M-AUDIO Axiom AIR 25 - most wanted !!!!

I've been looking to add a USB hybrid MIDI controller keyboard / pad (with transport controls) to my ProTools system for a while now........

At the Summer NAMM 2012; M-AUDIO announced their new range of controller keyboards - the AXIOM AIR product range...... and I was excited to learn about the new "Ignite" software that would ship with every AIR unit.

Designs have changed since Summer NAMM - and only the AIR MINI 32 made it to market.  (This is a bit too small for my needs!)

So, today - April 2013 - and still no  release of the 25 key, 49 key or 61 key versions........

I'm reliably informed that the AIR 25 will be shipping *very soon* to re-sellers in the UK - and is likely to drop mid-May 2013.

The design has changed since the Summer NAMM first "prototypes"?............  but functionally - the 25 key unit is very close to the original spec.  (Except the unit is now White, and not BLACK!) ...and has more PADS !!  It will ship with the "Ignite" software, in addition to "Pro Tools Express". *EDITED 22nd May 2013 (The AIR 25 *DOES NOT* ship with Pro Tools Express, only the 49 and 61 key versions of the AXIOM AIR)...  instead you get a CD with Ableton Live...  PLUS you have to download the IGNITE application which is not too bad as a mini-DAW app!

While we are waiting for the mid-MAY 2013 release date - here are some photographs to drool over !

Price will be around £229 GBP (UK pounds) from most online stores.

More info. from the M-AUDIO website
http://www.m-audio.com/products/en_us/AxiomAIR25.html