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teomyuz « very good compromise »
Published on 09/04/14 at 05:43For me the most important for a midi keyboard is the keyboard. It should be able to play without having to adapt to the "wrong answers" a bad little keyboard bring.
Having had an Akai (brand new and brand new) hands a few times, I realized that it does not convenais me (despite the appearance of a high-end device and robust).
What motivated me so it's a touchdown. I thought that only a piano keyboard 88 keys could suit me but having little space and no more money to invest I am heading to the novation. It is a compromise and although the touch is not 'piano', it remains flexible to have fun. It is very effective for analog synthesizer also adapts to any type of games various virtual instruments; ultimately it's what I needed.
UTILIZATION
In addition, the pads'm not interested and fortunately because it is virtually unusable on this keyboard. What to inspire me are the knobs for quick grip manual settings of my virtual instrument and there I meet! There are many!
The screen just above helps us to parameterize well: values fall directly on the keyboard and the touch (they are sensitive knob) have few select them.
The automap is not meaning obliged!
But there is still practical.
My sequencer installing the automap negate the possibility of making "learn midi" (with right click) on my virtual keyboard instrumentals but allows for its own allocation and avoids the problem (there is a button " learn "on the keyboard). Explanations of it are clear and the instructions are in French! (Not the case for the new Akai and I was very disappointed ... we are not all super loud in the affections of the south!).
Here we even have video tutorials.
Other details, the modulation wheel (found on some sort of joystique with the pitch) not inspire confidence in me. Finally it is very good and big advantage: there is little easily change their behavior, it does not automatically'm back on its position'm behaving like a basic dial and stay in the position that one has chosen.
OVERALL OPINION
Wholesale:
Gaining considerable time with the tutorials and instructions given by novation. Automap little be great! but if not like, we not take it and there is a master keyboard like any other.
Great keyboard (the best I've tried in this range ... application to try with Nektar also because they do not look bad).
Full description so sensitive knobs with their condition and use on screen keyboards. (The faders are also described as sensitive and knobs)
Considering the pads as a priority then this synth is not for you!
The hardware looks solid even if it's not the first impression I had.
After 10min installation the first thing I did was music and that's a good sign! we are not slaves to our machines ...
Having had an Akai (brand new and brand new) hands a few times, I realized that it does not convenais me (despite the appearance of a high-end device and robust).
What motivated me so it's a touchdown. I thought that only a piano keyboard 88 keys could suit me but having little space and no more money to invest I am heading to the novation. It is a compromise and although the touch is not 'piano', it remains flexible to have fun. It is very effective for analog synthesizer also adapts to any type of games various virtual instruments; ultimately it's what I needed.
UTILIZATION
In addition, the pads'm not interested and fortunately because it is virtually unusable on this keyboard. What to inspire me are the knobs for quick grip manual settings of my virtual instrument and there I meet! There are many!
The screen just above helps us to parameterize well: values fall directly on the keyboard and the touch (they are sensitive knob) have few select them.
The automap is not meaning obliged!
But there is still practical.
My sequencer installing the automap negate the possibility of making "learn midi" (with right click) on my virtual keyboard instrumentals but allows for its own allocation and avoids the problem (there is a button " learn "on the keyboard). Explanations of it are clear and the instructions are in French! (Not the case for the new Akai and I was very disappointed ... we are not all super loud in the affections of the south!).
Here we even have video tutorials.
Other details, the modulation wheel (found on some sort of joystique with the pitch) not inspire confidence in me. Finally it is very good and big advantage: there is little easily change their behavior, it does not automatically'm back on its position'm behaving like a basic dial and stay in the position that one has chosen.
OVERALL OPINION
Wholesale:
Gaining considerable time with the tutorials and instructions given by novation. Automap little be great! but if not like, we not take it and there is a master keyboard like any other.
Great keyboard (the best I've tried in this range ... application to try with Nektar also because they do not look bad).
Full description so sensitive knobs with their condition and use on screen keyboards. (The faders are also described as sensitive and knobs)
Considering the pads as a priority then this synth is not for you!
The hardware looks solid even if it's not the first impression I had.
After 10min installation the first thing I did was music and that's a good sign! we are not slaves to our machines ...