23:41:

I have a nano pad and a oxygen 49 key on the way.

Posted by Leighton_Tyler on Dec-03-2008 03:59:

I bought the axiom 49 several weeks ago and couldn't be more happy with it. Nice solid build quality, good feel on the keys and pads. Lots of sliders and rotary knobs. No complaints about it so far, although i haven't used it extensively yet. All in all, i definately recommend it for a midi controller.

Posted by psymon.d on Dec-05-2008 04:16:

I also own the axiom after using the keystation 49-e for two years. Not much needs to be said as that's obviously a huge step up! But yeah, I check out the producer section of guitarcenter with some regularity, trying out the new gear which includes midi controllers. The axiom is just about the best you can get for the price. Highly recommend.

Posted by Floyd_V on Dec-05-2008 13:18:

I would recommend the mpk49 if you want a combination of keys/controllers,, I sold a remote sl 61 for the mpk49 and have never looked back! if you don't need keys the mpd 32 is very good for control over your beats..