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These operate immediately, while other key-controlled functions - MIDI Channel select, Program Change, Continuous Controller number, and Set Control - require further data-entry using the keys designated 0 to 9, along with Cancel and Entry, on the right-hand end of the keyboard. Pressing the MIDI/Select button a second time returns to normal keyboard mode, where you can carry on using the slider to generate the same data in real-time while playing music, making it a handy third performance 'wheel'.ДЄlso controlled from the keys in MIDI/Select mode are Flat and Sharp (to transpose up or down six semitones) and MIDI Reset. These include velocity offset, aftertouch, reverb depth, CC data (controller value), and volume, and once you've selected one, you then use the data-entry slider to alter the current value. From this mode, you can then edit a variety of parameters using the musical keys. When you click on the MIDI/Select button it illuminates, and the LED display changes to 'Sel'. To access the other functions, Midiman use an identical control system to that of Miditech's Midicontrol - a MIDI/Select button, three-digit LED display, and associated data-entry slider.

Key FunctionsДedicated octave Up/Down keys extend the range of the Oxygen8 to eight octaves, and most players will find these pretty important, as the two-octave keyboard is insufficient for playing anything other than a simple bass line or melody. Mac owners can use standard iMacs, G3s or G4s with USB ports, and OS 9.04 or higher is recommended, but you will need OMS installed first.

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The new hardware is then detected automatically and the drivers on the CD-ROM are requested and installed.

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I had no problems installing these on my PC running Windows 98SE - you just plug in the keyboard using the supplied USB lead, and switch it on. If you're using USB, you'll need suitable drivers, and for PC owners these are currently available for Windows 98, SE, ME, 2000, and XP, while Mac owners can run both OS 9 and OS X. MIDI data from the Oxygen8 can also be transmitted to your computer via USB, although there are also two standard five-pin MIDI sockets on its back panel, one of which appears as an additional MIDI Out within your computer software, to send data to other external MIDI devices via the USB connection, while the other provides a standard MIDI Out from the keyboard if you don't wish to go the USB route. A three-way power switch on the keyboard's rear panel allows you to choose between these power options. However, most desktop musicians are likely to supply the keyboard with power from their computer via the Oxygen8's USB connection. The Oxygen8 can be powered by any 9V DC 500mA wall wart (not supplied), or by six AA batteries if you're on the move. However, at only 9.35 inches deep and 3 inches high, it should slot into various places, including a 2U rack tray, to provide handy slide-out access in a rack of synths.

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If you're short on space, it's also the narrowest of the three at just 16.5 inches, although like the Midicontrol this does place the pitch-bend and mod wheels above the keys, which may not suit every player. Unlike the black hi-tech look of both the MK125 and Midicontrol, the Oxygen8 follows the latest Korg/Roland/Novation trend with its silver livery. Midiman's undeniably cute Oxygen8 combines both approaches it's a neat, two-octave keyboard with velocity-sensitive full-sized keys, pitch-bend and mod wheels, along with eight assignable rotary MIDI controller knobs, and an additional socket to plug in a sustain pedal. Evolution have also released their MK249C USB, which has a very similar specification. This has a four-octave keyboard and a dozen assignable rotary controls. Miditech were the first to meet the obvious demand for a low-cost keyboard with built-in MIDI controllers with their Midicontrol (reviewed in SOS December 2001).

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Photo: Mike CameronThe first of these limitations was removed with the introduction of Evolution's MK125 (reviewed in SOS July 2000), a keyboard with just two octaves' worth of full-sized velocity-sensitive keys, along with pitch and mod wheels, and a clutch of other features including octave switching, patch changing, and transposition.

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Meanwhile, anyone who wanted more hands-on control of their various hardware and software synths would look at a dedicated controller featuring either sliders or rotary knobs. Until recently, however, keyboard-oriented MIDI studio owners with limited space often had to resort to using keyboard controllers with miniature keys. For applications where space or portability are at a premium, it is hard to beat this compact, two-octave MIDI master keyboard, which also incorporates eight assignable real-time MIDI controllers.Дedicated master keyboard controllers have been available for years, with spans ranging from four to seven octaves, and with a variety of feels from lightweight synth to weighted hammer action.

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