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Features of the M-Audio UMA25S
This ultra slim keyboard comes with a MB-3 Tone Wheel Organ so that you can emulate the classic Hammond sound.
Among its standard features are the nine drawbars that are pre-mapped to M-Audio brand USB MIDI controllers, percussion and variable key click, and three chorus and three vibrato settings.
You can also control the tone of your music so that you get a variety of effects from glassy jazz chords to amazing rock leads.
What is great about the UMA25S is that it makes you feel that you have an entire band to back you up as you create your very own music.
The GM-4 General MIDI Module gives you a total of 128 GM instruments that comes with a GM drum kit. It is also able to play GM-compatible standard MIDI files from host applications. It also gives you an easy solution should you want to sequence additional tracks in the background.
Its award winning KeyRig modules feature their own dual effects processors for delay, chorus, phaser, and more.
You are also given a section for master effects if you want to further process the combined output of all modules. Plus, the internal mixer and assignment controls allow you configure independent MIDI channels.
Creating splits and layers is easy because of the design of the programs.
So why get the UMA25S? Because you can take your keyboard and laptop anywhere you want. It is compatible with AU, VST, and RTAS, which means that you can use it as sound sources for your tracks in Pro Tools, Logic, Cubase, Ableton Live, and, any other popular music software.
What is a MIDI Controller?
Everything is possible with the computer. Gone are the days when we simply relied on this piece of technology to write documents.
Now, you can even create music in collaboration with your computer. How? There is this device called a MIDI Controller.
For those who are not familiar with this term, a MIDI controller gives you the power to take command of any type hardware device or software program that understands MIDI (Musical Instrument Digital Interface). This means that MIDI-addressable effects processors (such as delays, reverbs, etc.) and audio recording and editing software can be controlled with a single piece of hardware, this so-called MIDI controller.
A MIDI controller comes in handy especially when you have a variety of device spread out all over your studio floor or workstation space. The MIDI controller enables you to send a control message to the device or program you’re using that turns notes on and off, adjusts the volume, or changes any one of many addressable parameters.
Simply put, you are able to make music with this wonderful technological breakthrough.
There are lots of brands available out in the market. Companies like Novation, Behringer, and M-Audio boast of their innovative 25-note keyboards.
To make things even better for you, the makers have come out with accessories that help you make your job better. All you need to do is log on to the website of these companies to see which one suits you the most.
Computers and music, who would have thought these two things actually work very well together?
