This USB bus-powered MIDI controller has everything you need to make your performance unique – Octave and Transpose buttons for accessing the full piano range, Pitch Bend and Modulation wheels for added expression, and Transport buttons to control key functions of your favourite software or DAW. You need the Alesis Q49 MKII, a no-nonsense MIDI controller with 49 full-size, velocity-sensitive, synth-action keys. When the melody hits you and it’s time to make music, you can’t afford to pick the wrong tool for the job. You can even send Program Changes from the Q49’s keys to change programs, patches, and more.Adam Audio Aguilar Akai AKG Alesis Allparts Alpha Drumworks Alto Ampeg Apogee Arturia Aston Audient Audio Technica Audix Bacchus Bandlab Boss Bose Behringer Blackstar Bespeco Beyerdynamic Bugera Blue Microphones Casio Cherub Crosley Cort D'addario DiMarzio Dynamax Digitech Dixon Electro-Harmonix Elixir Electro-Voice EMG Emix Epiphone Ernie Ball ESI Audio Enya Fender Faith Fifine Fishman Focusrite Flykeys Gibson Gator gibraltar GHS Strings Gretsch Hartke Headrush Hercules Hosa Hotone Hola ukulele Ibanez IK Multimedia Jackson Jabra JBL JHS Jim Dunlop Joyo Kali Audio Kustom Kurzweil KRK Korg Koda Keeley Kawai Kremona Laney Latin Percussion Lava Lewitt Line 6 Live Product LR Baggs Ludwig M-Audio Mackie Mapex Mark Bass Marshall Martin Medeli Meinl Mesa Boogie Mono MXR MAKOA Ukulele Native Instruments Neunaber Nord Novation Numark Nux On Stage OneOdio Paiste PDP Pearl Peavey Pioneer DJ Planet Waves Presonus PRS RCF Remo Ritter Rode Roland Samson Sennheiser Seymour Duncan Shure Solid State Logic Sqoe Squier Sterling Strymon Sudoku Superiorstar Superlux Solar Strandberg Takamine Takla Tama Tannoy Tascam Taylor Tc Electronic TC Helicon Teisco Toa Electronics Vic Firth Victory VOX Walrus Yamaha Ziko Zildjian Zoom Place it a tier above an existing workstation keyboard and utilize Q49’s streamlined layout to maximize your sound and performance options. Its compact size and portability make it ideal for fitting into existing rigs and then hitting the road. The Q49 is also the perfect choice for controlling hardware MIDI devices. The Q49 comes with a copy of Ableton’s Live Lite and AIR Music Tech’s Xpand!2 software, for performing, recording, and sequencing music right out of the box.
The Q49 provides keyboard players with a full compliment of controls including pitch and modulation wheels, octave up and down buttons, an assignable data slider, and the ability to send program changes from the keys. The compact controller features USB-MIDI and traditional MIDI jacks for easy connection to Mac, PC and MIDI hardware. The Q49 is a 49-note keyboard controller that works with virtually all music software and MIDI hardware devices.
It’s free to download upon registration of your controller, and comes with over 60 free lessons (Including Five Exclusive to Alesis) to get you started!
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