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Akai MPK88 88 Key USB MIDI Keyboard Controller  -  AKA MPK88 LIST
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jenkx from Los Angeles
Quality Would you consider this product to be made well? How dependable? Its built very solid. Its heavy and and made very well. The pads need a little tweaking cuz they're not very responsive out of the box. I bought some pad upgrades on ebay and my pads are fantastic now. Features What do you consider to be the best features of this product? What features would you add to this product if you could? The best features are the 88 weighted keys. Real keyboard players don't want flimsy feeling 49 and 61 key boards. If i could ad anything, the number one thing would be built in mapping for Logic. Other than quieting the keys I'm pretty satisfied with this board. Ease of Use How easy is this product to use? How easy is the product to use with other products? Did it take long for you to learn to use this product? Was the manual helpful? How playable do you consider this product to be? Its kind of easy to use, especially in Ableton or Reason. It has presets for most DAWS. But for some reason it has no preset for Logic, which is what I use. It can be synced to Logic but there is a slight learning curve. Sound How is its Tone? Its a MIDI controller, It makes no sound on its own. Action How was the action out of the box? The action is the best for any 88-key MIDI controller. Its not like a $20,000 grand piano but it works fine. Its my main board in my home studio. My only gripe is that the keys are kinda loud when you press them. When you play with low volume the noise of the keys will bother you. Value Was this item an overall good value? I got mine a few months ago when they were selling for $499. I would consider that a great value now that they seem to be selling everywhere for $799.
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