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bakinzedayz « Well, but fragile »
Published on 05/27/12 at 03:49See the features
UTILIZATION
Simple little we've used a sampler.
All functions are fairly easy, just dig a little all menus.
Everything is easily accessible, clear, logical.
The manual is clear, but like most books it describes only some of the possibilities of the machine.
In short, it's almost like everything, it takes some getting used to the setup, search, search the net and is taken in hand rather quickly.
SOUNDS
Its level is Akai is an MPC, therefore, is necessarily good.
It sounds very clean, very good dynamics, nothing to add on that side.
I usually prepare my songs on the computer, then I decompose the whole and I export everything to go back into the machine, and the difference is just incredible: the sounds eat up much less of them, it really sounds differently from the computer is usually pretty surprising.
Short, but good on that side.
OVERALL OPINION
I use it for a year and I'm pretty satisfied.
I had tried other samplers before, the 2000, 1000, as well as other makes and models.
What I love most: sound, ease of use, ergonomics, MIDI capabilities and aesthetics (as it still has to face!).
What I like least: fragility, because unfortunately this is his biggest weakness.
I am far from being a nag, but still, most of the buttons are very fragile.
Those used most often weaken rapidly (Main, Windows, Mode ...) and when you remove the hood to see what it is, you quickly understand: like many brand Akai scratching on components, and we are left with a machine components with € 1000 at 20 cents ...
It's a bit of foutage of mouth, but the advantage is that at least there are easily enough to replace what is broken in any electronics store.
Same for the pads, which let go very quickly (even if you are not a fan of drumming) and there on the other hand, this is not the same price to replace ...
The other downside (if you can really talk about negative), the can of RAM you have on the beast.
It is true that for some, the 128 of ram (after extension), are quite sufficient, but in my case, it is not nearly enough, so you have to think constantly scratching.
After that, it also learns to operate differently, but still I would feel much more comfortable with the double!
I think it's certainly an element of stability, but it would be really nice qu'Akaï think one day to develop them on that side, because when compared to what exists today (admittedly, in the middle of computer, so not really the same thing), 128MB, it does not really much!
Value for money still very good (well, except on the quality of the smallest components of course).
I would do this choice, because I see no real equivalent, but that's about it, do not expect perfection, although traditionally, the MPC series, Akai n 'is not far at all!
UTILIZATION
Simple little we've used a sampler.
All functions are fairly easy, just dig a little all menus.
Everything is easily accessible, clear, logical.
The manual is clear, but like most books it describes only some of the possibilities of the machine.
In short, it's almost like everything, it takes some getting used to the setup, search, search the net and is taken in hand rather quickly.
SOUNDS
Its level is Akai is an MPC, therefore, is necessarily good.
It sounds very clean, very good dynamics, nothing to add on that side.
I usually prepare my songs on the computer, then I decompose the whole and I export everything to go back into the machine, and the difference is just incredible: the sounds eat up much less of them, it really sounds differently from the computer is usually pretty surprising.
Short, but good on that side.
OVERALL OPINION
I use it for a year and I'm pretty satisfied.
I had tried other samplers before, the 2000, 1000, as well as other makes and models.
What I love most: sound, ease of use, ergonomics, MIDI capabilities and aesthetics (as it still has to face!).
What I like least: fragility, because unfortunately this is his biggest weakness.
I am far from being a nag, but still, most of the buttons are very fragile.
Those used most often weaken rapidly (Main, Windows, Mode ...) and when you remove the hood to see what it is, you quickly understand: like many brand Akai scratching on components, and we are left with a machine components with € 1000 at 20 cents ...
It's a bit of foutage of mouth, but the advantage is that at least there are easily enough to replace what is broken in any electronics store.
Same for the pads, which let go very quickly (even if you are not a fan of drumming) and there on the other hand, this is not the same price to replace ...
The other downside (if you can really talk about negative), the can of RAM you have on the beast.
It is true that for some, the 128 of ram (after extension), are quite sufficient, but in my case, it is not nearly enough, so you have to think constantly scratching.
After that, it also learns to operate differently, but still I would feel much more comfortable with the double!
I think it's certainly an element of stability, but it would be really nice qu'Akaï think one day to develop them on that side, because when compared to what exists today (admittedly, in the middle of computer, so not really the same thing), 128MB, it does not really much!
Value for money still very good (well, except on the quality of the smallest components of course).
I would do this choice, because I see no real equivalent, but that's about it, do not expect perfection, although traditionally, the MPC series, Akai n 'is not far at all!