Members mildbill Posted March 31, 2009 Members Share Posted March 31, 2009 http://www.gearjunkies.com/news_info.php?news_id=3708 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members plaid_emu Posted March 31, 2009 Members Share Posted March 31, 2009 So this is the new "Micron", eh? Not so keen on the MPK styling. Looks like they're using the screen from the MPC500 and there's no mention of a software editor or even a USB connection. Maybe they'll have a similar Alesis synth that will be more alluring. Kind of like the SR18 and XR20? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members mildbill Posted March 31, 2009 Author Members Share Posted March 31, 2009 I like the 3 wheels (like the Ion, but it looks like they're not lighted). Synth architecture seems similar (identical?) to the Micron, but there's not enough info to tell.Looks like they took a hint from Korg on the gooseneck mic.It's got a bit different layout from the Micron and might not have the one knob data entry system.I like it. If you scroll down a bit, they've got a new MPK88 that looks like it might make a real good controller. Once again, not enough info to tell, but I'll be taking a look at it for sure when it comes out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members hogberto Posted March 31, 2009 Members Share Posted March 31, 2009 it's all in the price. anyway, no chance of getting a look at one of these till July. might as well forget about it for a few months. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members plaid_emu Posted March 31, 2009 Members Share Posted March 31, 2009 This might actually be the same synth that's in the MPC5000 (the same subtractive VA engine that was in the Fusion). Is that also the same VA engine in the Micron? I wonder what kind of Polyphony we can expect? It says "The MINIAK enables users to create programs with up to eight multi-timbral voices, each with three oscillators." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Meganulon-X Posted March 31, 2009 Members Share Posted March 31, 2009 Yeah, the MPK88 is far more interesting to me. I'm anxious to find out more about that one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members myfriendfive Posted March 31, 2009 Members Share Posted March 31, 2009 Now to wait for the MAXAK to be released. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members suitandtieguy Posted March 31, 2009 Members Share Posted March 31, 2009 Mini-AK? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gus Lozada Posted March 31, 2009 Share Posted March 31, 2009 Tell me it runs on batteries and it will be perfect. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ChristianRock Posted March 31, 2009 Members Share Posted March 31, 2009 It looks a lot better than the Micron. Same X-Y-Z buttons, it seems.Hopefully the presets aren't all hip-hop oriented... it's Akai after all... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members AfroRouge Posted March 31, 2009 Members Share Posted March 31, 2009 Hater. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Gribs Posted March 31, 2009 Members Share Posted March 31, 2009 Yeah, the MPK88 is far more interesting to me. I'm anxious to find out more about that one. Yeah me too. The MPK49 turned me off because it does not have a complete set of 16 pads. Not that I am really into using pads, but I have had an interest on and off over the last couple of years and considered various options. Weighted keys would be nice too. I could hook it up to Akoustik Piano and practice in my office on those days the kids are driving me nuts. I have considered a digital piano for that multiple times over the last few months. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members U&I Posted April 1, 2009 Members Share Posted April 1, 2009 This might actually be the same synth that's in the MPC5000 (the same subtractive VA engine that was in the Fusion). Is that also the same VA engine in the Micron? I wonder what kind of Polyphony we can expect? It says "The MINIAK enables users to create programs with up to eight multi-timbral voices, each with three oscillators." Saying it's the "same subtractive VA engine that was is the Fusion" is pretty inaccurate really. The VA engine in the MPC5000 has a hard wired signal path OSC->AMP->FILTER Configuration. The Fusion VA is freely Configurable in most respects via the Mod Matrix etc so you aren't tied down to a standard signal path from the get go....... Something people always forget about the VA engine in the fusion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members augerinn Posted April 1, 2009 Members Share Posted April 1, 2009 No GAS here. I'm getting better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members mildbill Posted April 1, 2009 Author Members Share Posted April 1, 2009 ...Weighted keys would be nice too... The link for the MPK88 says - '...fully-weighted, hammer-action keyboard with assignable keyboard split and aftertouch...' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members mildbill Posted April 1, 2009 Author Members Share Posted April 1, 2009 ... Is that also the same VA engine in the Micron? I wonder what kind of Polyphony we can expect? It says "The MINIAK enables users to create programs with up to eight multi-timbral voices, each with three oscillators." The specs listed sound the same as the Micron - 8 voice polyphony. Multi-timbral, not mono or bi-timbral. etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members controlvoltage Posted April 1, 2009 Members Share Posted April 1, 2009 I spent a few minutes with the VA synth in the MPC5000 and didn't care for the sound much. Kinda thin and alias-y to my ears. But, I'm a total analog snob, so you might want somebody else's opinion... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members zzzxtreme Posted April 1, 2009 Members Share Posted April 1, 2009 ot : the MPK88 looks stunning Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Nillerbabs Posted April 1, 2009 Members Share Posted April 1, 2009 I feel tempted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Meatball Fulton Posted April 1, 2009 Members Share Posted April 1, 2009 The Akdromeda announcement is coming next. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members plaid_emu Posted April 1, 2009 Members Share Posted April 1, 2009 Saying it's the "same subtractive VA engine that was is the Fusion" is pretty inaccurate really.The VA engine in the MPC5000 has a hard wired signal path OSC->AMP->FILTER Configuration. The Fusion VA is freely Configurable in most respects via the Mod Matrix etc so you aren't tied down to a standard signal path from the get go....... Something people always forget about the VA engine in the fusion. How is that inaccurate? Maybe there's a miscommunication here. I'm discussing the basic "sound" of the synth. Not all the nuances in programming differences. If they're using the same coding/algos/math/whatever for the MPC's Osc, Amp and Filter it will still sound like a Fusion. Arguing about the Fusion's better mod matrix is irrelevant when the basic building blocks are the same. For example, Arturia's Analog Factory has simplified signal flow and isn't as flexible as their separate products, but it still sounds like Arturia stuff because it's really running the same coding that's in their other products. That's what I mean by "the same synth engine in the Fusion". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members MuzikB Posted April 1, 2009 Members Share Posted April 1, 2009 No GAS here. I'm getting better. +1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Gribs Posted April 1, 2009 Members Share Posted April 1, 2009 The link for the MPK88 says - '...fully-weighted, hammer-action keyboard with assignable keyboard split and aftertouch...' Yes I saw that, I mean it would be nice to have a controller with weighted keys. I have an XS6 as my main hub. The only keyboard I have with weighted keys is a real piano Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ChristianRock Posted April 1, 2009 Members Share Posted April 1, 2009 +1 What if they release a white version? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members nSCOURGE Posted April 1, 2009 Members Share Posted April 1, 2009 We have some assumptions that this is based off the MPC-5000's internal synth. So, maybe someone privy to the MPC's synth specs can suggest how reliable this assumption is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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