Akai MPD 24 or Akai MPD 16???
Akai MPD 24 or Akai MPD 16???
Me thinks I need a pad controller to complement the new drum rack in Live 7. Any thoughts on these budget models from Akai:
Akai MPD 24
Akai MPD 16
Look good on paper. Akai has a nice reputation. They are cheap.
Any thoughts or other suggestions?
Akai MPD 24
Akai MPD 16
Look good on paper. Akai has a nice reputation. They are cheap.
Any thoughts or other suggestions?
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IIRC the 24 has more sliders and options, I'd be inclined to go for that unless you already have another controller, in which case the 16 would do. One of the guys on the Guitarist forums loved his 16.
Alesis also do an Octo controller for use with drum sticks, dirt cheap, sadly I've no experience of it personally, just it might be an option worth looking into?
Alesis also do an Octo controller for use with drum sticks, dirt cheap, sadly I've no experience of it personally, just it might be an option worth looking into?
I am looking at the Korg PadKontrol very seriously at the moment. With all the hacks available this thing is looking like a very useful tool.
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i got the MPD24. live 7's drum racks and that are bloody brill. You need to make a little remote script if you want the device to automap because it isn't officially supported yet, but there's a really good thread in tips and tricks forum on how to do this. really simple. The transport controls on the 24 don't natively work with Live, but i'm used to toggling start and stop with the space bar anyway. having faders set to change track levels and rotaries on automap is a great combination for me. I hardly ever plug any other midi gear in now! I've played with other pads, and although there's a bit of settting up, this for me feels the most solid, reliable and ergonomic.
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you mean the XP drivers here?Tone Deft wrote:the XP drivers were never released
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UGH!!! I sold it a while ago but I was on XP for a few years without being able to change the settings on the thing. I definitely looked.Clearscreen wrote:you mean the XP drivers here?Tone Deft wrote:the XP drivers were never released
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don't you hate that kind o' crap! you must've had one a long time ago! i've had mine for at least 4 years and i remember having to dig up a fairly out of the way akai pro site at the time to get the latest version but it did come with an xp driver disk. i'm guessing they were slow to do them though as i know it'd been out a while before i bought mine...Tone Deft wrote:UGH!!! I sold it a while ago but I was on XP for a few years without being able to change the settings on the thing. I definitely looked.Clearscreen wrote:you mean the XP drivers here?Tone Deft wrote:the XP drivers were never released
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I have the PK. My first one took a dump on me, but the second one seems to be holding up ok. However I've been eyeing up the MPD 24, as I really like that it has the 4 banks per preset (much better for "chromatic playing") and the transport controls. The PK would be a lot better with an octave shift +/- button, but alas...
One thing is, they seem kinda big. The PK is very sleek and compact, sits on the desk nicely.
One thing is, they seem kinda big. The PK is very sleek and compact, sits on the desk nicely.
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