KVR Audio

sbangs_air · Post by **sbangs_air** » Mon Jan 12, 2015 8:27 pm

i wish they'd give specific info on what software is included, as don't care for SONiVOX nor Prime Loops.

if this includes a few of the AIR synths i might be sold at that price point though

Includes a 16GB download with more than 10,000 sounds from leading virtual instruments from AIR Music Technology (Vacuum Pro, Transfuser, Velvet, Hybrid 3, Xpand!2) SONiVOX (Eighty Eight Ensemble), ToolRoom Records and Prime Loops.

2020 · Post by **2020** » Mon Jan 12, 2015 8:27 pm

What about knob resolution? Standard CC (0-127) or 10 bit / 14 bit?

BBFG# · Post by **BBFG#** » Mon Jan 12, 2015 8:33 pm

sbangs_air wrote:
i wish they'd give specific info on what software is included, as don't care for SONiVOX nor Prime Loops.

if this includes a few of the AIR synths i might be sold at that price point though
Includes a 16GB download with more than 10,000 sounds from leading virtual instruments from AIR Music Technology (Vacuum Pro, Transfuser, Velvet, Hybrid 3, Xpand!2) SONiVOX (Eighty Eight Ensemble), ToolRoom Records and Prime Loops.

If I buy the Akai, can I sell the Air to someone that wants it? (Since I don't).

VariKusBrainZ · Post by **VariKusBrainZ** » Mon Jan 12, 2015 8:41 pm

Fcuk me those knobs are huge !!

Cant see why you couldnt sell the software.
I recently bought a Korg Nanopad and sold the software bundle for more than the controller cost

BBFG# · Post by **BBFG#** » Mon Jan 12, 2015 8:50 pm

VariKusBrainZ wrote:Fcuk me those knobs are huge !!

Cant see why you couldnt sell the software.
I recently bought a Korg Nanopad and sold the software bundle for more than the controller cost

Each company is different, but Sbangs has said it can be sold as long as it isn't activated (much like Korg). It would be nice if these weren't packaged with it in the first place though.

ksandvik · Post by **ksandvik** » Mon Jan 12, 2015 8:53 pm

This could actually be a very nice synth for live use as you could change patches without looking at a laptop screen....

GilJ · Post by **GilJ** » Mon Jan 12, 2015 8:58 pm

Big Tick wrote: You can actually load groove agent, pad shop, ... any plugin you want really.... and browse it from the controller.

Do you mean that you can actually browse through all the internal presets of any VSTi for example?

If that's the case I wonder how this is possible as a lot of instruments have their own/internal presets management (often not recognized by DAWs etc.)?

TrekStar · Post by **TrekStar** » Mon Jan 12, 2015 8:59 pm

it really depends how they are haptic-wise. I'm sure the knobs are very good, but not sure about the keys and pads...
the Price is high
the Display is very sexy.

Big Tick · Post by **Big Tick** » Mon Jan 12, 2015 9:38 pm

GilJ wrote:Do you mean that you can actually browse through all the internal presets of any VSTi for example?
If that's the case I wonder how this is possible as a lot of instruments have their own/internal presets management (often not recognized by DAWs etc.)?

Indeed some plugins are not very cooperative and for these, there is a manual step involved to transfer their presets into VIP. However, Akai already did that step for a enormous amount of 3rd-party plugins, so that in most cases your presets are available, nicely tagged, right after it scans your plugins.

TabSel · Post by **TabSel** » Mon Jan 12, 2015 9:51 pm

Does it support only one plugin at a time, or does it support "Kore-Style" combination/presets? What about fx?

moss · Post by **moss** » Mon Jan 12, 2015 9:59 pm

TabSel wrote:Does it support only one plugin at a time, or does it support "Kore-Style" combination/presets? What about fx?

"key zone splitting, layering of up to 8 instruments per VIP instance"

See http://www.akaipro.com/product/advance-61

PALU · Post by **PALU** » Mon Jan 12, 2015 10:06 pm

Big Tick wrote:Believe me, they have the software 200% right. This thing is unbelievable.

It's soooo Zen

If it's something like Zen 2.0 - then I think the software is MUCH better then Automap. Congrats!

After I was disappointed with NI keyboards - this looks really promising.

carrieres · Post by **carrieres** » Mon Jan 12, 2015 10:18 pm

awesome

VariKusBrainZ · Post by **VariKusBrainZ** » Mon Jan 12, 2015 10:27 pm

szalonykp wrote:
After I was disappointed with NI keyboards - this looks really promising.

What caused the disappointment, just out of interest?

Astralv · Post by **Astralv** » Mon Jan 12, 2015 10:46 pm

I already have all Air instruments. And I am sure nobody will take it in to consideration and give us any kind of credit or discount...

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