Following on from where the award-winning E1 left off, the new E2 Headrush delay pedal brings delay, tape echo simulations and a looping recorder in one convenient pedal. User selectable delay options allow for maximum control of signal output and include several real-time timing and level adjustment selections as well as feedback level for repeats.
Price: $199.95 Buy now!
User Reviews:
Feature:
From what i have used tis has great tones. They are good for what the job is and they dont mess up the sound.
Quality:
It is a Korg, Korg makes great products, hince this a great product. It is made well and is strong.
Value:
250 dollars isn’t chump change, but what you’re getting is a quality product that is FUN and easy to use!
Desirability:
Blue is always cool and it is not a bad shade of it either! It has straight forward styling and that is what i like.
Sound:
The quality used in making this product is exceptional. The loop feature is a lot of fun. It is a great beang for the buck product. I’ll be getting one as soon as i can afford it (i am only 15 so money is limited but this product is still affordable).
Support:
I haven’t had to deal with the company, because the products have always been quality.
Overall:
This “pedal” has everything. It has a loop, which i love. The freedom of the loop is excelent, and eas of use is great!
The APC40 is the world’s finest Ableton Live control surface. Ableton and Akai Professional worked in a joint partnership to make the APC40 the perfect Ableton Live control surface. Whether you are an electronic-music performance artist and Live is your canvass, a DJ using Live to mix tracks, or a traditional musician using Live on stage or in the studio, the APC40 is designed for intuitive, powerful control.
Price: $399.00 Buy now!
User Reviews:
Feature:
I give it a 9 for features, because I still need one other MIDI controller in my rig to do everything I need as a DJ.
Quality:
Very solid, built well.
Value:
RIDICULOUS!!! After seeing the Ableton Touch video, I expected this thing to be 2-3 times more than the cost!
Desirability:
I have been drooling over this piece of gear for about 4 months now. Any Ableton user might be doing very well with their current rig… this was made for Ableton. Not only that, but it replaced two pieces of MIDI gear in my own rig. More work with less gear… who dosent love that?
Sound:
Its a controller, has no sounds of its own.
Ease of Use:
Its so intuitive, they dont even come with a manual. (But it would be nice if they did.)
Support:
Closed on the weekends.. they got back to me first thing Monday morning from a call on Sunday afternoon. I got the first shipping of the first generation. Out of the box, the global play, global record & global stop were mapped to their buttons, as well as to 3 of the buttons in the first column in the clip launch matrix. A 2 min phone call, and a 3 sec fix in the software. (Just delete the global midi mappings, dont remap them and save your new template.) Great support so far.
Overall:
I will probably use this until is no longer functionable, and order a new one. Unless my company really takes off and I can afford a Lemur.
The Akai Professional MPK25 is a portable keyboard controller with MPC production controls. Based closely on the MPK49, the first keyboard ever to feature MPC pads, the MPK25 scales down the keyboard by 24 keys and retains the utility, capability, and flexibility that makes the MPK49 one of the world’s hottest keyboards. Its smaller, more portable size makes the MPK25 the perfect travel companion. Its small footprint can fit in your lap on the couch or on a plane, enabling you to create tracks whenever inspiration strikes. All you need is your laptop and the MPK25.
Price: $299.00 Buy now!
Legendary MPC feel and workflow with a greatly expanded feature set. The MPC series set the standard for beat production. What would it take to make the ultimate MPC Dozens of engineers, 20 years of experience and a new synth and drum sampling engine unlike any MPC ever. Introducing the MPC5000; the new standard for music production.
Price: $1999.00 Buy now!
User Reviews:
Feature:
It Creates the clearest, and easiest samples I’ve ever heard! Take your old dusty records from the crates and turn them into brand new beats!
Quality:
Even the old mpc’s, like the lower 1000’s or 2500’s are still lasting today, so im very confident this product will last me a couple years to come! Its well worth the cost!
Sound:
IT’S AMAZING! All the drum patterns i need! From hip-hop to techno. Create that beat thats been stuck in your head within minutes!
Ease of Use:
Its really all that simple to use, once you the sampling down, and your drum pads, you’ll be on your way to making live, or professional patterns!
Overall:
IT’S AMAZING! All the drum patterns i need! From hip-hop to techno. Create that beat thats been stuck in your head within minutes! Even the old mpc’s, like the lower 1000’s or 2500’s are still lasting today, so im very confident this product will last me a couple years to come! Its well worth the cost!
The Akai Professional EWI4000S is a newly designed electronic wind controller. This musical tool incorporates several improvements in the development of MIDI/ Synth instrument capabilities.
Price: $699.00 Buy now!
User Reviews:
Feature:
Complete, even batteries.
Quality:
Its solid, no worries, you are not going to break any keys. It looks good, civilians love it as well as musicians.
Value:
Definitely. Its a valuable tool for the price. Given the importance and demand of the business today. EWI players are capable of doing what no other midi instrument can. Price is right.
Desirability:
A nice addition to my setup. A plus in every way.
Sound:
It Sounds like 90% of sounds you hear in movies and tv.
Ease of Use:
At first its like any other wind instrument…not as easy as it seems but if you have any experience learning any musical instrument you will soon realize that its perfectly fine to do some research and spend a few weeks working on it before you take it out to your next gig. (It does help improve posture and dexterity on other woodwinds instruments. That’s a plus)
Support:
Have not used yet.
Overall:
Very satisfied. Unique, the best on the market, I will cote Michael Brecker “Thanks Akai”
The MINIAK is a powerful performance and production synthesizer. The MINIAK empowers creative musicians with phrase and step sequencing, a built-in drum machine/rhythm sequencer, an arpeggiator, a 40-band vocoder, stereo effects, and a virtual analog synth engine developed in partnership with the world-class Alesis synth team. While the compact, portable synth shines on stage, the MINIAK is also at home in the production studio delivering 24-bit audio resolution.
Price: $499.00 Buy now!
Use the Akai CDM25 to import data and samples.
Price: $199.00 Buy now!
Use this mouting kit to attach your MFC42 filter option to any of the MPC2000XL series.
Price: $39.95 Buy now!
The MPD32 is Akai Professional’s ultimate velocity-sensitive pad controller for musicians and DJs. Modeled after the industry-standard MPC series, the MPD32 delivers the most expressive software beat control available.
Price: $329.00 Buy now!
User Reviews:
Feature:
The only thing I still can’t make fully functional is Tap Tempo and Note Repeat syncing with Reason. The one suggested by Akai works fine, but the tempo is not displayed in Reason (it says 0). This is the only reason for 9 for features. Everything else works great, lots of useful features.
Quality:
It’s really early to say, but seems durable. Well build, all the pads, knobs, sliders and buttons seem solid and feel great.
Value:
Payed 365 CAD for the new one. Great deal. Worth every cent.
Desirability:
Esthetically perfect. Great colors, looks really nice and modern.
Sound:
It’s the midi controller, so it doesn’t have any sounds.
Ease of Use:
I read lots of reviews with people having problems setting up the device and programming different controls. OK, I understand not everyone is technically strong and stuff, but I had no problems at all. Very easy to use, program, set up the way you need it.
Support:
Never had a need to contact them.
Overall:
All in all, great controller. Great features, endless possibilities when it comes to programming it and setting it up. Great integration with Reason so far. Would buy another one, no doubt.