Akai MIDI Controller
Do you want to be able to take control of your portable midi keyboard Then using an Aka Midi keyboard controller is a way to do so. For the professional, the best one is the Akai MPD24 USB/MIDI Pad Controller. This has a velocity sensitive pad controller,and sample sounds, making it easy for the musician and disc journey. It has sixteen levels and a full level as well as 4 selectable pad banks that total 64 as well as six fadders that are assignable, ekightg assignable as well as knobs of 360 degrees for transmitting the data.
Another more expensive controller is the Akai MPD32 - USB/MIDI Pad Control Unit MPD32 that is the ultimate in sensitivity and is modeled after the industry-standard MPC series. This costs around $330 American price, not including tax. It is well worth the price and is modeled after industry standard MPC series.
Now if you want one with pads, there is the AKAI MPD24 MPD-24 USB MIDI CONTROLLER WITH PADS that is well over $1,000. This is the best and a must for those who are interested in quality. Often times, you can get these at a discount if you check the online stores. You can also add an optional CD/Dvd drive to it and it includes the 8-track streaming hard disk recording as well as a 20-voice, 3-oscillator analog synthesize with an arpeggiator. This is a must for the professional music studio adnd has been improved with a new FX engine, 4 FX buses, 2FX per bus.
There are two others, the AKAI MPD32 MPD-32 USB MIDI CONTROLLER WITH PADS and the AKAI MPK49 USB MIDI CONTROLLER WITH PADS if you are on a budget. Now the latter combines a high-qualtiy 49-key semi weighted keyboard as well as 12 drum pads and 48 in all pads that you casn reach with 4 pad banks. These feature the MPC repeat note function and have swing parameters. It also contines a full suite of controls making it a must for music studios, and works both with a Mac and a PC so for all those Pc lovers who feel "the Mac owner can use the good music equipment but us PC owners are out of luck," you do not need to say this anymore.