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Hi folks. Just got my hands on a second hand M-Audio Oxygen 49 USB MIDI controller. Price €50. Barely 2 years old and hardly ever used (so the man says). Trouble is: no box, no manual and no installation CD (and no original receipt, of course). First of all, is this a fair price? It looks as the guy says. Second, does anybody know what is on the installation CD? And last but not least, what should I test for to see if I will take it? So far, I have put down €20, the rest is on trust.
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You can download the .pdf manual from the M-Audio website.
O-8 is Class Compliant and therefore needs no driver disk to install. Just plug in the USB cord (with Band in a Box or other MIDI program NOT running at the time) then turn on the keyboard and wait for the Windows OS to recognize it. That's what Class Compliant means.
The Manual is certainly needed to find out what, how, why and when of the various controls on the thing.
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Sam that probably isn't a good price here in the states, but I have no idea about where you are. A brand new gen 3 can be had for US $122.98 on ebay and other places, and they depreciate fairly fast. I would suggest doing an ebay search and adjust from there. As far as the software on the cd, You can download what you need from the m audio site. http://www.m-audio.com/index.php?do=supp...amp;OS=x72#tabsHope that helps. Later, Jim
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Thanks, Jim... and particularly, Mac. Testing tomorrow, guys 
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I disagree. M-Audio Oxygen models are very highly rated. I will take a wild guess that 50 Euros is something like 60US. If that is true, then you got a very good keyboard for about half of the price quoted above. About par for an older model. Maybe its not a screamin deal, but I would say this is a fair price for a reliable keyboard with a good list of features and a proven reputation.
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I just sold one last month for $85. The older generation models actually have one advantage - they can be used standalone with MIDI hardware as they have standard DIN MIDI connections. The newer models only have USB midi connections so they can only be used with a DAW/computer. However, in my opinion, the older models key-bed left alot to be desired - very stiff for my tastes - hence one reason I sold it. FWIW I paid just over $100 for it about 5 years ago.
Tons of controllers on them, but unfortunately most are over on the right side of the axe - if you are used to playing melodies and chords with your right hand, you'll be reaching over with your left arm/hand quite a bit.
This is one reason the new Casio XW-P1 was so attractive to me - all of the controllers are on the left 1/3 of the axe; sliders, knobs, etc. all where the left hand has quick and easy access.
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I have a little M-audio controller keyboard and I love it...
it's not only a keyboard, it also works as a control surface, audio I/O interface and MIDI I/O interface. I don't know if your model has the audio I/O.. but if it does, that alone makes it worth the money.
It definitely offers MIDI I/O at a price that is comparable to many MIDI I/O only interfaces. Plus you get the control surface, keyboard and possibly audio IO thrown in at no extra charge.
Ask the current owner for whatever software came with it. M-audio typically bundles software with their products
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No software. Not even the original box. It is USB with only a Sustain I/O
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One bit of software you definitely want to download (and that goes for everyone here) is the free Air Ignite program that comes with M-Audio keyboards these days. Can't use VSTs with it, but it has its own quiet decent instruments. More to the point, it's intended for building songs with MIDI, one phrase at a time. It's got some nice preset phrases and chord patterns, is a breeze to learn, and frankly way too powerful to be free, so grab it while you can.
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One bit of software you definitely want to download (and that goes for everyone here) is the free Air Ignite program that comes with M-Audio keyboards these days.
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Quote: "Ignite can ONLY be installed on the operating systems it is supported with - that is, Windows 8, Windows 7 Service Pack 1 Home Premium, Professional or Ultimate, Mac OSX 10.8, Mac OSX 10.7.5. The installation file does not allow for installation on any other operating systems."
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