By Uncle Dieppe
Sat Jun 25, 2022 4:13 pm
This is the first time in over 30 years of buying synths that i have jumped in on a workstation upon release,a lot of the time I have held off until things like bugs and stuff had been ironed out,but i think with this Key61,we are already familiar with what the OS does, so it's not like any of us are being led off a cliff top and buying a lemon, this technology has been around for over 5 years since the X so I dont know why the negativity towards it, what Akai have done over that time I have watched and waited to jump ship onto the newer generation and Ive been pleasantly surprised to see the journey of this OS,so great to see them branch out to the Keyboardists market
this is a fantastic move from Akai in my opinion, although I must add that in all the years of using Korg/Roland Workstations since the early 90s I never in a million years would have thought Akai would have made the Workstation of my dreams,obviously I have always used MPCs but to bolt there technology into a workstation keyboard is fantastic of all the Workstations I've used it was always the shitty Sequencers that fell short, even the beasts like Kronos and Oasys they really missed a trick with those,hence why I always stuck with the MPC4K to sequence them,if only Korg had made this type of MPC sequencer inside the Kronos/Oasys,taking advantage of the Touchscreens then holy shit would that have been a match made in heaven.
Ok the MPCkeys is never gonna be the fully polished sound source like a Kronos,but who knows where it may lead from here on, certainly the content I've heard so far has got me excited and its sure is giving us the basics that any gigging keys player would need, and a step in the right direction.
For once I can really see this being the central hub of my studio, the MPC one I currently have is already doing that Job but to have a Keyboard Workstation that I can take out gigging without several separate devices is bloody wonderful Top marks to Akai on this
I know some of the users are pissed over the Plug in prices to upgrade the current other MPC models, in reality I think Akai have done this to push those who want them to maybe consider upgrading to the flagship Keyboard,I would rather pull the plug and go all out for the Workstation than essentially a $500 virtual licence, this is why i ditched Reason software,I have spent more money with extra rack extensions that would exceed the price of this MpcKey but still i grew frustrated with the way it always left you wanting more, all for what? i found myself spending time obsessing over all the extra crap that it detracted my music making out put,I haven't felt so much more inspired with this newer generation of MPC,that its stopped me using my trusty old MPC4000 and thats really something after having it for 20 years.
I'm sure if you all be patient enough they will have some kind of sale for the newer suite of plugins eventually..... With whats already inside the MPC theres more than enough content to keep most users turning out the tunes for a long time, spend the time channeling your energy into making beats and not venting at Akais pricing policy
after a short stint with the MPC one I'm truly looking forward to getting my hands on this Keys model
Thankyou Akai
this is a fantastic move from Akai in my opinion, although I must add that in all the years of using Korg/Roland Workstations since the early 90s I never in a million years would have thought Akai would have made the Workstation of my dreams,obviously I have always used MPCs but to bolt there technology into a workstation keyboard is fantastic of all the Workstations I've used it was always the shitty Sequencers that fell short, even the beasts like Kronos and Oasys they really missed a trick with those,hence why I always stuck with the MPC4K to sequence them,if only Korg had made this type of MPC sequencer inside the Kronos/Oasys,taking advantage of the Touchscreens then holy shit would that have been a match made in heaven.
Ok the MPCkeys is never gonna be the fully polished sound source like a Kronos,but who knows where it may lead from here on, certainly the content I've heard so far has got me excited and its sure is giving us the basics that any gigging keys player would need, and a step in the right direction.
For once I can really see this being the central hub of my studio, the MPC one I currently have is already doing that Job but to have a Keyboard Workstation that I can take out gigging without several separate devices is bloody wonderful Top marks to Akai on this
I know some of the users are pissed over the Plug in prices to upgrade the current other MPC models, in reality I think Akai have done this to push those who want them to maybe consider upgrading to the flagship Keyboard,I would rather pull the plug and go all out for the Workstation than essentially a $500 virtual licence, this is why i ditched Reason software,I have spent more money with extra rack extensions that would exceed the price of this MpcKey but still i grew frustrated with the way it always left you wanting more, all for what? i found myself spending time obsessing over all the extra crap that it detracted my music making out put,I haven't felt so much more inspired with this newer generation of MPC,that its stopped me using my trusty old MPC4000 and thats really something after having it for 20 years.
I'm sure if you all be patient enough they will have some kind of sale for the newer suite of plugins eventually..... With whats already inside the MPC theres more than enough content to keep most users turning out the tunes for a long time, spend the time channeling your energy into making beats and not venting at Akais pricing policy
after a short stint with the MPC one I'm truly looking forward to getting my hands on this Keys model
Thankyou Akai
