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Hi All.
Just purchased a Akai MPC Key37. Fairly New to the Synth World, but fully intreaged what these Machines are capable of is mind blowing,
With regards to the 37 the product overall,
The build quality is excellent, Colour/ finish/Layout/controls. Pads, buttons, knobs are perfect and responsive and the wonderful Touch screen is perfect in all aspects..Plastic it maybe? but far from flimsy.
The downside for me 'unfortunately' listening/and watching the usual tube Clips,
For one , the Sounds the Machine produces are nothing like what the 37 actually sounds Like that is supplied, These are only Achieved though purchasing all manner of software,which in many Cases are far from Cheap,with these upgrades it's capabilities are Endless without doubt, for someone with no budget this would become unbelievable.
Yes I managed the purchase £price of £6--? Some will say!!
This brings me to the Point 👉 is the Key 37 Worth its price Tag? For myself a definite No,
Listening to Hype is Costly unfortunately, therefore its price Tag covers it's Wonderful Touch Screen ,and ithe Internal gubbins, but without purchasing the add-on software? it's Capabilities are limited as for a classed Standalone Keyboard this ifor me is in question, when it comes up against the likes of a Korg,or Roland in this price Range
Another point I like to mention is the internal memory is on the Low side, compared to Many,
also as for the Sample Sounds !! Does it need so many, for many of these Samples are repeated,
For Example a Click is a click a bass drum thud is a thud but No! ! 3 octaves Above, 3 below on many of these Single sounds, if not on all of its samples ,no wonder the internal memory is Low, fortunately these can be deleted 👍
But if these Samples have added to the overall Cost of the Key37 I'll be even more disappointed with this Akai product, because the Hype was more than enough!!
Regards Steve 🤘 😎
Hi All.Just purchased a Akai MPC Key37. Fairly New to the Synth World, but fully intreaged what these Machines are capable of is mind blowing,With regards to the 37 the product overall,The build quality is excellent, Colour/ finish/Layout/controls. Pads, buttons, knobs are perfect and responsive and the wonderful Touch screen is perfect in all aspects..Plastic it maybe? but far from flimsy.The downside for me 'unfortunately' listening/and watching the usual tube Clips,For one , the Sounds the Machine produces are nothing like what the 37 actually sounds Like that is supplied, These are only Achieved though purchasing all manner of software,which in many Cases are far from Cheap,with these upgrades it's capabilities are Endless without doubt, for someone with no budget this would become unbelievable.Yes I managed the purchase £price of £6--? Some will say!!This brings me to the Point 👉 is the Key 37 Worth its price Tag? For myself a definite No, Listening to Hype is Costly unfortunately, therefore its price Tag covers it's Wonderful Touch Screen ,and ithe Internal gubbins, but without purchasing the add-on software? it's Capabilities are limited as for a classed Standalone Keyboard this ifor me is in question, when it comes up against the likes of a Korg,or Roland in this price Range Another point I like to mention is the internal memory is on the Low side, compared to Many,also as for the Sample Sounds !! Does it need so many, for many of these Samples are repeated,For Example a Click is a click a bass drum thud is a thud but No! ! 3 octaves Above, 3 below on many of these Single sounds, if not on all of its samples ,no wonder the internal memory is Low, fortunately these can be deleted 👍 But if these Samples have added to the overall Cost of the Key37 I'll be even more disappointed with this Akai product, because the Hype was more than enough!!Regards Steve 🤘 😎
Great products, frustrating support experienceReview:I’ve been an Akai user for years and I truly love the hardware — especially the MPC line.Unfortunately, my recent experience with Akai / inMusic support was deeply frustrating and emotionally exhausting.I purchased the MPC Pro Pack and accidentally registered it under the wrong email. What should have been a simple fix turned into a long, confusing process involving bots, language limitations, errors, multiple redirects, and delayed responses.I eventually did everything support asked for, provided serial numbers and proof, and a ticket was created — but the experience completely killed the excitement of the purchase.Music gear is not just software. For many of us, it’s emotional. Inspiration matters. Timing matters. When support processes feel cold and slow, it takes away the joy of creating.I’m not writing this to attack Akai — the products are great — but to ask inMusic to seriously improve how they handle customer support, especially for digital purchases and account issues.A great product deserves a great support experience.
I bought and paid for brand new official Akai APC64Their dealer sale used product unknown origin I received in open box. (just one and only open package). I cannot register it and contacted both - dealer and Akai.I got access to software included in product, however Akai support answer was very sleeky - ask dealer is it new product or not.Conclusion:I am gonna return it (just waiting for details from shop), most likely return cost at my expense.Akai pro, who uses Kanye West as their face - I make you donation for selling "garbage like used staff".NOT professionalAkai - I don't like you anymore.
MPC hardware is great but their desktop DAW software only runs on Windows and MacOS - which is classic because AKAI uses the superior Linux OS on their MPC hardware. All of the truly great software is cross-platform and AKAI is missing out on a market here.
SERIOUSLY DONT BUY AN AKAI PRODUCT EVER THEY USE A THIRD PARTY SOFTWARE LICENSE COMPANY CALLED ILOK WHO REFUSES TO LET YOU ACCESS YOUR PURCHASES EVEN WHEN YOU CONTACT THEM FROM THE SAME EMAIL ADDRESS YOU'VE USED FOR DECADES.. ILOKS SOFTWARE LOOKS LIKE IT WAS DESIGNED IN XP I HAD A MUCH BETTER EXPERIENCE WITH NATIVE INSTRUMENTS WHO SORTED THIER LIVES OUT OVER 5 YEARS AGO AND GOT WITH THE TIMES DELIVERING CUSTOMER SATISFACTION ARTURIA IS GOOD BUT THEIR HARDWARE SUPPORT IS SERIOUSLY IS LACKING SERIOUSLY IF YOUR COMPUTER BREAKS DOWN YOU CANT TRUST AKAI TO ALLOW YOU TO REINSTALL YOUR PURCHASED SOFTWARE THEY EXPECT YOU TO BUY IT AGAINAS SUCH HALF MY BUNDLED AKAI AND AUR INMUSIC SOFTWARE IS NOW RENDERED USELESSTHEREFORE AKAI = USELESS DONT BUYLOOK AT TRUSTPILOT BEFORE BUYING ANY HARDWARE OR TOO GOOD TO BE TRUE BUNDLE AS THERES PROBABLY A HIDDEN CAVIATSIN THIS CASE A THIRD PARTY CALLED ILOK WHO ARE SUPPOSED TO SUPPORT CUSTOMERS INSTEAD ILOK HAS BEEN A CONSTANT CAUSE OF FRUSTRATION FOR 7 YEARSWHERE OTHER COMPANIES HAVE IMPROVED AKAI SUPPORT IS NOW WORSE THAN EVERIVE LOST ACCESS TO IVER HALF MY SOFTWARE AND IM SERIOUSLY UNHAPPY ABOUT IT THIS IS SENT FROM MY GOOGLE EMAIL ADDRESS AKAI CAN SEE MY COMPLAINTS VUA MY ASSOCIATED EMAILHOWEVER IT DOESN'T APPEAR THEY CARE ABOUT REVIEWS DUE TO THEIR LIW SCORE OVER THE LAST DECADE
This company is poisoning the crap out of their products with Diisononyl phthalate. I got a live 2 in the mail yesterday, 2-3 hours after it being in my house I was getting a headache, slight seizures, coughing fits, I threw up my dinner and it made my eyes swell and turn red. So I put it away in its box washed my hands and went to bed. Dude, It makes my eyes swell just sitting next to it while it’s in its box. I just took a picture of it, but apparently, I can’t post it on here.
When looking at reviews for Akai Professional, it's important to remember that Akai Professional, part of InMusic group, is not Akai, a brand which is applied to all sorts of electronics such as cheap TVs and cooking appliances. If there's a review for a TV here, it's the wrong Akai.I bought an Akai MPC Key 37 and have discovered the MPC system for the first time - only 35 years too late, perhaps. This is a synthesizer keyboard based on the new MPC environment, so it's essentially a computer and software in a handy package rather than a traditional synth or sampler, but it works well, its fast, and has an amazing selection of presets.I needed to contact Akai Professional support over the bundled software and online store partnership – they took a while to respond, but were very helpful once I had a customer service advisor to talk to (Monika).The older packages and bundles are still tied to a partnership with FastSpring, which is a third party store and it has lots of issues with checkout and payment (even when buying a free item), it also charges extra for 'continued access to downloads' when Akai Professional offers continued access once you have bought something.I resolved the issue with FastSpring not taking payment by filling out total nonsense in their checkout form - the only thing to remember is to make sure the email address used is the same as your InMusic profile.If you've bought an MPC Key 37 which comes with a voucher for one free extra instrument, do NOT use it to get the MPC Stems expansion (that is only £9,99 and if you hesitate on checkout you'll get a 10% off code, so £8.99. InMusic should just make it a part of the MPC Desktop and Standalone package rather than trying to gouge such a trivial extra amount for it).Akai Professional's MPC store has moved to a new checkout partner and I'm sure their future offerings will be more robust and user-friendly, harmonised across all InMusic brands. However, there's a worrying trend to subscriptions and DLC across all these types of instrument, and the MPC/Air subscriptions do not (as far as I can tell) extend to standalone MPC instruments, so check carefully before being tempted.Jura and op-X4 are well worth having. My objection was that the free plugin did not include the option of getting the excellent "Fabric" one, which would make the MPC Key 37 very versatile.Note that while marketing claims the MPC Key 61 has many more bundled instruments, the actual difference between the sounds provided with the 61 and the 37 is just six virtual instruments. The rest of the package is the inclusion of VST versions of the AIR softsynths, and some effects plugins.These do have a high price normally, but Akai frequently offers promotions for MPC instruments and software, so don't buy them unless you NEED the sounds right now, or have waited for a discount.The MPC Key 37 itself is a brilliant bit of kit, really versatile and flexible. After buying it I weighed up all the gear I owned and sold six things that it overlapped in sounds and process, worth twice what the MPC Key 37 cost even though they were secondhand. That illustrates what kind of value it offers I think... but I do hope they upograde it to 4GB RAM to match the 61 key, and it's a shame it doesn't have an M2/nVME slot as an evolution of the SSD in the Key 61 - instead, you add storage on an SD card which is certainly cheap and apparently not much slower than the Key 61's SSD interface anyway. The Key 37's exposed SD card feels more vulnerable than an internal nVME card would however, and since it holds your samples and projects, you'd want to make backups and protect it from theft at gigs.
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