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M-Audio Hammer 88vsM-Audio Oxygen 49 (MKIV)

Summary

M-Audio Hammer 88 and M-Audio Oxygen 49 (MKIV): 2 M-Audio controller keyboards compared side by side. They differ on 12 of 20 compared specifications.

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M-Audio

Hammer 88
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M-Audio

Oxygen 49 (MKIV)
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General
ManufacturerM-AudioM-Audio
StatusCurrentCurrent
Released20172014
Keyboard
Keys8849
Key sizeFullFull
Key actionHammer-actionSynth-action
AftertouchNoneNone
KeybedM-Audio fully-weighted hammer actionM-Audio synth-action
Controls
Pads08
Faders09
Knobs / encoders08
DisplayNoneLED
Pitch / modWheelsWheels
Connectivity
USBUSB-BUSB-B
MIDI portsDIN out—
CV / Gate outNoNo
Bluetooth MIDINoNo
Pedal inputsSustain, Expression, FootswitchSustain
USB bus poweredYesYes
Features & software
Features—DAW transport
Bundled softwareAbleton Live Lite, MPC Beats, AIR Mini Grand, Velvet, DB-33, Eighty Eight Ensemble, SkooveAbleton Live Lite, Xpand!2, VIP 3
Size & weight
ColoursBlackBlack
Dimensions (W × D × H)1420 × 302 × 127 mm810 × 235 × 90 mm
Weight17.5 kg2.6 kg

Key differences

  • Keys: Hammer 88 – 88 Oxygen 49 (MKIV) – 49
  • Key action: Hammer 88 – Hammer-action Oxygen 49 (MKIV) – Synth-action
  • Pads: Hammer 88 – 0 Oxygen 49 (MKIV) – 8
  • Released: Hammer 88 – 2017 Oxygen 49 (MKIV) – 2014
  • Keybed: Hammer 88 – M-Audio fully-weighted hammer action Oxygen 49 (MKIV) – M-Audio synth-action
  • Faders: Hammer 88 – 0 Oxygen 49 (MKIV) – 9

Both are the same on aftertouch (None).