![You didn't know we had such lovely hands, did you? Actually, they belong to A.I.R.'s Samara Winterfeld, who shows us the new Axiom controller.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/7eb55316908c13abbccf5608073b31f8.jpg)
It won't debut until autumn, but at the recent Summer NAMM show in Nashville, we got a sneak peek at the new M-Audio Axiom A.I.R. MIDI controller range, M-Audio's first since parting ways with Avid last month.
The controllers come complete with Ignite, a brand-new music creation software developed by A.I.R.
The Axiom controller will come in 61-, 49-, 25- and 32-note varieties (the model in our video above is the 32-note version, with mini keys).
As stated, the Axiom controllers will be loaded with A.I.R.'s Ignite, a standalone music and idea system that is designed to allow musicians to build songs in an "organic" fashion. Check it all out above.
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Joe is a freelance journalist who has, over the past few decades, interviewed hundreds of guitarists for Guitar World, Guitar Player, MusicRadar and Classic Rock. He is also a former editor of Guitar World, contributing writer for Guitar Aficionado and VP of A&R for Island Records. He’s an enthusiastic guitarist, but he’s nowhere near the likes of the people he interviews. Surprisingly, his skills are more suited to the drums. If you need a drummer for your Beatles tribute band, look him up.
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