The Hammer 88 Pro is an 88-key format master keyboard designed for musicians of all backgrounds, from the seasoned pianist to the producer comfortable with computer music. With its keyboard featuring a heavy touch Graded Hammer Action, ensuring progressive weighting of notes like on a real classical piano, combined with backlit velocity sensitive pads and numerous physical controls to control DAWs and virtual instruments, the Hammer 88 Pro is naturally the future standard for 88-key master keyboard.
Exceptional playing sensations.
M-Audio has improved the keyboard of the Hammer 88 Pro by equipping it with a so-called "Graded Hammer Action" system: the keys have a progressive weighting and are individually weighted, imitating the mechanical response and the sensations of a grand piano, while having a much more compact and lighter instrument! This weighting allows for ultra-realistic playing sensations in all styles, with a natural response allowing the pianist to easily express his emotions through his music. The Hammer 88 Pro's keyboard also features programmable aftertouch, which lets you modulate the sound of a virtual instrument with technology that constantly scans a key's pressure, even after it's been pressed.
Masterfully control your music.
The Hammer 88 Pro gives you all the features you need to control the DAW of your choice. On the menu: 16 velocity-sensitive RGB pads with Note Repeat, 9 faders and 8 programmable buttons to control your software. The Hammer 88 Pro also features an intuitive OLED display that makes it easy to find sounds, configure controls, and mix and edit your sessions. On the rear panel you will find 5-pin MIDI connections, a sustain pedal input, an expression pedal input and two additional inputs for attenuation pedals.
Always on the range.
This professional master keyboard features all new Smart Chord and Smart Scale technologies from M-Audio. The Smart Chord allows the user to play full chords with the press of a single key, while the Smart Scale allows the pianist to adjust the keyboard so that only notes of the selected scale can be played, avoiding any risk of "false note. A real plus to boost your creativity.
A professional master's degree.
The Hammer 88 Pro incorporates essential features for creating modern music on any computer or DAW. Topping the list is auto-mapping, which allows the Hammer 88 Pro to instantly map to many popular DAWs such as Pro Tools, MPC Beats, Cubase, Logic, Studio One, and Fruity Loops, as well as instruments. virtual data delivered with the Hammer 88 Pro. The built-in arpeggiator will affect whatever you play on the keys of any virtual instrument in your DAW. This powerful tool can operate in Hold or Momentary mode, to easily adapt to your style.
A complete software package.
The new M-Audio Hammer 88 Pro integrates a comprehensive software package including multiple DAWs, virtual instruments and sample packs so that every songwriter, producer, musician or music composer has all the tools they need to complete a full production without time limit.
Features:
- 88-key Graded Hammer Action keyboard (heavy touch with progressive weight) with aftertouch and programmable zones.
- 16 velocity sensitive RGB backlit programmable pads, with Note Repeat
- 8 programmable potentiometers and buttons
- 9 programmable faders
- DAW and Preset buttons: control of auto-mapped DAWs and plugins parameters
- Smart Chord mode for playing enharmonic voices or custom chords
- Smart Scale mode eliminating false notes
- Arpeggiator with Type, Octave, Gate and Swing controls
- Ergonomic pitch and modulation wheels, 3 footswitch inputs and one expression pedal input
- USB-Midi connection, 5-pin MIDI inputs and outputs
- Intuitive interface and OLED display for quick parameter editing.
- Includes music stand, MIDI editing software and a full set of production software.
- Power supply: via USB or optional 9V DC, 800mA power supply unit (not included)
- Dimensions: 1422 x 283 x 127 mm
- Weight: 18.5 kg
Brand reference number:
KMD HAMMER88PRO
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