Modulation miniak provides one envelope that is specifically designed for this purpose. Synth controller manual addendum for editions mirco for. Unlike the micron, the miniak standard comes with a gooseneck microphone. I was thinking of using an ipad app that sends midi through my camera connection kit to the micron s midi input for better control. Akai miniak demo part 3 pads and strings patches i buy my gear online at by using the link above i get a commission at no. Fm amount is a parameter with very fine resolution and even slight values have quite drastical aural consequences. You are lost in a maze of twisty house patches, all alike.
Nanasi has released a free ctrlr patch editor for the akai miniak and alesis micron features. What akai has done with the miniak is basically take the alesis micron, update the design a bit and then attach a microphone to it. It has one single rotary encoder for all tweaking of patches so i have already figured out ways of building an electronic circuit to create the pulse output in case mine goes bang one day. Miniak editor is able to retrieve presets from miniak memory or load it from hard drive into the editor. Synth controller manual addendum for editions mirco for alesis micron and akai miniak many parameter of this edition just span from 0100, the last fifth of the potrotation does not do anything. Hello everyone, im here to ask the question that has probably been asked far too many times, should i get a microkorg or a mininova. As other synths came and went, that one was my goto synth for a very long time.
Mar 06, 2016 akai miniak demo part 3 pads and strings patches i buy my gear online at by using the link above i get a commission at no. Im thinking ill sell the delta and try to replace it with a gaia or ion, o. The miniak even has the same patches as the micron for the most part. Thanks to a generous selection of patches, sequences and rhythms available from the start. But if you happen to be watching the param you are modifying, you will see it. Apr 01, 2009 i have a micron, and i tried out a miniak in a store theyre identical. The redandwhite lego look has been replaced by a subtler black color scheme. Larger files may contain multiple programs, bank or operating system firmware. Anyway, people under 20 will think the miniak is the first akai analog synth. It is possible to use your sound cards game port ie. Alesis ionmicron and akai miniak page 1 photo musical. Jan 21, 2014 editor for akai miniak and alesis micron.
The microkorg was released in 2002 and is still in production as of 2018. Get ready for complex soundbank for alesis ionmicron synths. I currently own the microkorg, and the editor only really worked on pc. Akai professional miniak virtual analog synth guitar center. Ultimate patches releases korg monologue ultimate patches. Restoring to factory defaults isnt working, the os crashed. Its a full 3octave keyboard housed in a red and whitesilver case. Alesis ion, micron and akai miniak wiki is a fandom music. Undocumented features of the miniak and firmwareupdated micron in september 2005, a firmware update was offered for the micron, bringing the os version up 1. In september 2007 korg released a limited edition of the microkorg with reversecolor keys although the functionality was otherwise unchanged.
Akai unveils miniak micro synth, vocoder synthtopia. In addition to an eight voice virtual analog synth, it features an arpeggiator, phrase recorder and step sequencing plus a builtin drum machine, 40band vocoder and a variety of stereo effects. The fantom, korg m3, triton and motif all have lots of patches ready to burn for this kind of music. After a 5 year hiatus my micron patch a day blog is now back. Synth tab category tab load and save individual patches in. Common faq alesis ion, micron and akai miniak wiki fandom. While were on the subject, im eager to hear opinions about the sound quality of the ionmicronminiak.
The miniak is akai professionals new virtual analog performance synthesizer. If you want to add mod matrix, you need manually add each mod matrix on synth itself before editing. Hi buddy,i owned a 5000 for a while,it wasnt an analogue synth built in, its a digital va synth,same as the alesis ion,same engine. Alesis v25 vs akai mpk mini mk2 im new to music production and was hoping for some advice on which midi keyboard to pickup. The miniak is a kind of hardware update of the alesis micron same software synth inside the case, apparently, but the new shell addresses some of the mics more egregious sins. I even uploaded 2 nice bs2 patches myself the other day to the mpc live group. The miniak is a bit larger than the micron, which means that akai was able to fit in fullsized keys for the threeoctave keyboard. Here is a real nice piano sounds for alesis micron, created by mike patches on the youtube text.
Single patches programs are dialled up alphabetically, or from a pool of. This is due to the fact that both companies are owned by numark. I played piano for 9 years and feel like a midi keyboard would really help me work more efficiently when producing. Alesis micron vs akai miniak post by dchoi sat may 07, 2011 12. Alesis ion, micron and akai miniak wiki is a fandom music community. If not the pricey virus consider a korg radias, or an alesis micron or microkorg, or an even. First off, the difference between a tone and a timbre. The miniak looks cooler and has better keys, the sound engine is the same, but the ui sucks like the micron, and it doesnt have a usb connection. You can send a complete program to miniak via sysex or change any parameter of synthesizer in real time. Miniakeditor is able to retrieve presets from miniak memory or load it from hard drive into the editor. Also, imo the microns controls are better placed, and the soft control knob on the micron definitely feels better than the strong clicking of the miniaks. The sounds arent great but i would never use the audio from it korg r3 vs akai miniak. Alesis micron akai miniak the amazing 19 filter types. For the midi interface, the first thing to check is whether your computer has a game port.
The synthesizer is built in such a way that it is essentially a korg ms2000 with programmable step arpeggiator ms2000 has only six simple patterns, a less advanced vocoder 8. Same thing as the micron, just buttons rearranged, a builtin mic preamp, and gooseneck mic for the vocoder. I have a micron, and i tried out a miniak in a store theyre identical. However it weighs a ton and i dont really want to use live as it is too precious to me. Alesis micron and akai miniak now supported in patch base. Akai professional miniak virtual analog synth musicians friend. Problem is, its difficult to find welldone demos that specifically cover the vocoder and was wondering if anyone knew of any demos or had any input regarding it. In the output stage, the miniak allows you to apply a drive effect, to give the sound a final push and add some compression, distortion, or other amplification effect. For more realistic analogue tonality, plus an array of impressively modelled filters, the akai miniak and alesis micron are both cheaper than the sh01. I was sort of into making patches for it and it had many features so it was nice to learn on as a first synth, but as. Or, indeed, wholesale plundering, as is the case here. Roland d20 editor help outline of the d20 structure and editors. Alesis ion vs micron vintage synth explorer forums.
If price is no object and you are concerned about looks, then get an akai miniak. The micron and miniak share the same synthesis engine with the alesis ion. Akai miniak awesome small with full sized keys and very versitile va synth engine with a vocorder and pattern sequencer an alesis micron knockoff akai ax60 truly something ive always wanted true analog with lots of dirty grit. Alesis ion and micron programs are compatible with miniak. Alesis ionmicron geometria 115 patches by chronos youtube. Would like to hear some opinions of people who have experience with both.
And as always, patch base allows you to store and organize these sounds on your ipad for later use, backup, and sharing. The micron is compatible with ion programs and holds over 1,000 programs and multitimbral setups. Find out which is better and their overall performance in the keyboard controller ranking. First off, im basically new to the world of synthesizers, and after ages searching its between these two. A tone is where the real meat of a sound is set up.
The akai miniak va synth lets play some of the amazing multi patches. Dec 18, 2009 both are good in synth programming and live performance, beside miniak has no usb port to create your patches and presets in synth editor on pc or mac like a r3. It is testament to alesis programming skills that their work has received a new lease of life in 2010, presumably on the back of the success of korgs microkorg xl. I will start off with some, nothing amazing but might be useful. For at its software heart, the akai miniak is an alesis micron, with an updated design. A most of these have some sort of action assigned to the mod wheels, so you may miss out slightly on the micron with only one. Ok, ive noticed quite a few ppl are using an ion or micron and the patches are mostly interchangeable i believe anyone got any patches to share.
Alternatively, check out the micron sound engine box later. Also have read about problems with ultranova,something about down. Miniakeditor is a software editor for advanced controlling over the akai miniak analog modeling synthesizer in your daw. The miniak is a powerful performance and production synthesizer. It looks great and has a few tricks up it sleeve but is it a winner. Personal attacks, insults, and bad faith criticism of other posters equipment or music will not be tolerated. Emu esynth the true last of the emu samplers in a workstation form. An extension of the alesis ion micron owners club group here on facebook.
Mar 12, 2017 being one of the few 25key midi controllers that features fullsized keys, the alesis v25 is a very solid keyboard at an excellent price especially since it comes with 8 drum pads and 4 rotary knobs. No personal attacks please keep comments constructive. Akai miniak or alesis micron as gigging replacement for. The micron is compatible with ion programs and holds over 1,000 programs and. Ill probably end up getting both of them at some time or another, but i need to start somewhere. Korg microx keyboard synthesizer for sale online ebay. Right now ive got a microkorg which im not too fond of attempting to program and a korg delta which sounds good for what it can do, which is not very much. A midi interface on your computer a midi cable, preferably two software able to sendreceive sysex messages midi interface and cables. I have a micron and aside from the factory presets having the most worthless parameters mapped to the knobs on top, it is really a blast.
In 2009, alesis s partner akai released its akai miniak, which has the same sound engine as the micron, but in a differently styled plastic housing, with three modulation wheels instead of the micron s two sliders plus one wheel, and with a different set of presets. Also, fair warning to all racism, sexism, hate speech, or harassment of any sort will result in an instant and permanent ban. I guess that depends upon how stable the software is on both mac and pc. The alesis micron is based on the larger alesis ion.
However, they are restricted to eightnote polyphony, have a labyrinthine menu. Organic arpegios, most analog basses, deep texture pads, massive strings. Roland d10 editor help outline of the d10 structure and editors. Micron faq alesis ion, micron and akai miniak wiki fandom. Hello everyone, i found an akai miniak for cheap, i had in the past an alesis micron, but i sold it because it was a pain in the ass edit\make presets. I have played with r3 and ist really good, a new mmt.
The update included several new features, which were included in the miniaks firmware, but not documented in either manual. Hypersynth miniakeditor akai miniak software editor. The librarian section allows you to assemblerearrange banks of patches and send them to the ion using midiox. Alesis micron vs akai miniak vintage synth explorer forums. Cables are available for game port midi which do a good job. The miniak empowers creative musicians with phrase and step sequencing, a builtin drum machinerhythm sequencer, an arpeggiator, a 40band vocoder, stereo effects, and a virtual analog synth engine developed in partnership with the worldclass alesis synth team. However, due to the lack of knobs on its control surface compared to the ion, specialised micron patch editor software has been made for. It is considered one of the most popular music synthesizers in recent history, with estimated 100,000 units sold as of may 2009. Feb 16, 2015 just a qick note, im looking for an editorlibrarian for my miniak, as alesis have genarously refraind from supplying one with the synth. The micron boasts the same analog modeling sound engine as the acclaimed alesis ion, offering breakthrough analog realism, highresolution control, and tremendous value. Oct 28, 2009 you are lost in a maze of twisty house patches, all alike.
Alesis micron and akai miniak now supported in patch base by chadwick wood october 24th, 2019 the latest updates to patch base for mac version 1. What is the difference between akai professional mpk 49 and alesis qx61. I was investigating the options of either a akai miniak or alesis micron as synths with the same engine but smaller and easier to lug about. Korg r3 vs microkorg we took some time to record the. Ive been trying to find some substantial comparisons on the web between the korg r3 vs. Akai miniak or alesis micron as gigging replacement for ion.
The akai miniak is a powerful and compact digital synth with a plethora of options. Although it sounds like you want to learn and tweak if you want a good va synth with lots of good presets then consider the akai miniak. Some good bass sounds and backing chords but nothing really tasty, its. Can you make the miniak display the changes being sent to it. What is the difference between akai professional mpk mini and alesis qx25. It is testament to alesis programming skills that their work has received a new lease of life in 2010, presumably on. The micron is like an ion packed into a compact 3octave keyboard for the onthego musician. Alesis micron akai miniak patch a day blog vintage synth. The miniak is a closed system, and the good people of alesis akai didnt feel the need to tell use mere users what the sysex codes are. The latest updates to patch base for mac version 1. Performance mode works a little differently, and doesnt exactly apply to what i outline here.
Much more capable than i will ever need and in a very handy form factor. I have made some great sounds with that engine, and its the very same engine like alesis ion and akai miniak. Ive been looking for a vocoder recently and i think the akai miniak alesis micron being the same synth would be ideal seeing as its also a functional synth in my budget. The akai miniak virtual analog synth is a powerful performance and production synthesizer that empowers you with phrase and step sequencing, a builtin drum machinerhythm sequencer, an arpeggiator, a 40band vocoder, stereo effects, and a virtual analog synth engine developed in partnership with the worldclass alesis synth team. Although i like the layout of miniak too, its ugly. Akai miniak virtual analog synthesizer with vocoder. Alesis micron akai miniak patch a day blog vintage. Needing the software to make adjustments with the velocity curves of the unit is a bit of a minor hassle, but nowhere close to being a dealbreaker. Miniak editor is a software editor for advanced controlling over the akai miniak analog modeling synthesizer in your daw. Both sound good to me and are around the same price used. In 2009, alesiss partner akai released its akai miniak, which has the same sound engine as the micron, but in a differently styled plastic housing, with three modulation wheels instead of the microns two sliders plus one wheel, and with a different set of presets. Alesis micron decent sounding va, flexible filters, hell without an editor.
Akai s miniak virtual analog synth is a blast, especially its combo of oldschool vocoder, 37key semiweighted velocitysensitive. New roland jdxi editor patch base update adds jdxi for a total of 30 supported synths 0602. Applied acoustics systems releases the string studio vs3 string oscillator synthesizer. The microkorg is a midicapable virtual analog synthesizervocoder from korg featuring dsp analog modelling. The akai miniak va synth lets play some of the amazing multi. Akais miniak virtual analog synth is a blast, especially its combo of oldschool vocoder, 37key semiweighted velocitysensitive. I think the akai miniak basically the same as a micron sounds pretty nice for a va synth but, man, changing a parameter on it is hell. I did something wrong when sent some patches to my akai miniak and now it says my os software has gone bad and i cant find the firmware especially for miniak. The size of a standard miniak sysex file that contains one program is 434 bytes. Nov 12, 20 nanasi has released a free ctrlr patch editor for the akai miniak and alesis micron.
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