AKAI advance61 – Advance 61 UCB-MIDI Keyboard Controller

Bought this from a UK online store, not amazon, who have this for sale at over £300 the RRP for some strange reason.Using with iMac and Pro Logic X and once setup completed all seems very good. Keyboard a little stiff but we'll see if I can adjust.

excellent

1) Inside the box there is no ac adapter2) There is no disc for VIP software3) If you want Vip software it you can only download from their website, but their server is slow and unstable, so everytime i try to download the file, it just fails.4) I contacted the support and i asked if i could get the file from an alternative source, but they just told me they cannot (which is just their policy, not a technical limit).So there is ZERO customer careStay away from this crappy company. They are a total scam.1) il pacco arriva senza l'adattatore2) non c e' cd con il VIP software3) Il software si deve scaricare dal loro sito, ma il loro server e' instabile e lento e il file cade continuamente4) Ho contattato il supporto, chiedendo se avessi potuto scaricare il file da altra fonte, ma mi hanno detto che non e' possibile, (la ragione e' solo burocratica, tecnicamente non ci sarebbe stato alcun problema)La loro assistenza tecnica e' assolutamente ZERO.State lontani da questa azienda ridicola. Sono ai limiti della truffa.

Super machine très content je me régal très solide je vous le conseille. logiciel vip top qualité pour un clavier

これ、最高です。本当に使いやすい。外見も綺麗！！！！！！！！！

I've been using this for a few months now for live performances. It works well (with a few software glitches that have generally been quickly corrected through updates). I primarily use Ivory and Omnisphere , but have found some good sounds in the libraries that Akai provides.I like VIP, but find myself foregoing that for Mainstage more often than not. I like the organs in Mainstage and the ability to quickly lay things out the way I want. Having all the knobs, buttons, and pads available on the keyboard to map the way I need is a big win. And when I want to use VIP, I can just load it up as a patch in Mainstage. Very cool.Update 04/2017: I see a couple of people didn't care for my review for whatever reason. Some additional context: I use this regularly (maybe 2 weekends a month) performing live with a Macbook Pro and a Peavey USB audio DAC (to plug in to the sound system). I use Synthogy Ivory, Omnisphere, and the odd patch included in the VIP bundle. As I noted above, I use Mainstage primarily (VIP has had some minor stability issues, but generally works okay - I just like the flexibility of Mainstage better). I also use a Mission EP expression pedal to control some of the sound parameters while I'm playing. That took a little time to find (supported pedals are not well-documented), but was well worth the effort to track down.I mean, I sort of get it - it's a ton of software (many gigabytes). Some of those plugins have to use the dumb iLok thing - but as crappy as that is, it's standard for pro-level audio packages.I still think this is underrated and don't really understand the vitriol. It works well.