The Advance 49 gives you unprecedented playability and unrestricted manipulation of any virtual instrument with our exclusive interactive, full-color display, complemented by performance-friendly hardware controls. Available in 25-, 49-, and 61-key sizes, the Advance Keyboards deftly fuse the power of software instruments with the live playability of a keyboard workstation, so you can create like never before. The dividing line between software and hardware instruments is finally gone!
The Advance Keyboards transform computer-based plugins into an entirely hands-on playing experience. The keyboard surface features an integrated high-resolution full-color 4.3-inch display, providing real-time control and feedback of all virtual instruments. The screen instantly adapts itself to the selected plugin’s controls, delivering immediate 1:1 access to the instrument and various editable functions. Better yet, the Advance Keyboards work with any VSTi virtual instrument. Using the Advance Keyboard’s custom-designed Virtual Instrument Player (VIP) software application, your entire VSTi library is controlled by one application. VIP operates as a plugin inside any major digital audio workstation (DAW) or as a stand-alone application on both Mac and Windows operating systems.
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So I tried testing this on Windows 10 with an AKAI Advance 49 keyboard, using the "Generic MIDI-CC Controller" type. This keyboard supports a few transport formats such as MIDI, CC, MMC, MMC/MIDI and PTEX. Switching to any of these wouldn't enable the "Learn" button on DFader, this always remained grey :( Clicking "Edit MIDI...
...feel when you touch it ..the buttons have a nice click and quality feel to them and light up..i have a akai advance 49 and the buttons have same quality feel.. the metal used in its casing is weighty and very strong it would with stand gigging and when you do the knock test you know...
Curious if anyone has this older-ish Akai Advance 49 Keyboard? And if so - has tried to get it to spit MIDI out via the arpeggiator without a computer - I'm talking just powered through the DC port then MIDI out going 5 pin Din connector (not plugged into USB to a computer once...