If youve heard it before, you will probably find it in the miniaks presets. However, the miniak isnt akai s first foray into synthesis by any means. Plus it doesnt have that plasticy brittleness that many soft synths and. Miniaktools began when i bought my miniak in december 2010, and was dismayed that the power of the synth was hidden away from the end user. It can also be used as a sound source for mpcs, computer software and keyboards via midi. A miniak program is a sound built from the miniaks internal oscillators, filters, and envelope generators. Late after the extinction of analog dinosaurs, musicians started to rediscover and revere these fat monsters. On top of all of this soundmelding power, the miniak has a comprehensive sequencer with step and dynamic real time phrase sequencing, a drum machinerhythm sequencer, and an arpeggiator to aid in creating the landscapes and. They really aim for the dirty southcrunk guys of 2009. Dude, check out how many boutique synths are selling and then compare it to the probably hundreds of thousands of microkorgs sold.
Hypersynth miniakeditor akai miniak software editor. Intaaudio supply pro audio music pc systems and specialist computer music solutions to home studios and professional studios. Nov 12, 20 nanasi has released a free ctrlr patch editor for the akai miniak and alesis micron. 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.
Submitted by steve lamb via our facebook page i will confess, i was not familiar with the miniak. Hypersynth miniakeditor akai miniak software editor 32 bit only for mac, afaik the windows version is a bit ahead of the mac one now in general. Akai miniak dj tools dj audio dj equipment chicago. Currently have been layering guitar over some of the sequences and multis creating some really cool ambient music,great. Akai miniak synthesizer with vocoder akai from inta audio uk. Ive been looking for a vocoder recently and i think the akai miniakalesis micron being the same synth would be ideal seeing as its also a functional synth in my budget. Mar 31, 2009 the akai miniak is a sleeklooking, compact synth the likes of which youve seen before.
But when i came to check out the miniaks 11 vocoder patches identifiable by their. The bass lines are fat and beefy then of course you got the sequencer and then the multi. Georgina sits proudly on top of an akai miniak synthesizer. The miniak from akai pro is a music production powerhouse featuring virtual analog and fm synthesis, sequencing, a builtin arpeggiator and vocoder. It was developed in partnership with the worldrenowned alesis synthesis team. Akai professional miniak virtual analog synthesizer with vocoder. The synthstation25 has a stereo pair of rca line outputs and a headphone output for connection to recording and sound reinforcement systems. Akai professional talk us through the miniak virtual analog synthesizer. A powerful performance and production synthesizer, the akai miniak virtual analog synthesizer with vocoder 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 with the alesis synth team. I only can see the akai pro miniak message in the display and the synth never start. This versatile compact synth takes the essence of its close cousin, the alesis.
Akai miniak virtual analog synthesizer with vocoder. The synth also has two multimode filters, three envelope generators, two lfos, stereo effects, and a 40band vocoder. Set to on, the miniak functions normally the keyboard, wheels, footswitches, and pedal all play the miniak. Virtualanalog synthesizer with vocoder developed in partnership with alesis cumberland, r. Nanasi has released a free ctrlr patch editor for the akai miniak and alesis micron. The miniak lets you create programs with up to eight multitimbral voices, each with three oscillators. As far as the miniak i think mini a k sounds cool i played on in gc today. Or, indeed, wholesale plundering, as is the case here. The sound was created by me and was based on 3 softly detuned sawtooth waves, doubled and detuned once again by. The miniak also contains highresolution, 24bit balanced quarterinch inputs and outputs and a 37key semiweighted keyboard with velocity sensitivity. The miniaks more than 600 preset programs span the range of classic analog synthesis sounds. 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.
Akai professional, the name synonymous with music production, announces that the miniak, the synthesizer specifically designed for todays music production and performance styles, is now shipping to retailers. It would have been nice if the screen was a little larger and more readable, but at the end of the day, the akai miniak is still a very fun synth. The only saving grace for the micron miniak was the added phrase sequencer, other than that, it was only alesis milking that synth engine in their continuing dying breaths before going all midi controller crap. Furthermore, you could use the miniaks vocoder mic to beat someone to death try doing that with a microkorg mic. Miniakeditor can retrieve presets from miniak memory or load them from hard drive into the. Akai professional miniak virtual analog synth guitar center. 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. Akai is gettting as commercial as the rappers named above. I have played with r3 and ist really good, a new mmt synth engine from big brother radius are. Programs then press the vocoder sfx key on the keyboard.
If you dropped a xio on a glass table, the xio would shatter. Oct 07, 2018 the akai miniak va synth lets play some of the amazing multi patches. Seem to remember it having problems in vst mode on windows ableton too, but i think thats as much abletons fault as the developers. Akai miniak virtual analog synthesizer wvocoder zzounds. Miniakeditor is a software editor for advanced controlling over the akai miniak analog modeling synthesizer in your daw. Akai unleashes the miniak virtual analog synthesizer. The only saving grace for the micronminiak was the added phrase sequencer, other than that, it was only alesis milking that synth engine in their continuing dying breaths before going all midi controller crap.
If you have a miniak, ensure you join the yahoo ion group. 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. The akai miniak is a powerful and compact digital synth with a plethora of options. For at its software heart, the akai miniak is an alesis micron, with an updated. Akai professional miniak virtual analog synth musicians. 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. Think akai, and synths are probably the last thing that comes to mind. Mar 26, 2010 think akai, and synths are probably the last thing that comes to mind. In 1984, akai released its ax range of analogue synths ax80, ax73, ax60 and later the vx range and although these synths came at a particularly tricky time for analogue synthesis with the advent of digital technology and rule of the yamaha dx7 in. The miniak empowers creative musicians with phrase and step sequencing, a builtin drum machine rhythm sequencer, an arpeggiator, a 40band vocoder, stereo effects, and a virtual analog synth engine developed in partnership with the worldclass alesis synth team.
Akai professional miniak virtual analog synth musicians friend. Page 50 if the miniak is set to singlechannel mode, you will be able to select the midi channel. But the keyboard is way better, the case is way better, the vocoder mic is rather nice, the pitchbendmodwheels are way easier to use than any korg in the same price range. 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 miniak is a powerful performance and production synthesizer. Oct 05, 2011 akai pro miniak virtual analog synthesizer with vocoder first i had all analog synthesizers a pro one and korg polysix wow this thing really gets it done. You will also have access to exclusive patreon only. Alesis ion is a rather deep beast and you need that interface to properly program it, at least on the fly and live. This means youre never left out in the cold when it comes to apps that work with your synthstation25. Jul 09, 2017 this is a short demonstration about akai miniak virtual analog synthesiser. The akai miniak will be available from musical instrument and professional audio retailers q3, 2009. While the compact, portable synth shines on stage, the miniak is. Still playing with all the sounds have altered some but just having a great time and checking out all.
A miniak program is a sound built from the miniaks internal oscillators, filters. However, the miniak isnt akais first foray into synthesis by any means. The akai miniak is a sleeklooking, compact synth the likes of which youve seen before. Jan 01, 2012 this is an unboxing video of my akai miniak virtual analog synthesizer, followed by a closeup pan and scan of the buttons, knobs, switches and descriptions.
The miniak is the first akai synth in the modern era. Akai unveils miniak micro synth, vocoder synthtopia. 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. The sound was created by me and was based on 3 softly detuned sawtooth waves, doubled and detuned once again by unison. The akai miniak va synth lets play some of the amazing. After looking it up on the akai site, it sounds like an interesting little instrument, especially the vocoder. Miniakeditor can retrieve presets from miniak memory or load them from hard drive into the editor. Miniakeditor is able to retrieve presets from miniak memory or load it from hard drive into the editor. Buy your next music pc system from intaaudio today. Akai miniak or alesis micron as gigging replacement for. You can send a complete program to miniak via sysex or change any parameter of synthesizer in real time. 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.
For others, such as those of us on a budget, we have to get by with what we can get. Akai pro offers a free software development kit sdk that enables third party app developers to extend the capabilities of their apps to include support for synthstation25 so you always have something new for synthstation25. Akai miniak dj tools dj packages dj lighting dj software. Since i used to own a micron i am very familiar with the synth engine and basic interface. Manufacturers, which were developing presetbased digital workstations, decided to digitally model the behavior of analog circuitries. The synthstation25 gives you two octaves of velocitysensitive, synth action keys, pitch and modulation wheels, and octave up and down and soundbank buttons so everything you play get laid down in the mix. For some people, budget va synth is the musical equivalent of the bubonic plague. For at its software heart, the akai miniak is an alesis micron, with an updated design and a bundled microphone. The synthstation25 gives you two octaves of velocitysensitive, synthaction keys, pitch and modulation wheels, and octave up and down and soundbank buttons so everything you play get laid down in the mix.
Akai miniak virtual analog synthesizer unboxing and. What akai has done with the miniak is basically take the alesis micron, update. The miniak is a new synthesizer from akai professional. Apr 01, 2009 the miniak also contains highresolution, 24bit balanced quarterinch inputs and outputs and a 37key semiweighted keyboard with velocity sensitivity. You can create interesting and unique sounds and take advantage of the more than600 preset sounds and store up to 1,000 programs in the miniak. You can create complex sounds using the miniaks two multimode filters, three envelope generators, two lfos, stereo effects read more akai miniak synthesizer now. I used to be very paranoid that the data knob would break on the micron. Akai miniak or alesis micron as gigging replacement for ion.
A compact virtual synth with drum machine, over 600 preset sounds, 40band vocoder, filters, fx, and more. Akai pro miniak virtual analog synthesizer with vocoder first i had all analog synthesizers a pro one and korg polysix wow this thing really gets it done. The akai miniak va synth lets play some of the amazing multi patches. Jan 20, 2010 akai professional talk us through the miniak virtual analog synthesizer. 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.
Still playing with all the sounds have altered some but just having a great time and checking out all the presets and theres plenty. This is an unboxing video of my akai miniak virtual analog synthesizer, followed by a closeup pan and scan of the buttons, knobs, switches and descriptions. If the miniak is set to multichannel mode, you will be able to select the midi channel for the first part. Indeed, it reminds us a bit, at least featurewise, of the roland jdxi which also has a vocoder, although the oscillator. Akai miniak virtual analog synthesizer w 40band vocoder. External editing software does not operate in real time, but simply sends the patch information to the miniak to be stored in memory when prompted. Hypersynth has released a v2 update to its miniakeditor, a windows software editor for controlling the akai miniak synthesizer in your daw. The miniak combines akais control surface with alesis synth engine. Right off the bat i could see such a better build quality with the akai over the micron.
Akai professional miniak virtual analog synthesizer with. You can send a complete program to miniak via sysex or change any parameter of synthesizer in real. If you dropped a miniak on a glass table, the table would shatter. The akai miniak va synth lets play some of the amazing multi. The best solution here would be to create a series of patches, load them into the miniak consecutively, then use program changes to cycle like building a set list for a performance.
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