Those days are over! With this current technology, mapping a function to a dial or button is a simple matter. Users were forced to map out keyboards, sift through menus, and spend hours on configuration. Long ago it was very difficult to pass "special" information over Midi. The creative session that unfolded over the next few hours is what prompted me to write this review. Fortunately the documentation describes the procedure in detail. Not bad, although I have some sympathy for anyone who is not familiar with the Windows "Found New Hardware" wizard.
After windows carefully chewed on three different hardware wizards it was all done.
Driver installation was painless, and then I connected the hardware. Skipping the dated CD-ROM that came in the package, I downloaded the current M-Audio drivers using the World Wide Web. It then occurred to me that maybe I should take a hard look at what has happened in the last 15 years with Midi controllers.Escaping from my local retailer with M-Audio Oxygen 8 v2 in hand, I rushed home to see if these bells and whistles really mattered. The little dials on the keyboard were being used musically to change various parameters of the sound. Then one day recently I saw a live band using a little 25 note controller to trigger Combinator patches out of Reason, connected only by a USB cable. I figured all I needed was something that could trigger midi notes, and my old keyboard did that just fine. Feng Shui for your Digital Audio Workstation, OctoBy The Information (United States) After 15 years using a Roland U-20 as a midi controller I began to wonder if upgrading would ever be needed.
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