Skip to main content skip to footer site5111452716 used 111452716 akai professional max49 49 key red midi controller. Turn the value dial to browse through the list of available programs. Simple, straight to the point and easy on the wallet. Max49 from akai professional places revolutionary midi and cv control at your fingertips. Akai professionals max49 conveniently places revolutionary midi and cv control at your fingertips. We would like to show you a description here but the site wont allow us. The first thing i did with my max49 was dive into its configuration settings in an effort to set it up just so for use with propellerheads excellent reason software. Its true that theres no shortage of usbmidi controllers on the market, but the akai professional max49 raises the bar significantly for 2012.
Spare parts, custom accessories, faceplates, pads, buttons and more for your akai max49 mpcstuff offers max 49 repair parts and full custom units due to the massive impact from covid19 virus some orders are subject to delays in processing and shipping. Akai offers some presets that work with reasons remote api, an interesting and mysterious. Max49 will be powered by your computers usb connection. Any chances of the 2012 namm show being a dud have officially been eliminated akai has figured out how to get even jaded synthheads excited about midi control keyboards again.
Akai professional max49 usbmidicv keyboard controller. I would be modding them, yes, but that might be the main reason im leaning towards the max. The akai mpk49 ushers in a new era for usbmidi controllers by combining a highquality, 49key, semiweighted keyboard with aftertouch and 12 genuine mpc drum pads. With 49 velocitysensitive keys octave up and down buttons available, 12. Midi out use a fivepin midi cable to connect the midi out of max49 to the midi in of an optional external device. Max25s touch faders combine with the builtin step sequencer to offer even more innovative performance capabilities. From its 49 semiweighted keys and 8 real mpc pads, to its groundbreaking led touch faders. With these three pad banks you get a 3octave range. Akai mpk49 controller keyboard the next generation of usbmidi performance controllers.
With an intuitive layout and included pro tools express, ableton live lite, akaiconnect, and ignite software, max49 offers instant, powerful creative capabilities. The patch selection is pretty simple, you get a screen that controls a lot of. Akai max49 overview by gak the akai max49 is a stylish professional keyboard controller featuring 49 semiweighted keys with aftertouch for complete musical expression and creativity. Propellerhead software has developed a way to remap a single control surface to each of the modules in reason including the transport controls.
Akai professional mpk mini mkii 25 key usb midi keyboard controller with 8 drum pads and pro software suite included limited edition white finish 4. Usb performance controller for ableton live with 8 encoders, 9 faders, 1 crossfader, and cliplaunch matrix. Find out which is better and their overall performance in the keyboard controller ranking. Max49 from akai professional places revolutionary midi and cv control at your.
Akai pro max49 is the mpc led fader control keyboard you. As a result all mixer channel states are in sync with the switch states on the physical controller. Akai max49 usb midi controller with 49 semi weighted keys. These sit alongside 12 backlit mpc pads, a builtin step sequencer and an arpeggiator with. In a world of ohsosimilar midi controller keyboards, akais new 49note max49 stands out for several reasons. The max49s intuitive layout and included akaiconnect automaticmapping software provides you an instant, fully immersive experience with your favorite music software and virtually all your vst plugins. The akai professional max25 and max49 usb keyboard controllers feature semiweighted keyboards with aftertouch, mpcstyle trigger pads with note repeat and swing, a builtin arpeggiator, a builtin step sequencer, control voltage and gate outputs, and much more. Im trying to figure out what will be good to buy, but its a really hard choice for me. Select the name of your daw and press the value dial to load the corresponding program.
Computer mac or pc running reason 5 or 6 please note that reason 7 is not yet supported. Select track insert virtual instrument on new track. Maximize musical ideas onstage or in a home studio setting with the new akai mpk49 performance controller. Get a low price and free shipping on thousands of items. Usb midi, traditional 5 pin din midi and even control voltage and gate outputs are onboard, allowing you to control everything from todays most advanced music software, to analog modular synths from as far back as the 1960s. Max49 comes ready to command any controller hardware or software from any era. You should see the akai mpk49 icon with a green check mark. Akai have been very shrewd including cvgate outputs, along with classic step sequencer functions, on the max49.
Of course, the max49 facilitates mapping of any midi control to both wheels. Connect max49 to your computer with the included usb cable. Integrate away with the akai max49 keyboard controller with daws, analog synthesizers, and other parts of your rig. I like the weighted keys and after touch, but it doesnt seem to play well with sonar, and the midi input is very delicate. Max49 is classcompliant, so it is plug andplay no separate driver installation is necessary. Akais max49 comes with akaiconnect automaticmapping software, so youll be up and running in your favourite daw and vsts in seconds. Just purchased the akai professional max49 and a new mac mini with the new reason 10 program and the drum pads working when i open the reason program, can anyone help me please. The included akai connect software and the program editor install easily.
What is the difference between novation impulse 49 and akai professional max 49. The akai mpk49 ushers in a new era for usbmidi controllers by combining a highquality, 49key, semiweighted keyboard with aftertouch and 12 mpc. The following is the midi mapping setup for a virtual instrument plugin. Page 4 the mpk49 preset for reason makes use of pad banks a, b and c for playing notes. Ive got a similar but not identical setup as its a few years old now, but mpd24 in reason 5. Akai professional max25 keyboard usb midi controller. Switch values on akai mpk249 are not updated by reason. The access to our data base is fast and free, enjoy. The words keyboard controller used to be among the least sexy terms our industry had to offer after all, what could be less inspiring than a keyboard with no inbuilt sounds, offering nothing but midi output to trigger our assorted soft. Akai offers some presets that work with reasons remote api, an interesting and mysterious luabased scripting system for binding the various physical knobs and dials on. Akai professionals max25 and max49 are the only keyboard controllers available that include a builtin step sequencer. These, plus usb and midi connectivity give the max49 control over generations of synths dating back 50 years, and a reasonable chance of longevity in these times of planned obsolescence. In your daw, select akai max49 as its control device. Control four banks of four steps each, creating patterns up to 16 steps.
We have included all the files necessary to enable reason to find max25 and maps its controls to whatever module you have selected in the sequencer. To begin with, it gives you cv and gate outputs that enable you to use it to control analogue synths, and there are also eight backlit led touch faders. Unfollow akai mpk49 keyboard to stop getting updates on your ebay feed. I asked akai support about this and they can confirm that none of the knobs or switches on the mpk249 are capable of receiving command codes for state setting. Reason is a software program that allows for vast control of its parameters. Akais max49 controller might just be ready to herald in the next step in the evolution of the controller keyboard concept. Korgs kontrol 49, also in the same price band as the mpk, and featuring pads, knobs, faders and a 49note keyboard, would also be worth a look. Akai max49 keyboard controller download instruction manual pdf. If it is not checked, click the use with reason button. Akai professional max 49 vs akai professional mpk 49. Using the akai mpc with reason is the quickest way to master the creative combination of akai mpc and reason.
Faders led faders seem like a good idea, but i love the akai faders so i dont know, personal preference on your end man. While the software might not be the most beautiful to behold, it does the trick and is easy to navigate with a minimum of fluff. It comes with all typical features of a midi keyboard controller plus builtin step sequencer, arpeggiator, backlit touch faders and even cv and gate outputs to control vintage analog synths. I have used a number of different akai gear and midi keyboards but the max49 is one of the best ones they have come out with. Not sure how different the 2 are as ive never used 9 but i would assume selecting the correct preferences are the same. Novations remote le and sl controllers offer broadly similar features to the mpk49 at a similar price. Even the most cynical of midi control keyboard users will be raising an interested eyebrow toward akais latest usb. I can circumvent this by clicking each switch twice after loading my reason project.
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