AKAI MPD 226 UNBOXING and REVIEW

[@djmsquared]

*6 month update: Unfortunately I found that some of the pads consistently will cause an unwanted double and triple trigger stutter effect when you tap or strike them, which was unbearable to the point that I had to stop using this machine altogether. These unwanted double/triple trigger notes would cause midi notes to layer on top of themselves without noticing until playback (hearing one note randomly playing back way louder than the others in a sequence). Then I would have to go back and painstakingly edit out the unwanted layered notes in the piano roll that it caused. I have reviewed many forums and reviews and this seems to be a consistent issue among other users that own this machine.

[@mathieu13]

Crap, well this sucks. I was just thinking this suited my needs perfectly. Do you have any other recommendations?

[@djmsquared]

@@mathieu13 yeah it’s a bummer. My next suggestion would be the mpk249 which is what I use regularly. The pads are nice on it and it has the keys too. I’m hoping Akai will fix the MPD issue at some point though.

[@donkolaptyan2449]

Hey! Just unpacked my mpd 226, too) Do u know how to make stop blinking constantly the "tap tempo" button? I saw in other videos where guys were beatmaking with mpd 226, but this button wasn't flashing, it seemed to be switched off...

[@djmsquared]

Hey thanks for your comment. Have a look at your DAW’s MIDI settings and make sure that the MPD is sync’d up to your DAW properly and recognizing the MPD as a controller and that it’s reading the BPM inside your DAW. Once you have those settings right then the blinking light will stop.

[@donkolaptyan2449]

@@djmsquared ohh thanks a lot) I already scared, thought received a spoilt unit

[@djmsquared]

@@donkolaptyan2449 cool, all good :)

[@RichardCyberPunk]

Does the MPD 226 work good with current DAW programs ? can the MIDI settings be saved on the MPD 226 itselve ?

[@djmsquared]

Yes it works well with current DAW’s and you can save the MiDI settings.