The Oxygen 49 is a 'class‑compliant' USB device, so it's not strictly necessary for drivers to be installed, although they may be required for Windows users wanting to use the keyboard with two different applications at the same time, or in conjunction with another class‑compliant device with audio capabilities.
In the box, together with the keyboard itself, is a brief printed Quick Start Guide, a USB cable and a disc containing more extensive documentation in PDF format, along with device drivers for Windows systems. In pursuit of this last objective M‑Audio have attempted to provide more‑or‑less effortless integration with popular DAW applications via a system called DirectLink. This is apparently the third generation of the M‑Audio Oxygen range, and it is part of an already well‑established category of products: it's an entry‑level controller keyboard designed to be attached directly to a computer, and to be affordable and easy to use. M‑Audio's Oxygen 49 offers competitively priced control over your DAW.
