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The PDFs arrive on an installation CD, along with (some of) the bundled software (see the 'Bundled Software' box). The MPK49 is supplied with a printed 'quickstart' manual, a PDF version of the same, and a more extensive PDF reference manual. So where does Akai's offering fit in? What Have We Here? Some of the more upmarket models may attempt to ease the process of controller mapping by automating it in one way or another. Knobs and sliders, to which continuous controllers (and other kinds of MIDI messages) can be assigned, are common, with most manufacturers adopting a more-is-better approach. Almost all of them are based around synthesizer-style keyboards some provide drum or percussion pads (most often designed to be played with fingers rather than sticks) a few combine both.

Despite their proliferation, there isn't all that much variation in the world of USB MIDI controllers. Small wonder, then, that manufacturers best-known for their hardware instruments should be turning their attention to computer-friendly MIDI controllers that draw on their experience as instrument builders, while acknowledging the current trend towards the 'virtual' in sound sources.

And while I'm being observant one of the principal jobs of computers in music at the moment is the hosting of software samplers, drum machines and synthesizers. Which is hardly surprising: there are a lot of computers around, too. There are a lot of USB MIDI controllers around these days. Akai will be best known to SOS readers for their samplers and ever-popular MPC range - so what can they bring to the controller keyboard party?

Download sound effects for akai professional mpk mini mkii