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Akai Professional MPK49
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Published on 02/03/10 at 01:31
Best value: Excellent
What characteristics have motivated your choice?

The complete: 49 Keys heavy, faders, buttons, knobs endless pads, a transport bar, all in one keyboard, rather compact.

What connector (MIDI pedals ...)?

The connectivity is provided, we will find something to connect two pedals, the midi in and out and what to put a transformer ...

UTILIZATION

The touch keyboard is it nice?

The touch keyboard seems nice but I do not play the piano, at least it suits me perfectly.

The general configuration is simple?
The selection of MIDI channels, patches is easy?

Very simple, pre-recorded presets work immediately in Reason, nothing to do.
There are no banks 50 000, everything is accessible directly on the keyboard by touch ...

The manual is clear and sufficient?

The manual is simple, so clear.

OVERALL OPINION

I use it for one month, I hesitate between this model and the model similar to Korg, bigger, more expensive. I removed the other after playing a test in Keyboard ...

I would do this choice at the moment, because at the price I got it (sales) it is surely hard to find better.

What I like most is the pads, I had never had and it's very useful even if the maximum velocity is quite hard to get ... But the full option level can reflect on it afterwards.

I think the value for money is good, it looks sturdy, works great and has the basic functions. Certainly there are not tons but for me who does that software is more than enough.