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http://www.musicradar.com/news/tech/nam ... rol-525005

Looks pretty cool!

Nice! I guess they'll have sorted out the pad sensitivity too! This looks like something i might actually buy

Those faders look amazing.

I like those faders.

I've always been bothered with the 3x4 layout of the pads on the MPK49. On the Max49, the 4x3 layout makes much more sense imo!
Looks pretty sexy too. Might get this if the price is not too steep

Tarekith wrote:http://www.musicradar.com/news/tech/nam ... rol-525005

Looks pretty cool!

oh yes it does and it makes me even happier having returned my novation impulse

only two things that worry me:

1.I hope it will work without the connect software and if not I hope it won`t be such a pile of bugs like automap 4

2.The led faders jump to the spot where you touch them. Doesnt that mean that you`ll have to be very careful not to touch them at the wrong spot to avoid value jumps?

BTW: The pads look like the ones of the Novation Impulse -those pads are very good.

Looks beautiful actually! That might be one of the most gorgeous keyboards I've ever seen.

Can't wait for some more info [see: price].

Might finally get rid of this damn AxiomPro25.

CV is cool, I'm kind of surprised this is the first time we're seeing it in a keyboard from one of the majors.

Anyone else catch this Mackie CTRL button?:

grunzlaut wrote:
oh yes it does and it makes me even happier having returned my novation impulse

only two things that worry me:

1.I hope it will work without the connect software and if not I hope it won`t be such a pile of bugs like automap 4

2.The led faders jump to the spot where you touch them. Doesnt that mean that you`ll have to be very careful not to touch them at the wrong spot to avoid value jumps?

BTW: The pads look like the ones of the Novation Impulse -those pads are very good.

I certainly hope the faders are switchable from absolute to relative so you don't end up with accidental value jumps.

And the pads look to be the same as those on the MPC Ren; If they're not any good Akai's in for a bad year.

Was the Impulse really that bad, or was it just Automap that put you off? I think the Impulse is hideous, but just saw a pretty favorable review on Sonicstate and was starting to consider it.

Ryanmf wrote: Was the Impulse really that bad, or was it just Automap that put you off? I think the Impulse is hideous, but just saw a pretty favorable review on Sonicstate and was starting to consider it.

To keep it short (at least for me :

http://forum.ableton.com/viewtopic.php? ... on+impulse

I ended up buying an APC40 plus am M-Audio Keystation since I had bad experiences with MPKs as well.

The Impulse line feels like plasticky crap. The knobs and faders are really bad, and I'm not especially picky about my hardware.

This thing looks amazing, although I bet the 49 will start at $499 easy. Which is a bummer, since it seems like yet another a great piece of hardware that I won't be able to afford

Agreed, if people are thinking that the Impulse is today's definition of "solid build quality", I'm scared. I was really surprised that the guy in the Sonicstate vi said the keys felt good, my first thought playing one was that it was a step back from the Fatar keybed on the original SL range, not a step forward.

grunzlaut wrote:
To keep it short (at least for me :

http://forum.ableton.com/viewtopic.php? ... on+impulse

agent314 wrote:The Impulse line feels like plasticky crap. The knobs and faders are really bad, and I'm not especially picky about my hardware.

Tarekith wrote:Agreed, if people are thinking that the Impulse is today's definition of "solid build quality", I'm scared. I was really surprised that the guy in the Sonicstate vi said the keys felt good, my first thought playing one was that it was a step back from the Fatar keybed on the original SL range, not a step forward.

Oh well.

I liked the keys of the impulse (though im far from being an expert keyboard player) and the drumpads were very good as well. Even though the faders were not of a good built quality i liked the low profile design. you could move one with one finger while, for example you`ll have to grab an apc40 fader with thumb and finger.

This leads me back to the Akai Max. I guess one huge advantage of those LED sliders over rotary encoders seems to me, that you can move them easily with one finger which means that you can tweak multiple parameters at the same time while you can only tweak two with encoders.

I think the red looks aweful, and I'm not sure AKAI makes any better of a build than the Novation SL series, I am NOT saying Novation is better, I'm just saying they seem about equal to me. If you dismantle an AKAI controller you would see what I mean. On that note, most of Novations keyboards post SL series are definitely a step backwards and the Nocturn style knobs are faulty and cheap.

I do like the faders, looks like they will be good for switching templates and providing led feedback for the current positions on switching.

They mention a built in step sequencer. Curious to see how that works, seems there is a limited amount of controls for a step sequencer.

I'm using Automap 4 and having a good time with it on my Remote SL 25 Mk1. I have an MPK49 that's gathering dust. I still don't understand why manufacturers (Novation or Akai) insist on NOT giving us the standard 4x4 layout.