The M-Audio KeyRig 49 turns your Mac or PC into a versatile keyboard workstation. Featuring a 49-key, synth-action USB MIDI keyboard and the award-winning Key Rig software for the PC, KeyRig 49 makes it easy to start composing and performing music with a computer. Use KeyRig 49 to play Key Rig’s virtual instrument sounds, or audition loops and compose songs with M-Audio’s Session, Apple’s GarageBand, Ableton’s Live Lite (included) or other music-creation programs.

Extended information

The KeyRig 49 keyboard also includes professional features like pitch and mod wheels, an assignable volume slider, octave +/- buttons and sustain pedal input. It’s powered via a single USB cable and works instantly with computers running Mac OS X or Windows XP.

Virtual Keyboard Rack Included
M-Audio’s award-winning Key Rig software is a single virtual rack that covers all the basic needs of today’s keyboardist. Compatible with most PC environments, Key Rig delivers four great sounding modules for stand-alone or plug-in use—SP-1 Stage Piano, MS-2 Polyphonic Synthesizer, MB-3 Tone Wheel Organ and GM-4 General MIDI Module. The master section lets you route, split, layer and mix these four powerful modules in whatever way best suits your performance and recording needs. A master effects section also allows for adding a common effect in addition to the individual effect section included with each instrument.

Technical specifications

49-note, synth-action keyboard
assignable modulation wheel and volume slider
pitch bend wheel
assignable octave +/- buttons
edit mode button
sustain pedal input
USB 2.0 and USB 1.1 compatible
connection and power via a single USB cable
instant installation on Mac OS X and Windows XP computers—just plug and play
includes award-winning M-Audio Key Rig software (PC only) featuring:

* four top-quality virtual sound modules: SP-1 Stage Piano, MS-2 Polyphonic Synthesizer, MB-3 Tone Wheel Organ and GM-4 General MIDI
* use stand-alone or with a sequencer
* variable velocity and controller settings
* split and layer modules for performance combinations
* module and master effects processors
* compatible with most popular software

includes Ableton Live Lite music creation software

Compatibility:
MME
Mac OS X Core MIDI

Minimum system requirements (PC):
KeyRig 49 keyboard
Pentium 3 800MHz or higher
(CPU may be higher for laptops)
256 MB RAM
DirectX 9.0b or higher
Windows XP (SP1) or higher
(Windows 98, Me, NT, or 2000 not supported)
*M-Audio suggests you also check the minimum system requirements for your software, as they may be greater than the above.
Key Rig software
Pentium® III 500 MHz or AMD7 (P4 / Athlon 1 GHz or faster recommended)
256 MB RAM
600 MB free hard disk space
Windows® XP*
VST 2.0 compatible host software
CD-ROM drive for installation
Internet connection (on any computer) for software activation
ASIO-compatible soundcard for standalone operation
* Home and Professional Edition only. Windows Media Center Edition is not currently supported.

Minimum system requirements (MAC):
KeyRig 49 keyboard
Macintosh G3** 800/G4** 733MHz or higher
(CPU may be higher for laptops)
OS X 10.2.8 w/ 256 MB RAM,
OS X 10.3.4 or greater w/ 512 MB RAM