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I know drum machines and DAWs pretty well, but I am songwriter, guitarist, bassist, and singer, not so much into pure electronic dance music (techno, house,...). But I love Kraftwerk, New Order, ..., Depeche Mode, which was the reason to buy this instead of a standalone drum machine (to sprinkle in sequencer and keyboard support). This is an excellent and very powerful standalone version of a DAW/Midi controller/Sequencer/sampler, and goes far beyond a drum machine (while covering it more than sufficiently). The sound quality and number of features is impressive, and one realizes quickly that Akai really understands what musicians need and could use (even more exotic functions). I was positively shocked that one for instance can add to each drum sound or sample up to four independent effects (from a great selection). Once knowing how to find your way around, it is so much faster than working on a computer. The ease of use becomes greater and greater thanks to the multitude of ways/combinations of using the touch screens, buttons, and dials. But only if one is familiar with terminologies and the tasks involved, which takes a while - since there are so many ways to accomplish a task. A few terms are unique and unusual when comparing to the usual DAW industry terms, but it's not a big deal. If you buy this as a beginner, this technology requires in general some intense learning, so do not expect that much can be done 'plug-n-play' unless one is a quick learner and understands the used terms quickly. Tutorials on Akai and Youtube are plentiful, and many are very good. Unfortunately, the user interface on many videos is different from mine, maybe since I am using an updated version of the software, so this complicated things a bit for me until I played with the menu and features. Here two little concerns: 1) Sampler and sound editors are included that can sample up to 20 min. So, in theory, one could write an entire song with bass, guitar, vocals as samples/tracks, and then arrange a song, but I frankly haven't seen any tutorials on this. Probably since mixing/mastering is still best done with a DAW using plugins and VSTs that are specialized and more powerful. I assume it is possible to actually do an entire song, and the memory/processor powers should in theory be sufficient to do so. But also see my 2nd point. 2) The preloaded samples, instruments, and sounds are mostly for modern and 100% electronic music. There are only a few complete (acoustic) drum kits preloaded (or classics like TR808, TR909). But pages over pages dance/house/hip hop/... kits with 6-7 drum sounds (1-2 kicks, 1-2 snares, 1 handclap, open/closed hihat, maybe 1-2 toms or a cymbal) and 8+ samples of some synthesizer sounds, vocal bits as heard on rave parties, etc. So, Akai targeted a certain clientele in my opinion, and somehow tried to 'lure' people who like to copy/make some dance music with a few clicks of a button. This is not meant to be critical, but the machine can do so much more. It for instance could easily double as a live recording device out of the mixer, or for rehearsal recordings. I definitely plan to use it for songwriting and publishing. I know that I will have to import a few more drum kits, and find a few more instruments to cover my style of music, which is alternative e-rock/e-pop based on early 80ies sounds. Read more

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Tuve el MPC One, el MPC Live, y ahora el MPC Key 37. Es que es un todo en uno, no hay nada más que agregar. El teclado controlador que no tenían ni el Live ni el One, está aquí, y de buen tamaño, buena sensación al tacto y un panel frontal excelente que simplifica tu vida a la hora de hacer tus ruidos. Los VST incluidos no son los más espectaculares, pero son muy, muy decentes. También están los que venden en su tienda online que juegan en una liga mayor: JURA (emulación del Juno 60/106), MINI D (emulación del Mini Moog) o el OPX-4 (FM Operator). En fin, una verdadera gema de la producción musical actual. Read more

Reçu rapidement... Livré devant ma porte avec le code demandé par le livreur.( Livraison sérieuse). Le colis est en bonne état,pas de signe de mauvaise manipulation. Et l'article fonctionne a merveille. Read more