I am about to replace my Akai A49 controller with a KK S61 or 88(or another brand if there is something that wont work for me), and Ive read plenty of documentation but wanted to ask current S61/88 owners about their experience. Im leaving the Akai A49 keyboard because of chronic controller drift, and Akai refusing to repair it.
- is it channel AT, or per key(poly) AT? I cant find that info anywhere on this site, or sweetwater. My MK3 is poly aftertouch, but of course has that issue... where you can only use it for note repeat...
- Im very good at routing hardware inside cubase and maschine, including my mk3.(Thanks @D-One !) Do you think the experience of using the S61/88 OUTSIDE maschine will be smooth for me, in MIDI mode? Are there any annoying issues with routing, creating templates with controller editor, or anything that makes the experience of using 3rd party synths OUTSIDE KK difficult?
My experience with my Akai A49, OTHER THAN the controller drift defect, has been very good, with the controller easily connecting and routing to any instruments inside or outside of the NI ecosystem. Its a breeze to connect to my non-NI VSTs.
Will my S61/88 also be a breeze in connecting to non-NI VST, today? Will it be similar to my MK3 -- switch into MIDI mode, create or load template, and/or manually MIDI learn inside my VST? I already know about the key action of the S series and people say very good things about the bed, and I am already very happy with my MK3, but my main concern is always integration. Thanks!