We brought you advance news of the CME UF master keyboards from the winter NAMM show and now the company tell us that they are shipping.
The UF 50/60/70/80 range from 49 to 88 keys with semi-weighted and hammer action weighted keys and also feature the world’s first keyboard with build-in duplex wireless MIDI system and optional multifunctional expansion board. Here’s the details directly from CME:
Features:

• The world’s first master keyboard with duplex wireless MIDI system
• The world’s first master keyboard with multifunctional expansion board
• Professional after-touch and breath control interface design
• Superior classic metallic panel

Specification:

• 49-, 61-, or 76-key semi-weighted action keyboard with aftertouch (UF50 / 60 / 70)
• 88-key hammer-action weighted keyboard with aftertouch (UF80)
• Built-in duplex wireless MIDI interface
• Over 20 user template, non-volatile memories
• Pitch bend and modulation wheels
• 8 assignable control knobs, preset functions including Cutoff / Resonance / Attack / Release / PAN / Reverb / Chorus / Variation
• 9 assignable control faders, preset functions including volume for 1-16 channels and master volume, and drawbar for organ sounds.
• LED data display, control button including program, transpose, octave, channel, keyboard split.
• 6 assignable shortcut knobs
• 6 sequencer remote buttons, including REC, PLAY, STOP, FAST REWIND, REWIND AND RETURN TO START, etc.
• Panel page and layer button, data adjustment knobs.
• 1 MIDI-out port
• Adapter port_9V_1500mA_, power switch
• Breath controller port
• Sustain pedal and volume pedal jacks
• USB MIDI port, Class-compliant for Win Vista/XP and Mac OS X, Power can be supplied via USB
• Support and tested with most professional audio/MIDI sequencers
• U-CTRL mode
• Optional multifunction expansion board

WIDI-XU -- Wireless MIDI Interface

• 2.4GHz ISM working band
• Duplex wireless MIDI data transmit (MIDI In/Out in same time)
• Maximum 80m(262 feet) wireless transmission distance without obstacle
• High speed (less than 3ms latency), powerful error correction with automatic notes-off and on-line detection, Low power consumption,
• USB <--> RF transmission mode
• Up to 64 radio channels for MIDI data transfer, with manual or automatic radio channel setting mode
• Manual switching for one-to-multi communication (auto finding and selecting)
• Automatic searching, manual or automatic channel setting and other system function can be controlled by the special MIDI SysEx command from USB
• USB class compliant for Win XP/Vista and Mac OS X, supporting hot plug. No driver needed
• Powered and upgrade program via USB

Pricing and Availability:
UF 50 (49 key) - $389.00 US MSRP
UF 60 (61 key) - $439.00 US MSRP
UF 70 (76 key) - $549.00 US MSRP
UF 80 (88 key) - $749.00 US MSRP
More information:

• www.cme-pro.com
  
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