MPC Key 61: New FCC Filing From Akai

kday wrote:Looking at the box and how well organized the MPC Key61 is, I expect the Key 61 to sell like hotcakes over the years because of the assumed price. This Keyboard doesn't need 16 Q-link encoders, that's all in people's head. It doesn't need a faster CPU, or more memory, it will be able to do all the job it was designed to do, and this keybaord wasn't created to compete with a Fantom, Montage, etc. This keyboard was created to be the ultimate sampling keyboard and will reign as the king of sampling in the sampling synthesizer market for decades. This sampling keyboard is revolutionary for Akai as a company, and the sampling keyboard industry, sampling has never been done easy in this way, it will be revolutionary for beat makers and sampling junkies looking to create their own unique and original sounds and loops using a ribbon controller controlled sampling keyboard. It's the greatest Keyboard sampler in 30 years, that's not a small title to ignore for sampling keyboard buyers. This keyboard sampler is made for people wanting a sampling keyboard, for people wanting something they can use keys to create sounds and loops and songs with, without having to use some other midi controller. And also for people who has neither a sampling keyboard or an MPC to create inspiration with. It's made for people wanting to add a new MPC to their arsenal, or people wanting to upgrade from a Live. I think the market for this keyboard will be for those that want the latest and greatest song creation tool to hit the market, and this is it, the new king of the sampling keyboard block, a keyboard that will rule for the next one or two decades unless Akai make a MKII. If Air keeps on making new VSTi for this, and if Akai allow third parties to make synth VST's for this, this keyboard is gonna be sick.

MPC-Tutor wrote:I really hope this isn't going to be the 'the king of sampling in the sampling synthesizer market for decades', it's quite depressing to think that no other manufacturer, or even Akai themselves, couldn't come up with something better over the next 20 or 30 years.

MPC-Tutor wrote:I still think it's amazing how this is being presented by some people as such as revolutionary device. There is literally nothing new in this MPC other than the incorporation of a 61 key keybed (am I repeating myself...!?). And I'm really not trying to be negative, but this overgushing is really triggering a reaction

MPC-Tutor wrote:Can't work out if you are being tongue-in-cheek, trolling or genuinely believe what you just posted. But I really hope this isn't going to be the 'the king of sampling in the sampling synthesizer market for decades', it's quite depressing to think that no other manufacturer, or even Akai themselves, couldn't come up with something better over the next 20 or 30 years.

I still think it's amazing how this is being presented by some people as such as revolutionary device. There is literally nothing new in this MPC other than the incorporation of a 61 key keybed (am I repeating myself...!?). And I'm really not trying to be negative, but this overgushing is really triggering a reaction, its like I'm trapped in one of those Unison MIDI Chords youtube influencer vids. "Oh wow, check this, it went from C major to D minor 7, this is unbelievable, I creamed my pants, these MIDI files are a gamechanger".

Look, I think it will be cool and all that (for the people who need it and have the space), but let's not get carried away old chaps, it's a great addition to the MPC line and I hope they make lots of money so they can pay for 'MPC generation 2' which will hopefully be something to get super excited about, especially if they can actually sort out a more consistent pad manufacturing process*.

kday wrote:Looking at the box and how well organized the MPC Key61 is, I expect the Key 61 to sell like hotcakes over the years because of the assumed price. This Keyboard doesn't need 16 Q-link encoders, that's all in people's head. It doesn't need a faster CPU, or more memory, it will be able to do all the job it was designed to do, and this keybaord wasn't created to compete with a Fantom, Montage, etc. This keyboard was created to be the ultimate sampling keyboard and will reign as the king of sampling in the sampling synthesizer market for decades. This sampling keyboard is revolutionary for Akai as a company, and the sampling keyboard industry, sampling has never been done easy in this way, it will be revolutionary for beat makers and sampling junkies looking to create their own unique and original sounds and loops using a ribbon controller controlled sampling keyboard. It's the greatest Keyboard sampler in 30 years, that's not a small title to ignore for sampling keyboard buyers. This keyboard sampler is made for people wanting a sampling keyboard, for people wanting something they can use keys to create sounds and loops and songs with, without having to use some other midi controller. And also for people who has neither a sampling keyboard or an MPC to create inspiration with. It's made for people wanting to add a new MPC to their arsenal, or people wanting to upgrade from a Live. I think the market for this keyboard will be for those that want the latest and greatest song creation tool to hit the market, and this is it, the new king of the sampling keyboard block, a keyboard that will rule for the next one or two decades unless Akai make a MKII. If Air keeps on making new VSTi for this, and if Akai allow third parties to make synth VST's for this, this keyboard is gonna be sick.

HanHuman wrote:People had multiple samplers mostly because of the ridiculously small sample time (among other things) of these machines back then. But anyone can do whatever they want at the end of the day, even if that means daisy-chaining 4 MPC Live / X / Key 61. If some people feel like it's the way to go, why not.

kday wrote:The world never seen a dedicated full fledged sampling keyboard in the last 30 years.

Monotremata wrote:There’s been no keyboard samplers for 30 years? What about the E4K and the ASR10? Only about 20 but they still shit all over the MPC as far as samplers go.

Lampdog wrote:

kday wrote:The world never seen a dedicated full fledged sampling keyboard in the last 30 years.

Full fledged kybd samplers I have.
ASR-10.
Kronos2.

kday wrote:EMU EK4 is not a sampling keyboard, but a module. The last dedicated sampler from EMU was the Emulator III came out 1987.

Monotremata wrote:

Now please, explain how either one of these is a not a dedicated sampling KEYBOARD??

MPC-Tutor wrote:Can't work out if you are being tongue-in-cheek, trolling or genuinely believe what you just posted. But I really hope this isn't going to be the 'the king of sampling in the sampling synthesizer market for decades', it's quite depressing to think that no other manufacturer, or even Akai themselves, couldn't come up with something better over the next 20 or 30 years.

I still think it's amazing how this is being presented by some people as such as revolutionary device. There is literally nothing new in this MPC other than the incorporation of a 61 key keybed (am I repeating myself...!?). And I'm really not trying to be negative, but this overgushing is really triggering a reaction, its like I'm trapped in one of those Unison MIDI Chords youtube influencer vids. "Oh wow, check this, it went from C major to D minor 7, this is unbelievable, I creamed my pants, these MIDI files are a gamechanger".

Look, I think it will be cool and all that (for the people who need it and have the space), but let's not get carried away old chaps, it's a great addition to the MPC line and I hope they make lots of money so they can pay for 'MPC generation 2' which will hopefully be something to get super excited about, especially if they can actually sort out a more consistent pad manufacturing process*.

(*with reference to this Quest For Groove video who has also spotted how erratic the MPC/MPK pads are becoming)

kday wrote:Looking at the box and how well organized the MPC Key61 is, I expect the Key 61 to sell like hotcakes over the years because of the assumed price. This Keyboard doesn't need 16 Q-link encoders, that's all in people's head. It doesn't need a faster CPU, or more memory, it will be able to do all the job it was designed to do, and this keybaord wasn't created to compete with a Fantom, Montage, etc. This keyboard was created to be the ultimate sampling keyboard and will reign as the king of sampling in the sampling synthesizer market for decades. This sampling keyboard is revolutionary for Akai as a company, and the sampling keyboard industry, sampling has never been done easy in this way, it will be revolutionary for beat makers and sampling junkies looking to create their own unique and original sounds and loops using a ribbon controller controlled sampling keyboard. It's the greatest Keyboard sampler in 30 years, that's not a small title to ignore for sampling keyboard buyers. This keyboard sampler is made for people wanting a sampling keyboard, for people wanting something they can use keys to create sounds and loops and songs with, without having to use some other midi controller. And also for people who has neither a sampling keyboard or an MPC to create inspiration with. It's made for people wanting to add a new MPC to their arsenal, or people wanting to upgrade from a Live. I think the market for this keyboard will be for those that want the latest and greatest song creation tool to hit the market, and this is it, the new king of the sampling keyboard block, a keyboard that will rule for the next one or two decades unless Akai make a MKII. If Air keeps on making new VSTi for this, and if Akai allow third parties to make synth VST's for this, this keyboard is gonna be sick.

Uncle Dieppe wrote:I'd say the screen looks slightly bigger than the 7 inch from the Live/One as well, if you compare it to the dimensions of the 16 pads next to it, it looks more in proportion to the Pads dimensions, so long as they are the full sized pads