Key Features
88 full-size velocity-sensitive semi-weighted keys with natural feel
USB-MIDI connection for playing virtual instruments and controlling software
5-pin MIDI out for connecting to your favorite analog synth
Volume fader, transport and directional buttons for easy control of your software
Ergonomically designed pitch and modulation wheels for expressive performances
Advanced function assigns hardware controls to any DAW or plugin parameter
Compact design fits any desk, studio or stage setup perfectly
Plug-and-play connection to your Mac or PC—no drivers or power supply required
Compatible with iOS devices via Apple USB to Camera Adapter (sold separately)
Octave up and down buttons; Sustain pedal input; Expression pedal input
Includes Pro Tools | First M-Audio Edition, Ableton Live Lite and MPC Beats performance/recording software/DAWs
Includes a complete software production package
 
Premium Software Suite Included
Pro Tools | First M-Audio Edition is included with the Keystation 61 MK3. Pro Tools is the industry standard for recording software and the teams at M-Audio and AVID have crafted a version of this terrific collection specifically tailored for M-Audio hardware. This amazing audio and MIDI recording software helps inspire any artist, musician or singer-songwriter to create, record and share all their ideas across the world at any time.
Pro Tools | First M-Audio Edition features Unlimited Busses, Elastic Time and Elastic Pitch, Offline Bounce and 1 GB of free cloud storage space for collaboration or accessing your projects from any computer anywhere that is connected to the internet, plus compatibility with all the included AIR Music
 
Tech Virtual Instruments.
This truly amazing software recording package is primed to get your ideas out of your imagination and amplified into the world. Enjoy!
 
Ableton Live Lite is one of the most popular performance and production programs available in the world. A powerful music creation tool, Ableton Live Lite enables musicians and producers to spontaneously compose, record, remix, improvise, and edit musical ideas in a fluid audio/MIDI environment. Explore sonic possibilities in real time whether on stage or in the studio. When you are satisfied with your work, Ableton Live Lite lets you save it or mix it down.
 
Whatever you set out to achieve, MPC Beats will get you started. Incorporating the finest parts of the legendary MPC workflow, MPC Beats features all the essential tools for pro production. Edit samples, mixdown your tracks, find any sound with the synth engines found on the legendary MPCs, record audio and much more. MPC Beats will host your AU/VST plugins so as you expand your arsenal, know you’ll have complete compatibility with industry standard virtual studio technology.
 
If you love making Beats & Productions, The MPC Beats Producer Kits Expansion is just for you! Delivering over 1.5GB cutting edge Drum kits and samples created by the World’s leading producers and Sound Designers. Get access to everything from HipHop, Trap, Electronic kits to DnB, TrapSoul, Funk and RnB. From Deep Droppin 808s, Punchy Kicks, Crisp Snares and Claps, to Dark Melodic Loop textures and vocal chops, which have all been created into ready to load MPC Drum Kits, for instant creative inspiration. Get ready to produce your next hit inside MPCBeats using “The Producer Kits Expansion Pack”.
 
F9 Audio proudly presents this exclusive “MPC Beats Edition” of 25 high quality instrument sounds which have been precisely and carefully constructed for instant production and inspiration onto your music.
 
Trapsoul & LoFi beats will blast your beats to the next level. From stylish drums, ambient & ethnic atmospheres, offbeat FX’s, lovely chords and futuristic melodies with organic instrumentals for musicians looking to make something more hard-hitting than the average playlist beats. It is the perfect collection of ready-made beats, ideal for Hip-Hop MC’s, rappers and producers alike.
 
Soulful Drums Collection from MSX Audio blends the golden era hip hop vibe with a modern twist. The sound pallet and live instrumentation was processed with various vintage samplers & outboard gear, resampled, and then flipped and formatted to create the classically authentic sound you’ve come to love from MSXII Sound Design.
 
From Late night neon vibes to smokey filled studio spaces, The LoFi Producer Collection from ADSR will keep you producing all nite! From Jazzy pianos, ambient spaced out pads, Low sub basses to hard saturated trap drums. The Producer Collection will add the magic dust to any production.
 
AIR Music’s Mini Grand is a simple-to-use yet powerful virtual piano instrument with seven different acoustic piano sounds to suit a broad range of musical styles and production needs. Combining premium quality piano samples, innovative re-pedaling technology, built-in room simulation and equal and stretched tuning, Mini Grand is the go-to plugin for authentic, emotive piano sounds.
 
AIR Music’s Velvet is a virtual electronic piano that combines five legendary electric pianos from the 60s and 70s into one versatile instrument. Based on the Fender Rhodes Suitcase, Fender Rhodes MK I and MK II Stage Pianos, Wurlitzer 200A and Hohner Pianet-T, Velvet accurately emulates the sound quality, response and nuances of each original instrument to bring your piano tracks to life.
 
AIR Music’s Xpand!2 is a multitimbral workstation offering four active sound slots, or parts, per patch. Each part is provided with its own MIDI channel, Note Range (Zone), Mix, Arpeggiation, Modulation, and Effects settings—an excellent method for creating individual parts. Harnessing the four parts together to build one amazing Patch is where Xpand!2 reveals its true power. Using everything from wavetables and FM synthesis to sample playback, the expert sound design team at Air Music Tech has carefully created thousands of ready-to-play Xpand!2 patches.
 
DB-33 Tonewheel Organ is a virtual organ that recreates the sounds and controllability of classic tonewheel organs such as the Hammond B3, and the rotary-speaker cabinets they are often played through. It includes 122 preset sounds plus an extra-realistic convolution rotary cabinet and tube overdrive emulation. The rotary-speaker cabinet can also be used as an effect in its own right on an audio track.
 
Specifications
What’s In The Box
Keystation 88 MK3
Software Download Card
USB Cable
User Guide
 
Tech Specs
Power: Power via USB or DC 9 V, 500 mA center-positive power supply (sold separately)
Dimensions (width x depth x height): 54.24” x 8.52” x 2.88” 137.77 x 21.64 x 7.31 cm
Weight: 13.75 lbs.
 
Minimum System Requirements
Windows 7
macOS 10.11
Available USB port
Consult M-Audio.com/support for current software system requirements