![]() Although it’s pretty bulky, there’s no doubt about its sturdiness. There’s no doubt that the Axiom screams of a high-quality build from the moment you hold it in your hands. You’ll have to spring for an extra $5-10 to buy your own 9V adaptor at your local hardware store because there’s none supplied - a little stingy of them, but not exactly a dealbreaker for me. If you bought this to connect to hardware sound modules through MIDI (the Axiom 25 is one of the very few compact controllers than have MIDI inputs and outputs), you’re out of luck. The Axiom 25 was carefully packaged and wedged in between two pieces of cardboard (it’s pretty cool how the company’s being eco-friendly by not using styrofoam or polyethylene), which I imagine protects it pretty well while it’s being shipped.Īside from the keyboard, there’s pretty much nothing else in the box except for a USB cable to connect the Axiom 25 to your computer and a CD-ROM with drivers, documentation and a copy of Ableton Live Lite. ![]() ![]() When the package arrived in the mail, I couldn’t wait to open it up and play with my new toy. (You should note that I’m reviewing the 2nd generation of the Axiom 25, which have significantly more features than the first gen.) What’s In The Box? If you came to this site looking for an Axiom 25 review, let me tell you why you should go ahead and buy this keyboard if you’re still on the fence. After days and days of intensive research, I’m happy to say that I made the perfect choice: the M-Audio Axiom 25 MIDI controller. Now before I buy any piece of studio equipment, I always do extensive amounts of research to see if I’m getting the most bang for my buck. This was the moment I realized that it would be a smart decision to invest in a portable MIDI keyboard that I could take along with me on trips like this (I only have an Oxygen 49, which is another fantastic piece of equipment that I’ll be reviewing soon). I had no means whatsoever to make my beats! Not unless I was willing to draw little MIDI notes with my mouse (hell no I wasn't), and I had melodies in my head that really wanted to get out. This wouldn’t be a problem… Except for the fact that here I was stranded without my studio equipment. However, because of some unanticipated issues, it turns out that I had to stay for much longer than I originally thought I was going to. (But honestly, I think I really was just being too cheap to pay an additional $35 to check in more baggage, haha.) I could use a quick vacation from making music anyway, plus I didn’t want to clutter up the house I was staying at any more than I already would be. Thinking it was going to be a quick trip that would only take a month or two, I didn’t bother bringing any of my music equipment. A couple of months ago, I flew to Vancouver, Canada to handle some personal business.
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