KVR Audio

lateralus778 · Post by **lateralus778** » Sun Apr 15, 2007 6:22 am

http://www.akaipro.com/prodMPK49.php

Looks amazing.

Any thoughts?

hifiboom · Post by **hifiboom** » Sun Apr 15, 2007 3:50 pm

especially the velo drum pads are cool.

I like it.
is it a plastic tool?

laputa_sync · Post by **laputa_sync** » Sun Apr 15, 2007 4:06 pm

YAY!!!

Dominus · Post by **Dominus** » Sun Apr 15, 2007 4:25 pm

"The MPK49 is the next generation of USB/MIDI controller," says Akai Professional product manager Glen Darcey. "Built-in performance features like the Arpeggiator, Note Repeat and Tap Tempo set this far apart from the competition. Note Repeat with Swing is already a staple in R&B, hip-hop and electronic music production, so we have brought that classic MPC feel to this amazing new keyboard."

Audio~Geek · Post by **Audio~Geek** » Sun Apr 15, 2007 4:41 pm

thats pretty sweet, I like the arpeggiator

stoolz · Post by **stoolz** » Sun Apr 15, 2007 7:39 pm

seems a bit gimmicky to me, each to their own though.

glokraw · Post by **glokraw** » Sun Apr 15, 2007 8:00 pm

lateralus778 wrote:http://www.akaipro.com/prodMPK49.php

Looks amazing.
Any thoughts?

More waiting, more WAITING!!!you dirty rat, you!
(Fondling tax return one last time...)

Charlie · Post by **Charlie** » Sun Apr 15, 2007 8:26 pm

I'm looking for a new controller - this looks interesting, I wonder how it will compare to the Novation SL?

Shane Sanders · Post by **Shane Sanders** » Sun Apr 15, 2007 11:35 pm

The transpose button is in a bad spot if you use it on the fly. It's better if that stuff is big and on the left just above the pitch/mod wheels. Otherwise your melody hand may be in the way of getting to it because it's smack dab in the middle of the thing.

laputa_sync · Post by **laputa_sync** » Sun Apr 15, 2007 11:37 pm

thats what your nose is for shane....

Shane Sanders · Post by **Shane Sanders** » Sun Apr 15, 2007 11:39 pm

On a similar note, I've recently starting using my Axiom 25 vertically. You simply rotate the thing so that the bass keys are near your body. This allows me, a non-keyboardist, to more effectively play rhythms because your hands never have to literally cross each other--it's more like playing hand drums, and you can do trills and the like easier because the keys are suddenly horizontal pads rather than thin vertical ones. And it was really intuitive to have the higher notes be literally higher. My two-tiered desk allows me to lay the thing at a perfect 30 degree angle. It's like having a Gu Zheng in front of you (which was the inspiration).

Shane Sanders · Post by **Shane Sanders** » Sun Apr 15, 2007 11:40 pm

laputa_sync wrote:thats what your nose is for shane....

I've been using my monster pecker. I knew I was doing it wrong.

Polite Company · Post by **Polite Company** » Sun Apr 15, 2007 11:43 pm

stoolz wrote:seems a bit gimmicky to me, each to their own though.

I was about to say that, it looks like Akai is the newest rider of the "cram-it-all-in-one-interface" bandwagon. I've wrong before though.

laputa_sync · Post by **laputa_sync** » Sun Apr 15, 2007 11:51 pm

Shane Sanders wrote:
laputa_sync wrote:thats what your nose is for shane....
I've been using my monster pecker. I knew I was doing it wrong.

Just saw this today...