Check out My other Akai MPC 37 video "MPC key 37 Should I buy?" kzread.info/dash/bejne/iIyr19Cxj8rff9Y.htmlsi=PMMfXB5ltqH_hjF7 As for this video AKAI MPC KEY 37 The TRUTH It Looks Nice But OLD TECHNOLOGY The MPC 37 and the brand Akai is Overhyped by Paid or sponsored KZreadrs and there video's. In this video We discuss a what a popular KZread producer says about future products. The KZreadr talks about how in future Akai devices will be able to load any DAW on them and says "I promise You its probably going to Happen". However the reality is Akai is part of In Music and the technology is old and out of date in many aspects. Take a look at Pads for example they are the exact same pads from the 11 year old MPK249 and its internals are a similar story with just 2gig of ram on the unit. The Key 37 looks nice but its old technology all over and its the exact same technology thats in many of the IN music products stuch as M Audio, same keys same pads and so on.

@HOLLASOUNDS

6 ай бұрын

@@Ed13X I see what Your saying about Asus but what is ally mp? I think the ability to record your own sounds and easy to make your own programs is one of the main reasons people buy a MPC however, the exact same function are in DAW stock devices. My DAW Reason has copied the funtion of 5 different Akai samplers over the years. Muscle memory with the MPC Yes but would I not get the exact same from using a Akai midi controller like a MPD or MPK with the same controls?

@Bilpokat

6 ай бұрын

Yes I bought for two for me and daughter We happy

@HOLLASOUNDS

6 ай бұрын

@@BilpokatGreat well if You dont have a MPK then I see the value, its basically a sampler based work station keyboard.

French say : « Best Soups are Made in Old Pots"

@HOLLASOUNDS

6 ай бұрын

Is that a version of "If it isn't broke dont fix it"?

So many reasons to boycott this device, 2gb of RAM and still using their 10 year old processor, Akai is clearly trying to empty their inventory of all old chips and parts, selling us the same internal device as they did in 2017, unreal!

@HOLLASOUNDS

6 ай бұрын

Dont forget as I said in the video that the parts for Akai devices are ordered by IN music and used across all the brands, that includes, chips, processor, ram, buttons, Slidders, pads and so on. That is why the parts are outdated its a cost cutting method keep this at a basic level buy parts in bulk at the lowest price and use across all In Music brands.

All due respect. What’s the difference between akai and any other manufacture. I’ll answer this one for you!!the consumer. If you don’t want or need it. It’s simple don’t buy it. People have been asking for this product. I respect a company that attempts to listen to the consumer.

@HOLLASOUNDS

6 ай бұрын

I Like Akai, Im just saying this new device is mostly built with old technology and components, that are not unique to Akai as there parts come from IN Music. You will find the exact same pads on M Audio Keyboards for example, and they havent changed in over a decade. MPC Key 37 has the exact same pads as My 11 year old MPK249.

@matthewgaines10

5 ай бұрын

@@HOLLASOUNDS No kidding! Did you figure that out on your own? If not, how long did it take you to figure that out? You sound like a cornball. Of course it’s derivative. Some people want the keys. Some don’t. They are catering to different audiences. There are people who choose one option over the other.

@HOLLASOUNDS

5 ай бұрын

Ok Cornball, the point is its OLD technology, old parts used across multiple InMusic brands to cut costs, nothing new. Thats the point, you can agree or disagree, I don't really care.

@ajmiller66

5 ай бұрын

be honest. This thing is for beginners not seasoned professionals. I sent mines back today. Slow to load stored VST’s, can’t update firmware via WiFi. Everybody had the update problem but nobody is talking about it. Then in controller mode every button I touched played a note.

@HOLLASOUNDS

5 ай бұрын

@@ajmiller66 Was your unit faulty or technology to show for your current PC? Please explain.

Would love to see ableton make a standalone touch screen keyboard workstation running live...💯👍

@HOLLASOUNDS

6 ай бұрын

You would like the idea that Akai sparks other brands to do a keyboard sampler? What if Ableton made a Keyboard upgrade for there current stand alone unit, that attact to it as part of there upgrade package?

@juandevilla1351

5 ай бұрын

@@HOLLASOUNDSSeria maravilloso

@HOLLASOUNDS

5 ай бұрын

Tell Me more.

As an Akai fan and mpc live 2 user Im glad the key 37 is selling well and getting a lot of attention. However I don't like the overhype of it when it is literally an mpc ONE with keys. Many are trying to convince me that it is better than my Live 2 when we have the same processor, same ram. The live 2 has more I/O, usb 3.0, a ssd drive bay along with the speaker and battery that makes it fun to take out and jam out some quick beats that I can finish later at home, mine paired with my mpk 249 does me well, you may not have the room so the key 37 will fit you well. I'm not against the key 37 if it works for you great just don't tell me its better than the other MPCs, it's there to fit certain needs just like the other mpcs in the family. I really do recommend the 37 to mpc newcomers

@HOLLASOUNDS

4 ай бұрын

Great points the things ok I just think its time for Akai to do more, do something new.

Okay, people have to realize that it's not about new technology; it's about workflow and efficiency. Years ago, I had to adjust from workstations to DAW's. At this point in music production, I'm a bit annoyed with having to use a laptop to produce music. The MPC Key 37 is an all-in-one workstation that's very appealing to me. I don't sample aside from one shot vocal samples, and as a keyboard player who wants to get into sampling and chopping the MPC Key 37 seems just right. I thought it was redundant to have a MPC One and a MPK 37. I was on the verge of buying a MPC One+ until I saw the MPC Key 37, so marrying those two features makes sense. If you don't play keys the MPC Key 37 shouldn't be of interest to you, stick with a MPC Live or One+ ...imo.

@HOLLASOUNDS

6 ай бұрын

All true however its still repackaged old technology and thats the point, no innovation, noth8ng new, and there is more to musicnthen just work flow. I have see an owner alreasy complaining about lack of Ram and the device peaking at 95% CPU usage by loading 4 instruments. My old crappy 2018 laptops got more power then the Key37. Its not really really a mobile device it requires being plugged in.

The Korg Kronos, which was priced 4 times the mpc 37, internally featured a very old atom cpu and 2gb of ram. It ruled the workstation market for many years and quite nobody complained about it... The akai is better in many ways: fairly priced, portable, good form factor and much more user friendly.

@HOLLASOUNDS

3 ай бұрын

Interesting hearing about the Korg Kronos, I'll have to look into that, as for the Akai and the MPC Key37 yes it definitely has good points about it, and I do like the case design however I want to see Akai innovate instead of repackaging the same exact hardware and parts for decade.

@GreenHoleSun

3 ай бұрын

@@HOLLASOUNDS I have the Korg Kronos. Frankly I think it is an overrated keyboard, but , at the time, it had become a standard in the workstation market and so it was sold in large amount. About the Akai: I think that the mpc 37 was a sort of experiment by Akai. There was request for an all-in-one portable device, and I think the mpc 37 succeded, with all his limitations. We have to consider that Akai goal is also not to "cannibilize" its other product lines (in other words: a more powerful mpc 37 would have stolen the market of his higher end products) Probably, in the future, there will be improvement...but for higher prices, I suspect!

@HOLLASOUNDS

2 ай бұрын

Im doing a 3rd video on this Akai situation and in that video I'll be reading out this comment and others because its interesting.

@GreenHoleSun

2 ай бұрын

@@HOLLASOUNDS thx you, I am honored 😀

@HOLLASOUNDS

2 ай бұрын

Will be coming soon

this is an eye-opener for me by being new to the mpc world, recycling their parts and old tech, etc. under one corporation, etc. But me being new to this is not a big deal for me, but I see where you're coming from. it's like a new device for me to try and learn to operate etc. So I rather have the 37 key than no MPC at all me being new to this. Unless there is something better than the mpc itself all brands.

We know. We still love it 👍🏻

@HOLLASOUNDS

5 ай бұрын

Did You buy one?

bro your obviously not gonna get another DAW in the MPC lol. Their Standalone daw is honestly amazing for what it is. Once you learn it you can make music completely in standalone mode

@HOLLASOUNDS

5 ай бұрын

I know that, I didn't say another DAW would run in a MPC. Yes the stand alone DAW is fully functional and efficient.

Old but gold. This video definitely convinced me to get a Mpc

@HOLLASOUNDS

5 ай бұрын

Would You not of liked to see more ram?

Dude, this guy is making promises that will probably happen lol. Yeah it’s not probably gonna happen. Also, why would they stick a whole computer in there… It’s essentially an MPC one plus shoved in a different case with the buttons rearranged and 36 keys on the front. It’s a nice machine. I am giving it that I think that’s it’s price. Good, I think it’s a nice machine that I would personally buy. But don’t expect that there’s going to be a special addition of this machine that just came out if there was, they’d be releasing them side-by-side I feel like. Also, if you wanna run the door with your MPC now you can do that just go buy notebook computer a cable and get some duct tape lol MPC 36 duct tape edition… Lol pretty funny I think

@HOLLASOUNDS

6 ай бұрын

Exactly, I thing these KZreadrs must be payed or get a free MPC keys so they hype up the brand as much as possible to the point of being totally unrealistic but there subs lap it up like a hungry puppy lol. Most of the technology including, keys, processor, Ram, Pad, Buttons are all 10 and 15 years old unchanged. This is because Akai is part of In music and cutting costs basically.

@Cap10NRGMusic

6 ай бұрын

@@HOLLASOUNDS yeah, I mean don’t get me wrong. I think they’re great devices for what they are. And they are more than they need to be in a lot of ways. But they’re not futuristic in anyway, I love my MPC and personally like I said, I would buy this one if I needed one with keys, but if you open one up, you’ll see that a lot of the boards are the same and just rearranged in the configuration. Actually, you did give me an idea though which I may experiment with… But yeah, I feel like they’re probably not getting free MPC a lot of the people who are hyping this thing up the people who are getting them free that I know of are talking about the device but not hyping it per se… I won’t say they’re not selling it but they’re not over selling it. In a nutshell they’re saying it’s another option. It will get you closer to all that functionality you wanted on the MPC 61 but didn’t want to pay $1500 for. Personal I bought mine when it was 1899 and I love it. I think it’s my favorite probably keyboard that I use all the time. Just because it’s so fast to work with you you know what I mean it doesn’t need to be the biggest baddest best some of my favorite keyboards are older and are not the biggest baddest you know. but yeah, I think people just get into this thing where they want to predict the future. Hope that they’re right and hope the people will think that they know something that’s coming and will subscribe to the channel. I seen it a few times I see it all the time actually on the Mac channels with the people make these predictions about things and then when they get like one out of the 20 things they predicted right they jump around like see I told you, they are putting a quarter in bigger screen on the new MacBook Pro… And I’m like whatever man. Anyone who’s been in this game technology and music long enough knows obviously that there are gonna be bigger bad or better things coming out incremental upgrades are the way things happen and I personally think that you should find the gear that works for you stick with it try not to be a slave to new releases, yeah, I should really take some of that advice myself there… But you know what I’m saying. Make music not profits for other people.

@HOLLASOUNDS

6 ай бұрын

@@Cap10NRGMusic I think this comment deserves its own video response and shout out video, 1 because you was the first comment, 2 Best comments on here, appreciate your input. I'll let You know when its up.

Agree, its a sodding Mpc one with a keyboard and all these guys act like its a revolutionary piece of gear, it looks shit too.

@HOLLASOUNDS

5 ай бұрын

I think it looks fine but not sure why it had to be bright red, the tech is old.

That would just be an Open Labs Miko

@HOLLASOUNDS

6 ай бұрын

Please explain more.

@chriscarson6050

6 ай бұрын

@@HOLLASOUNDS in the 2010s there was a brand named Open Labs. They made devices called Miko and Neko. These were basically workstation keyboards with windows on it. It's like you had keys, a screen, a keyboard, an audio interface all in one. You could install whatever you wanted in there. It was expensive as hell though. The Key 37 reminds a lot of the look of these devices. The world didn't really embrace these devices and they stopped producing the Miko and Neko after like I don't know, 3 or 4 years?

@HOLLASOUNDS

6 ай бұрын

Thats interesting I dont remember keyboards with windows on, what Year was that? I dont think Akai would ever put a full blown Mac or Windows computer in a MPC and I dont think they would ever want people using other software instead there own,

@ezekielchentnik

6 ай бұрын

kzread.info/dash/bejne/oKdky5JwgpbLmco.html@@HOLLASOUNDS

@HOLLASOUNDS

5 ай бұрын

Got it thanks

OK brother! I hear you! I dont even use AKAI and it looks interesting.........BUT I like your view on it and alot of products is OVERHYPED and as I reviewr I am saying that but I try to be as honest as possible and if I like it then I am honest but if I dont I dont even put it on the channel! Blessings and cool vid fam! And side note..........reminds me of the Open Labs joint from Timbo that was discontinued.

@HOLLASOUNDS

6 ай бұрын

Appreciate You comming over brother. The main issue with Akai is that they are part of IN music and as result they share the technology across all brands in the corporation and buy parte in bulk basically. Some people are asking Why does Akai keep recycling the exact same technology for over a decade now and In Music is why.

@PULSEMusicGroup

6 ай бұрын

​@@HOLLASOUNDSYeah, no doubt I see. As I dive more into this topic with others I see that this is a very interesting and lets us know that this has been a practical things for decades. Great video brother! Blessings!

@HOLLASOUNDS

6 ай бұрын

@@PULSEMusicGroup Definitely brother.

The specs on the X SE I thought were pretty dissappointing considering how recently it was released and perhaps what could have been. It does sometimes feel like each machine is basically the same inards organised in a slightly different way with a special paint job - but I guess a lot of companies do the same to use up stock and in the absence of anything which looks as though it could seriously challenge the MPC I guess its working for them?

@HOLLASOUNDS

6 ай бұрын

Well I was just watching one of Ski's shorts on the MPC Key37 and I responded to a comment someone left that was criticising Him about now promoting Akai after saying bad things about Andy Mac. This is What I said As EA has explained many times it was X SE and X that Ski had a problem with because it had the exact same converters inside the X, On and Live2. The X was supposed to be a Flagship with something extra special and it didn't. With Andy they stopped talking over it yes but they have talked it out at Namm and I assume Andy is going to talk to the rest of Akai with Ski's feedback and see if InMusic Corp is willing to upgrade the converters of a future MPC Flagship. Time will tell, its all up to InMusic Corp what happens.

I think your absolutely right about this. It is the same technology

@HOLLASOUNDS

6 ай бұрын

I was thinking of buying a MPC One just so I can have first hand experience using one.

Good points, but as a working composer, I frankly don't care about keys and buttons...if they work and work well, why spend money making new buttons or keys thereby making it more expensive? I care about performance and features that allow me to make music away from the computer all in 1 unit and this and the Roland Fantom series do that. As far as I know this is the only one that has Stem making feature built in, ( I could be wrong though I don't know everything ) that is what would draw me to it so I'm considering it. I like that it's small but not too small and portable so I can sit at a coffee shop or on a couch and make music.

@HOLLASOUNDS

6 ай бұрын

Its not that the Keys, Knobs and pads are not decent quality its the overall recycling and reusing parts and and technology throughout the MPC Key37 to cut costs the technology is a decade old or more, the processor with only 2 gig Ram is a bit poor and that is a direct result of useing old parts, old chips, old memory chips. No innovation its just repackage technology thats the problem.

I agree overall about losing some of the unique identity when companies are combined and controlled by one entity. In the case of Akai though, you are buying into a work flow and not specifically a hardware item. Where the innovation lies in the MPC Key 37 is the specific combination of the given technologies with the addition of Midi over USB. This allows full control of your DAW via the MPC Key 37 as if the DAW was part of the MPC. As you say, the pads maybe older tech in a newer package, but when you consider the overall price of this unit and the given workflow, do you really need a more feature rich pad system? I do not feel, this unit is designed to replace older MPC’s but to really introduce brand new users to the MPC workflow. Either you are completely a MPC style work flow music creator or a musical keyboard based music creator. Now you can be both with the MPC Key 37.

@HOLLASOUNDS

5 ай бұрын

For those who use MPC beats or the full MPC DAW then yes it makes sence to use the MPC Key37 in companion mode which is not the same as midi mode. Companion mode the MPCs DAW works in tandem with the PC DAW which receives the sounds, midi and data vs a midi controller which just sends midi data to a 3rd perty DAW and for that a normal midi controller like a MPK249 can do that at a 3rd the cost. As for innovation in this unit vs other MPCs, well the entire line past the MPC Live 2 shows a lack of development and basically repackaging the same exact thing over and over with minimal development vs other brands. Akai basically works with what its got available across all of InMusic brands who's inventory is made to fit the widest range of products and innovation is not a priority for one brand vs the rest. I have an M Audio keyboard that was 10 years old when Alesis released the exact same keyboard and all the big KZreadrs did videos on it and not one said anything about it, both brands are InMusic.

It’s a Mess. I have Akai MPC X, 61, Live 2 This is enough.

@HOLLASOUNDS

5 ай бұрын

They made it red, thats they only thing that stands out to Me.

The Open Labs Neko and Miko already made a keyboard /pc all in one that ran whatever music software you installed into.

@HOLLASOUNDS

5 ай бұрын

Really Ill have to look into that.

@kennylee5621

5 ай бұрын

@OUNDS Here is a video 16 years ago of the Neko playing sounds from Natve Instruments B4 kzread.info/dash/bejne/p6atzbSClJbch6g.htmlsi=8zIHL4qkdnbjsKJm

@HOLLASOUNDS

4 ай бұрын

wow

Shouts Out To Stone Paxton

@HOLLASOUNDS

16 күн бұрын

Who's that?

Yes, but they are bringing all that old technology and putting it together into a nearly perfect product. They are doing something that no other manufacturer is even remotely doing well. It’s almost the perfect system to be a creator of electronic music and it’s basically the first time it’s ever been done in the history of humanity. And they are helping it synergistically mated with their old drum pad buttons because that’s their signature of their brand. It’s like complaining that a big Mack is not vegan. Though it makes sense…you do seem like the type. I think you are butt hurt because you bought all those other MOCS and this one replaces them all. And you feel bad because you have to spend more just to see the money you already spent become wasted. You need to develop more as a person

Oh damn I think I commented in agreement to your comment on that video. Haha. I have some serious critiques on Akai/InMusic too. Sometimes I feel like I'm crazy because these products come out and everyone's so hyped and the shortcomings and limitations (not the good kind) I experienced when I had the MPC One are pretty much never mentioned. Unfortunately, nobody else makes a keyboard with synths and sequencer at this size besides them. The thing is, it's not made from the best materials and the software is outdated and clunky. I'd much rather have the Push 3, but having a 37 key controller on one device is a huge selling point for me. It's a dilemma because overall I think "Akai" (InMusic) is full of shit.

@HOLLASOUNDS

6 ай бұрын

Perhaps there being no other small but decent sized arrangement keyboard which a sequencer is why they feel they can repackage old technology in a new shell make it bright Red and wolla. I was thinking of getting a used MPC one just so that I can have relevance in talking about Akai MPCs but the I dont think I want to learn a new DAW, or way of working.

@naturestone3148

Ай бұрын

Don`t feed the Wolves

I dont mind if they use their own technology. It would be cheaper to use what they already have to them and the consumer. They dont need to patent everything all over again which takes more time between releases. MPK49 the pads were ass, but the semi weighted keys were actually better than a majority of other midi keyboards out there still. If it was a recycled MPC One...I mean they could've gave us the two USB A ports. They should've known most people would be turned off not having a SSD option. I think its at a point now where they have too many form factors they are selling at once so they are just stripping things out to make the prices make sense...its like a hundred to two hundred dollar diffrences to jump on some form of mpc now.

@HOLLASOUNDS

6 ай бұрын

This is a very good comment, you made some good points. Yes there is the aspect of new patents and trying to reduce the need to have to register new ones however that is in line with what a corporate brand would do. Innovation confined to just one brand in a corporation of brands is costly and thats main reason, there is a lack of innovation in My opinion.

Its like selling sand to the Arabs. I've used Akai products for over 25 years, mainly older S series samplers and MPC's. It used to be great hardware but a bit crappy firmware. Now its both. I picked up a Force 3 years ago, its should be a lot better than it is for a supposedly mature product. But i live in hope so its still here, a bit dusty... I think the lack of an SSD option is a mistake but no doubt that could be hacked in there if space allows. SD cards are far too easily corrupted for a work around.

@HOLLASOUNDS

6 ай бұрын

The Force seems to be a forgotten product by Akai, do they even support it? Akai just churns out product after product putting the same hardware in different shaped shells.

@gonzinigonz

6 ай бұрын

@@HOLLASOUNDS I think users do feel forgotten about, lots of silly bugs left and no sign of them being fixed. Just new bells and whistles in the form of plugins that you don't need. Marketing dept driven no doubt. Its a unified platform across the products so hopefully things will catch up. But yeah, same base hardware / firmware pretty much , different box!

@HOLLASOUNDS

6 ай бұрын

It just looks like they make or do wqht ever will make the most money the fastest and easiest with little to no extra cost, its simply cheaper and easier to have all thr MPCs to have the exact same insides. I best even 5 years from now the devices will have the same exact stuff inside.

@gonzinigonz

6 ай бұрын

@@HOLLASOUNDS No doubt. Only end use advantage to the shared software platform base is you stand more of a chance of getting an update, not that the Force has had one for a while. I'm not buying anymore Akai anyway. Last Akai hardware i brought was like 24 years ago which was an MPC2000XL. Not much has changed in that time!

@HOLLASOUNDS

5 ай бұрын

How often do You use the 2000xl? is it good?

🖤

Three.

@HOLLASOUNDS

6 ай бұрын

Three what?

@naturestone3148

Ай бұрын

@@HOLLASOUNDS That`s a Prophet right there. 😉

rofl what... you gotta eat I guess... going contrary gets those clicks huh nobody is selling this as some kind of new technology.

@HOLLASOUNDS

6 ай бұрын

I dont make videos just for views, if I wanted to do that Id upload videos of Kittens and Puppies all day. Its old technology repackaged nothing new other then the shells shape it the point. Other brands are comming up with New stuff.

@ChillCollins616

6 ай бұрын

@@HOLLASOUNDS lol by that logic everything is "old" nobody's acting like this is some new technology.. so not really sure what you're on aboit. anyways, I get it. like I said, it gets people interested or it should

@HOLLASOUNDS

6 ай бұрын

The insides of this new device are repackaged old technology, and no not everything is like this.

@ChillCollins616

6 ай бұрын

@@HOLLASOUNDS lol what

@ChillCollins616

6 ай бұрын

@@HOLLASOUNDS by that logic all things would be "old" tell me any "new" tech akai put out...

This unit is still a bad ase stand alone unit stop nick picking

@HOLLASOUNDS

5 ай бұрын

Old technology in a new shell.

@chris2crazzy

5 ай бұрын

@@HOLLASOUNDS don't care 🤣

@HOLLASOUNDS

4 ай бұрын

ohhh

@naturestone3148

Ай бұрын

@@chris2crazzy Do you have one? An MPC?

@chris2crazzy

Ай бұрын

@naturestone3148 no I'm not rich lol

Thank you for busting open the box. For all who get in the flow and find navigation as the mind thinks so the brain signals impuls to the rhythms and dexterity in the flow saving travel time in the spirit of it. Thank😳🥺🥹🧐

@saintbernardwashington4305

5 күн бұрын

But can you show how to play out of the box with no online hookups just straight analog?

it makes sense now

@HOLLASOUNDS

6 ай бұрын

Two InMusic Brand products Alesis QMINI 32 Keyboard 2022 M Audio Keystation 32 Mini from 2013 both identical.