M AUDIO - Axiom 61 Advanced MK2

The M-Audio Axiom 61 offers all the production power and performance you need to make the most of your music and your MIDI device software. More than just data entry controller, the Axiom 61 features piano-style, semi-weighted keys to satisfy your gaming experience. It is also equipped with large dynamic trigger pads make programming easier rhythms and trigger one-shot samples, while the encoder knobs give you total control over your software in real time. DirectLink mode provides easy, automatic access to common functions of digital audio workstations such as transport, mixer and track pan, and virtual instrument parameters, without complicated setup required. Axiom 61 even features a sleek, angled top panel for easy viewing in any environment.

Session control through optimized DirectLink
Developed on the model of the best selling ** MIDI controllers, the new Axiom series of keyboards use DirectLink to automatically associate the onboard controls to common parameters * DAW such as Pro Tools, Logic, Cubase, Live and Reason, for example. Control your studio software directly from your keyboard. Use the faders and encoder knobs to adjust the mix. Navigate with ease in sessions using the Transport buttons. Interfacing a MIDI controller with your software is a real breeze.

An impressive production power
When inspiration comes to you, you need a keyboard that can turn your ideas into hits. That's why Axiom 61 is equipped with a touch-sensitive semi-weighted allowing great expressiveness and eight trigger pads Trigger Finger® for programming beats with incredible sensitivity. Automatically associate the Axiom 61 to your DAW with DirectLink or go even further by assigning the pads, encoders, faders and buttons in command of your choice. Each controller can be assigned to any MIDI parameter available, with an independent channel assignment for each of them. The possibilities are limited only by your imagination.

Instrument Mode Axiom controllers
Never assigning encoders and faders of the virtual instrument controls had been easier on a MIDI keyboard. Now, with the new mode Instrument Controller Axiom 61, a single button to instantly associate the faders, buttons and encoders to any virtual instrument of your software with DirectLink-compatible host *. You also get direct access to synthesis parameters such as filter cutoff, LFO rate, and envelope parameters without any manual configuration is required. Your Axiom 61, serving as dedicated hardware synthesizer.

Intuitive design

Whether on stage or in the studio, your keyboard should allow you to unleash your creativity by directly at your fingertips the information and the appropriate commands. That's why we designed the Axiom 61 with a sleek angled top panel for easy reading of the display and improved ergonomics. The endless rotary encoders allow for precise fit and continuous parameters, while the 40mm faders facilitate the direct control when mixing. The LCD panel in the center displays information from DAW hosts, including parameters and settings. You benefit from intuitive control over your MIDI hardware and software.
Portable Operation

The controllers of the Axiom series is extremely compact and lightweight and all models connect directly to the USB bus on your computer. Choose the size of the keyboard that best meets your needs and take your music wherever you go.