Hello, I have M-audio Axiom 25 which I use as a portable 2 octave keyboard. It is very good. The keys are much more plastic and lower quality on Oxygen8 than on Axiom, I would like to recommend the Axiom models instead - the keys are semi-weighted and have a whole diffferent feel to them. To the date, the Axiom25 has the best feel of any keyboard I have owned to the date (I have Korg Wavestation, Roland D70 and one Yamaha and have previously had D10, and compared to those, the Axiom is better than any of those what is comes to feel). The pitch wheel has quite good feel to it and does pitch bends accurately. The mod wheel is also intuitive. And the keyboard has also aftertouch I frequently use when playing. I kind of expected lower quality from M-audio and I was positively surprised when I unboxed the keyboard.
I have the sticky keys problem on the Wavestation. The Axiom feels like it is not likely to develop such problems. All keys function perfectly and I trust this keyboard now very much. It also features knobs, pads some buttons and a midi interface. So summary: Axiom25 is a 2 octave keyboard like the Oxygen8, but a higher quality version of the same concept. I use it on the desktop behind the computer keyboard when I compose - both fit nicely on the small space and I don't need to turn around to start playing. This setup is very productive. Here is a picture of my "home studio": http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_NN-IjvHwReE/SM1xQ-5WG8I/AAAAAAAAAHE/VNPQowTm1OQ/s1600-h/karoliinastudio08_blog.jpg ( If you can't see the picture, please try this link: http://karoliinamusic.blogspot.com/2008/09/just-connected-hardware-synths-again.html ) Best Regards, Karoliina On Fri, Dec 5, 2008 at 3:23 AM, Ufuk <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hello, I am a long time Ubuntu user but newbie at mutimedia production and > graphics. I also have low budget which forces me to choose one of these > products. Let me explain a little: > I am playing with Jack and software synthesizer programs like Zynaddsubfx. I > needed a midi keyboard. I found this model, the M-Audio Oxygen8 v2. Does > anyone know about this keyboard? I -- Ubuntu-Studio-users mailing list Ubuntu-Studio-users@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-studio-users