Remember the bizarre C-Thru Music AXiS-64 MIDI controller, introduced at the Winter NAMM Show?

At the Summer NAMM Show, they were showing the second Axis product, the Axis 49, a smaller and more budget-friendly version of their debut release. The Axis 49 has the same velocity-sensitive buttons as its bigger brother, but doesn’t have pitch-bend or modulation wheels.

It’s expected to be available in October for under $500.