I had my Arturia Keylab 49 and my mixer’s DAW controls active, and the controller wasn’t able to be read properly. The controls are mapped out simply and well, and when running the Kontrol environment app, there is ZERO issue! Although, I found out when installing this on a Mac, make sure you disable all other MIDI devices first.
In fact, the large footprint is a plus as it fit well into a spare mixer stand I had.DAW and plugin integration- While this is a very smooth controller to play, it really is best when paired with Native Instruments software and plugins. It is also quite a bit taller than your average 25 key deck, but since I don’t intend to try to write anything on a plane, I didn’t care about how portable it was. The keys are a full size “Semi Synth Weighted” affair, and feel fantastic! I have fat stubby hands and I am no concert pianist, so the large layout felt natural.
The discrete label controls also made it look VERY German, and very cool. The matte plastic finish and full sized keyboard were flat out impressive feeling. So, after some deliberation, I bought one.First impression- This is not a small controller when it comes to 3-octave decks. Everyone raved about the M32, but I didn’t hear much about the A25. Since I was mainly looking for a bass deck, I did my research and it was down to the A25 or M32. Nothing against them, but the mapping always had to be done manually, and using the stand alone control software for live playing just didn’t work.
Short Version: If you are looking to buy a bass deck, and you live in a lot of the Native Insturments’ world of virtual synths, this is a no brainer and dare I say, better than the M32Long Version:I bought the “Analog Dreams” synth pack from Native Instruments at the start of Quarantine, and was VERY impressed with the sounds and overall 80’s vibe.
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