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Thanks Hoffman, will take your advice

I am using 8.1.1 at the moment and am interested in testing the newer release candidates.
I understand that any work in 8.1.3 will not open in 8.1.1 so a backup of my projects would be sensible, but if i install a beta, will it overwrite 8.1.1 or will it install alongside it?

At the moment my keyboard controller (MK61) and APC40 are sharing a port via a Targus USB hub (non powered) http://www.targus.com/us/product_details.aspx?sku=ACH76US not ideal i know but havent experienced any problems with it so far although i wouldnt want to be plugging anything else into the rema...

|Nice but needs autotune

Great find, thanks for sharing

personally i dont think you can go wrong with any of the mpk range, nice solid built controllers. My advice would be get the biggest you can live with. The mpk25 is a nice portable size but i found it to be too limiting for anything other than single sample and drum triggering. But it depends on how...

i started making electronic music in the 90s using a cheap second hand yamaha synth, a roland zip drive multitracker and an akai s900 sampler that i bought from a DJ who was using it for radio jingles. Looking back, i must have had infinite patience, nothing was intuitive and i spent weeks learning ...

Are you using built in soundcard?
Just a thought but my performance on my Toshiba laptop was appaling with ableton until i tried a dedicated soundcard.
Even when registering 10% cpu load, i got crackles and dropouts all over the place.

Yes i think the main difference between the twoo is the DR 100 has XLR input, if you dont need those then the 07 is the way to go.

Check out Native Instruments Audio DJ range, I am using Audio DJ 2
Great Value and excellent quality

Excellent choice, I have its big brother, the DR 100 and the condensor mics are amazing for the price range.

Can't speak for the Axiom, but I am more than pleased with my MPK61.
Nicely weighted keys and great build quality, its all the keyboard controller i will ever need.
I have heard people comment on the pads not being Akai's usual high standard, but they are fine for my needs.