Who: Avid® (NASDAQ: AVID)
What: Announced today that Avid’s M-Audio Axiom Pro 25 and Axiom Pro 61 MIDI controller keyboards are now shipping.
Details: The new Axiom® Pro 25 and Axiom Pro 61 MIDI controller keyboards feature M-Audio’s proprietary HyperControl™
technology, which automatically maps and continuously syncs the units’
LCD and MIDI-assignable controllers to commonly accessed parameters in
digital audio workstations (DAW), including Pro Tools®, Cubase, Logic, Live and Reason, as well as software instruments. The
Axiom Pro keyboards are the first-ever MIDI controllers that can send
QWERTY commands, allowing users to access DAW keyboard shortcuts and
menu commands directly from their Axiom Pro system. Now users can zoom,
open and close windows, navigate between song markers, edit automation
and much more—without touching the computer’s keyboard and mouse.
The two new models complement the previously available Axiom Pro 49
, forming a family of advanced controllers in various sizes to suit the
needs of different musicians. All three models feature a full array of
MIDI-assignable rotary encoders, buttons, transport controls and
Trigger Finger® trigger pads. The Axiom Pro 49 and Axiom Pro 61 also include 9 MIDI-assignable sliders for track mixing, virtual organ drawbar control and more .
Pricing (USMSRP): $499.95 (Axiom Pro 25), $599.95 (Axiom Pro 49), $699.95 (Axiom Pro 61)