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Introducing the Alesis Q49 MKII - Core Keys Control, Simplified!
When the melody hits you and it’s time to make music, you can’t afford to pick the wrong tool for the job. You need the Alesis Q49 MKII, a no-nonsense USB MIDI keyboard controller with 49 full-size, velocity sensitive, synth action keys. This USB bus-powered MIDI controller has everything you need to capture your performance with every subtle nuance of your delivery on Mac, PC or iOS devices*.
Essential Control
Don’t waste time clicking or typing your performance into the computer. The Q49 MKII has all the essential controls to help give your playing character. Add feeling and expression with easily accessible Pitch Bend and Modulation wheels. Need that note to hang for a little bit longer? Plug in a sustain pedal (not included) and give your melody the added human touch it needs. There are also STOP, PLAY, RECORD, and Directional Transport controls so you can use your music production software without ever having to take your hands away from the Q49 MKII. Want even more control? The on-board volume slider can be MIDI mapped to any DAW or virtual instrument parameter you need.
Premium Software Suite Included
The Alesis Q49 MKII comes with a premium software bundle that features world-class tools for composing and recording. MPC Beats gives you access to the same sought-after production tools used by the best in the business. It includes tons of professional-grade sounds and virtual instruments that can boost any composition. If you’re just learning to play, or just want to sharpen your keyboard skills, the Q49 MKII also includes 60 free lessons from Melodics, the best way to learn piano.
Works with iOS devices for use with apps including Garageband, via the Apple Lightning to USB Camera Adapter (sold separately).
AdrianB096
Reviewed in Spain on December 22, 2024
La verdad que para producir música va fenomenal no hay que instalar nada en el pc lo enchufas por usb y listo además pesa poco por lo que si tienes poco espacio como yo no es molesto tener que guardarlo y sacarlo cada vez que quiera usarlo
Livingston R.
Reviewed in the United States on May 6, 2023
I recently got an Alesis 49-key midi keyboard because I wanted to upgrade from my 25-key midi keyboard and it is great. I love the design of how the mod wheel and pitch bend wheels are curved with a finger groove for the node. It makes the experience of using the wheels more pleasant. It also comes with many different buttons that you can set up to do certain actions in your digital audio workstation. Overall this product is great and does exactly what you'd want it to do.
Ángel Gómez
Reviewed in Mexico on February 2, 2023
Gracias a este controlador he podido llevar el trabajo fuera del estudio, el material es resistente, las teclas no son del todo cómodas, pero sirven bien, hay que tener en cuenta que son teclas minis. Por 40 dólares es la mejor opción en este rango de precio. Supera en calidad de materiales, sensibilidad de teclas y tamaño compacto a una de sus competencias como es el midiplus k32, y en relación al precio supera al M audio mini 32 que está un poco más elevado de precio (también es un excelente controlador, pero este es más económico y traen casi los mismos complementos). Si está pensando en elegir alguno de los mencionados, vaya a por este seguro.
Big Will
Reviewed in the United States on January 16, 2023
I have been learning to play music with this thing and it seems to be doing the trick. I can now make sounds that almost resemble music lol. Its very well constructed seems durable and made with good materials. The keys are very responsive. I love the pressure sensitive keys as it makes the sound more intense or softer with the amount of pressure used. I love the size for its portability. Oh and all the free software available for different instruments and effects is amazing. So many plugins available. I am pleased with this purchase and it didn't break the bank.
Thor
Reviewed in Italy on August 23, 2022
Mi piace il tocco e la risposta dei tasti, per quanto costa non me l'aspettavo. Per tutto il resto funziona alla perfezione sia su Mac (M1) che su Windows (senza richiedere alcun driver, Windows 10). Anzi, persino su Chromebook, anche se lì ho dovuto un attimo smanettare con qualche parametro tipo latenza. Tutti i vari tastino programmabili sinceramente non li ho mai usati, a parte il transpose avendo poche ottave. Si può anche connettere un comune pedale di sustain e funziona anche lui benissimo. Davvero molto consigliata!Ah, insieme alla tastiera c'è del software che ho provato su Windows per curiosità, non avendone bisogno. Non ricordo il nome, ma sembrava molto orientato a chi fa musica con i Loop e elettronica in generale.
AP21
Reviewed in Singapore on December 13, 2022
Best value basic midi controller. Keys are somewhat sensitive. Very easy to connect to pc and ipad (with usb interface). Sale price very good deal. Recommended for basic to intermediate users.
Dennis Atlas
Reviewed in the United States on October 19, 2022
Great little full-size 88, so easy to take to gigs, and does most everything I’d want it to. Amazing for the price!! Easy delivery.Something is funky with the way the expression pedal (you can set it to different midi channels- I set it to Soft) works with Mainstage. I’m trying to use it to change patches. So my workaround is plugging the sustain into expression (second jack) and the secondary pedal into sustain. And assigning them opposite, basically. However, then if I press both pedals at the same time, notes get stuck on. Not a big deal, it still works perfectly as long as I don’t press both at the same time, and it’s a very specific and sort of uncommon thing I’m trying to do with two sustain pedals- one being used as a patch change.I use it at most of my gigs now!!
Alex
Reviewed in Germany on January 25, 2022
Nur musste ich es leider zurückschicken, weil der Anschluss mit einem IPad Pro nur dann funktionierte, wenn das IPad den Keyboard als Input erkannte. Manchmal klappte es, manchmal nicht. Es ist mir bis heute ein Rätsel, in welcher Reihenfolge alles angeschlossen werden muss. Ich habe alles probiert.Jetzt habe ich mir einen von Akai geholt, wo der Anschluss mit IPad innerhalb von Sekunden geht, aber ich vermisse echt diesen Keyboard von Alesis (der am PC und älteren Geräten, die keinen lightning kabel brauchen, übrigens einwandfrei läuft). Die Tasten vom Alesis fühlen sich viel angenehmer an, die Finger klemmen nicht zwischen den Tasten und das Gerät sieht hochwertiger aus.Echt schade :(
MW
Reviewed in the United States on September 18, 2021
A very simple product. Good 88 key controller with decent action. At this price point you are most likely going to get lightweight action at best, not fully weighted, but the lightweight action also works well for percussion parts, organ, etc. Portable, feels solid not cheap.
Kelly Graham
Reviewed in the United States on July 21, 2021
I have an iPhone SE (1st gen) and Windows 10 PC. It works with those devices for sure. When it comes to Android devices, it's gonna be a hit or miss. I can only speak for the devices that I do actually have. If you took a chance on an Android that works, please share your experience.Moto Z Play, Android 8.0 - does NOT work. It doesn't even power up the keyboard. Tried with an OTG with power input and still doesn't work.Walmart ONN 10” tablet, Android 9 Go - device recognized, but practically unusable. The tablet/apps recognize the device. BUT! The latency is pretty bad. Also, some keys get "stuck". I'm guessing the processor/hardware is just too slow.ATT Radiant Core U304AA, Android 9 - device recognized, but practically unusable. Got this phone from ATT as a free upgrade because of their network updates. Again, this seems more like incapable hardware, not incapable OS. Latency is unnoticeable, but the sound eventually starts crackling like the CPU is overloading.Moto E5 Play, Android 8 - surprisingly WORKS perfectly. This was just an ATT prepaid phone off the shelf. It is able to power up the device, the OS and apps recognize it, latency is unnoticeable. It seems that the hardware is very capable to provide very stable performance. Only caveat is to set the display to stay on for as long as possible. Even with battery optimization turned off, my MIDI app seems to go to sleep with the screen is off and when it's in background.So, it is a bit unpredictable. Why the Moto Z Play, which is a much better phone than the Moto E5 Play, doesn't work...I don't know. It would be difficult to lay out minimum requirements in that context. So, I can understand why Alesis just doesn't want to even mention it.
Andrew Colley
Reviewed in the United States on March 14, 2021
Great feel, keys were what I was worried about... but when I received it I was relieved to be happy that the keybed felt so good. Overall great keyboard, besides the button mapping (not considering the wheel, pitchbend or volume slider) I just couldn't figure out how to use it, and I use custom-programmed TouchPads in my studio for things that include those functions anyways, the keyboard I used before I didn't use these buttons, but I still wanted that keyboard button functionality for once, just because. The User Manual is very much not a helpful one when it comes to mapping, it does not describe which command refers to which button and so forth. The listing above the keybed does clearly state the wheel and fader commands but not the transport, record -and-so-forth buttons. Really had to play around with it just to understand the sliders. I know THOSE work atleast. The octave buttons work great as well. I cannot find videos anywhere by Alesis or in general about how to map these buttons however so I gave up on the record and transport buttons.Composition feels great, it is plastic but DEFINITELY not cheap plastic. It feels great really.The keyboard comes with a plastic adhesive that sticks to all the keys at once, just peel it off ofcourse, but I did find it left a very squeaky feel to the keys for like 6 hours of playing before they began to feel normal but whatever it feels great now. Just a packaging precaution is all that it was.I like that there is Pro Tools First included, and additional software. That's super cool I guess.Look, if you want a good keybed, well functioning and nice feeling faders (wheel, pitchbend, volume) and nothing else really matters, I would recommend. Had to subtract a star for programming. It is just plug and play magic, and I'm happy. There are not a lot of informative reviews, not only is Alesis a smaller company, but this is a newer product, hence the little discussion and reviews. So I tried my best to give you the gist of it.
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