I am looking for a keyboard to control Logic, Komplete VIs (80% of my instruments) and play along side MPC 2.1 & the Touch. I like Akai's feature set more and am leaning heavily that way, but want to get an idea what I'd miss out on controlling Komplete VIs since it's the bulk of my arsenal, and any major limitations of Advance & VIP.
My key needs are:
1. Controlling Logic, touching CPU as little as possible
2. Browsing, selecting & editing instruments, touching CPU as little as possible
3. Support for multi-timbral/output plugins and layering/combining instruments
4. Straight forwardness of software
With me relying on Komplete instruments so heavily, does the KK offer any significant control over those instruments that I won't get from the Advance? And is their anything to hate about the Advance?
Thanks!
Controller for Logic & Komplete VIs: Akai Advance vs Komplete Kontrol
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- KVRist
- 220 posts since 11 Sep, 2017
I have Akai Advance and I really like it. It has been regularly improved, now at version 3. They were the first to allow control of effects on top of plugins. They give a nice bundle of softwares, then added a bundle of effects for free later on.
For Komplete, Akai mapped most of the libraries from Komplete Ultimate. You won't get the guiding lights for Kontakt if that's important for you. Otherwise, I really like it standalone or inside a DAW.
For Komplete, Akai mapped most of the libraries from Komplete Ultimate. You won't get the guiding lights for Kontakt if that's important for you. Otherwise, I really like it standalone or inside a DAW.
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- KVRist
- 337 posts since 23 Apr, 2011 from Seattle WA
I think VIP supports more because it allows the user to make their own mappings.
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- KVRAF
- 35689 posts since 11 Apr, 2010 from Germany
This is probably very irrelevant, but... i demo'd VIP, and found the GUI and operation so confusing, that i quickly had enough of it, and closed it again without even being able to make a mapping. Really weird piece of software IMO, but, hey, maybe it's more useful for you. I'm absolutely fine with the MIDI learn system my host offers.
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- KVRAF
- 37515 posts since 14 Sep, 2002 from In teh net
So does Komplete KontrolSchmidi wrote:I think VIP supports more because it allows the user to make their own mappings.
I think there may be more user made mappings for KK actually