Out of those 3 I'd definately go the 61-key model. I think M-Audio is a decent middle of the range brand which is good quality at a reasonable price. If you're doing orchestral stuff don't even consider a 25-key model... you'll hate having to change the octave range all the time. If you can afford it I'd probably consider the Keystation 88es. What is your budget? And are you a pianist? you might prefer something with weighted keys. I think the difference between the Oxygen and the keystations are that the oxygen models have quite a few midi mixing knobs, but the keystations don't and they have semi-weighted keys. I am not sure that mixing knobs are that useful when doing orchestral stuff - they might help with the mix-down maybe, but people who write techno or electronic music are more likely to use them I think. If I were you I'd shop around on ebay - there are some decent second hand models around too, and you can sometimes get new stuff cheaper than at a music store.
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