Verdict
For Chord and Scale modes great for composition and production Fully-featured arp Deep DAW integration
OXYGEN 49 IS THE CHEAPER VERSION OF M-AUDIO’S PRO 49, AND WHILE IT LACKS SOME OF THAT KEYBOARD’S FEATURES, IT’S STILL A WORTHY MIDI KEYBOARD CONTROLLER. THE OLED DISPLAY OF THE PRO IS REPLACED BY A 3-SEGMENT LED DISPLAY, WHILE THE 16 MULTI-COLOURED PADS ARE STRIPPED BACK TO EIGHT BACK-LIT RED ONES, BUT ARE SPLIT INTO TWO BANKS OF EIGHT, SO YOU STILL HAVE ACCESS TO 16 SOUND SOURCES FROM THE FRONT PANEL WHEN PROGRAMMING, JUST NOT SIMULTANEOUSLY.