I am using this to trigger virtual instruments like Massive, Kontakt, etc., and it works perfectly with no latency issues. Changing octaves is quick and easy, so I am getting by just fine without a full sized board. The keys, although they don't feel like a more expensive unit would have, do work well and the touch sensitive key velocity works great in my opinion. I absolutely love that I can control the record, play and rewind, etc., right on the keyboard. I use Cubase 5, and was thrilled to find a midi map file on the M-Audio site that imported into Cubase perfectly for me. Nonetheless, I plugged it in and it worked right off the bat. I was concerned about using this via USB with Windows 10 after reading a couple of discussion boards, and the fact that M-Audio doesn't produce drivers for Windows 10. It has pitch and modulation wheels, which are essential to me, and they work great. After doing some research, I found the M-Audio Oxygen 8 V2 on eBay for about $50 brand new in the box. I also have limited space, and even though I would love a full sized keyboard, it really wouldn't fit well in my current setup, and it exceeds my budget. I produce my own music and I'm not a keyboard player, but I do construct keyboard lines, which I edit together and create loops with. This keyboard is not for a serious keyboard player, but for what I assume is it's target demographic (like myself), it is perfect.
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