Originally Posted By: leeboy
Very nice...the issue for me would be lack of MIDI controller possibilities. Very few switches etc to use to control vA2.
The Novation SL61 II is great as it also will provide LED feedback via vA2's programming. (you push a button...the light goes on...telling which was the last one pushed)
And I have tested the SL series and the keybed is very nice.

Most of the cheap MIDI keybeds are of very poor feel...nothing like a Korg PA or Tyros...and some don't even have aftertouch...something I want for sure.

But all that said I agree this new Akai is pretty cool and comes with a lot of goodies...and I think it said it was a Fatar keybed...pretty good.
you could allwas use a Novation zero sl2 in combination with any keys you want, i have one of those and they are great,

Just make sure you playtest any keybed you order, the name Fatar does not warrant a good keybed, Fatar have several lunes of keybed, ranging from pretty crappy to ok and very good..

The Novation keybeds however are decent ..
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