[brudgers]

I have been using the same M-Audio Axiom 49 key MIDI keyboard for years

Used these can be found for cheap, and short of MPE, hammer action, and a build for touring these might have everything a MIDI controller needs.

Layers, splits, onboard programmability, plenty of controls, DIN ports, USB, and afterfouch (but like the author's keyboard, the faders are always missing the custom keycaps for the non-standard size fader stems).

They are a plastic fantastic in gorgeous oughties silver.

[chthonicdaemon]

I was intrigued by your mention of custom keycaps, so for the first time since I bought the keyboard I pulled off one of the caps to find a kind of usable fader still left there with a little red mark for the center. Now I'm googling for custom keycap options. So much for avoiding GAS.

[gabrielsroka]

Gear Acquisition Syndrome (GAS)

[ImPostingOnHN]

Thank you, there was absolutely no clue in the article for what that jargon/meme meant, and googling for gas obviously didn't help.

[brudgers]

I don’t think there are any readily available keycaps for your Axiom because M-Audio used faders with an odd size of stem and probably made custom moulds for the ones you have.

What I meant is that used Axioms are usually missing keycaps.

But they can be found cheap and have many great features. Plus the keybed is ok’ish.