Alesis VI49 | 49-Key USB MIDI Keyboard Controller with 16 Pads, 12 Assignable Knobs, 36 Buttons and 5-Pin MIDI Out, Plus a Professional Software Suite Included
The Building Blocks of Professional Music Production
The Alesis VI49 is an advanced USB/MIDI keyboard MIDI controller that lets you take command of your music software with a series of pads, knobs, and buttons.With 49 velocity-sensitive semi-weighted keys with aftertouch and Octave Up/Down buttons, you can expand the keyboard to the full melodic range and play bass lines, chords, and melodies.
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49 Full-Sized Keys and 16 Pads16 velocity-sensitive RGB trigger pads allow you to launch clips or finger drum with exceptional response and colourful visual feedback. Plus, pitch and modulation wheels expand the expressive capabilities of your performance | Integration Made EasyVI49 was designed to seamlessly and effortlessly integrate with your music software. A single USB connection to your Mac or PC provides both power and MIDI functionality, allowing you to plug right into your computer and start making music. | Full On-Board ControlVI49 also features 12 assignable knobs and 36 assignable buttons for manipulating effect plugins and virtual instruments: open and close filters, adjust volume levels, activate effects, tweak parameters, and more. |
Premium Software Suite Included
With VI49, artists and producers are given a virtually unlimited range of creative and versatile options with a specifically tailored MPC Beats for Alesis hardware, plus pro-grade virtual instrument software by Air Music Tech. Combining MPC Beats, Ableton Live Lite and Xpand!2, this amazing recording software suite provides core tools for any artist, musician or singer-songwriter to create, record and share all their ideas across the world at any time.
| Weight: | 4.99 kg |
| Size: | 49 Keys |
| Dimensions: | 31.5 x 95.5 x 11.43 cm; 4.99 Kilograms |
| Model: | VI49 |
| Colour: | Black |
| Colour: | Black |
| Size: | 49 Keys |
No se si no puede, no se debe o as es como funciona, pero al asignar los swithes consecutivamente (o sea, 1,2,3,4,5…), resulta que al llegar al switch #9 no lo asigna, sin embargo si asigna al siguiente, que sera el switch #10, si lo activa…
Que pasa, hay algn error en el MIDI??
La calidad en cuanto a todo, es fenomenal!
PROs: Great beginner controller with lots of features built into a slim layout. Knobs feel great. Still haven’t figured out how to utilize the assignable buttons appropriately so I know this controller is capable of more than I realize.
CONs: Pads aren’t as sensitive when being played, and don’t hold up with use well – sticking and don’t hit as loud. I realized this is because it is a cheaper model with cheaper material. You always get what you pay for.
Brought this for my son, his main gripe was that it didn’t come with a separate power supply, however he seems to like it so far, build quality seems good, would like a better instruction bookle
I’ve had this keyboard for 6 months now. All in all, setting it up could have been easier. The application that Alesis provides could be cleaner and there could be more instructions of online tutorials on how to use or assign the plenty buttons, knobs, and other buttons that just are sitting as display on plenty of users’ keyboards. Drum pads are alright, nothing too fancy. For what I got it should have costed less, but nonetheless I have it now and once I learn how to use it with its quirks I don’t think I’ll regret it.
I HIGHLY recommend saving 80$ and buying this other version: https://www.amazon.com/Alesis-V61-Keyboard-Controller-Buttons/dp/B00IWWHIUI/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=alesis+v61&qid=1578104931&sr=8-1
Perfect product. I used to have the 25 key so I upgraded to this one because I liked the brand. Nice design. No real drawbacks other than the fact the drum pads are a bit sensitive so if it isn’t on an even surface it’s easy to mistakenly trigger pads
Excellent quality. Rugged build. Keys are very nice as well as pads. However I didn’t like how hard I had to press down keys. Too much spring returning back against fingers.
Pressure sensitive drum pads, sturdy keys, great interface, easy setup
Love it, but i got little problem on pitch wheel when received
Works well, interfaces nicely with Logic, Reason, Ableton and Maschine. Pro Tools is a bit harder, but then again Pro Tools is always weird about USB instruments. Solid quality, keys feel good, pads work well, knobs and buttons function properly. I dig it.
Oh yeah baby! Don’t hesitate to order this! Get it ASAP! I did 🙂
Muy buen controlador todos los DAW lo reconocen inmediatamente, puedes asignar parmetros a los knobs
Having owned a bunch of midi controllers I am extremely impressed with my VI49. The feel on the semi weighted keys is really nice. The knobs and the modulation/pitch bend wheel feel nice and heavy, and I feel in control. There are better pads out there, but these work well, and I am now fully used to them and can blast away.
I have played some older lines of the same model, and the one I just bought is better somehow.
All in all a fantastic piece of kit for such a modest amount of money.
I’ve spent some time already using the editor program to make changes I want. The editor program itself is not well written, somewhat unfriendly and confusing. Each time you start it you have to re-choose your device midi in and out for some reason. There is no file drag and drop, Neither is there any visual feedback on the keyboard display when sending or receiving to the program. It’s not nice to use at all. However it is versatile enough and you can make all the changes you need. Once all is finally setup as you want, you’ll probably not use it again so it’s no big deal. You can save setups to disc, and to any any of the keyboard’s 24 on-board presets. I shall most likely only ever use one or two.
For midi, each switch can be changed to either toggle, momentary or program change control, each knob to controller or aftertouch and each drum pad to note, toggle, momentary and program change controllers. You can choose from 8 keyboard velocity curves and if needed the keyboard can be split into zones. The transport controllers come set as you’d expect to momentary, but can be changed to toggle if wanted. The mod and pitch bend wheels’ midi channels can also be changed as can the sustain pedal. I will not use the gimicky drum roll function (which can also be edited). Overall I’m really pleased with control available.
The drum pads light up, 3 different colours according to how hard you hit them (completely unnecessary but some may like it)! The preset window, all the switches and tops of the knobs, and even the mod and pitch wheels light up blue, which is a great visual aid in a dark room. Out of the box, and value for money wise, I think this is an excellent controller keyboard. The keyboard action is better than my old device and I can see myself using this for years to come. I’ll amend my review if anything nasty pops up over time, but so far I’d say if the specs fit your needs, buy without hesitation 🙂
Trs bon clavier 61 touche et avec aftertouch ce qui est plutt exceptionnel ce prix
La qualit me semble bonne on verra avec le temps pour la solidit
Les pads sont un peu dur et les molettes pas trs bien places mais au moins il est complet
Le lestage est peu perceptible mais a le rend plus polyvale
If you need a great feeling piano with a lot of bells and whistles to control your DAW without even having to touch your mouse? This is pretty much for you.
All the buttons feel great, and responsive, the lights and colors show you exactly what you’re doing, and overall it’s a great piece of technology. It’s well worth the price.
If you’re comparing between this one and the regular V49, and want more control, get this one.
An no le e sacado muy bien el jugo a esta maravilla….
para lo que cost y la calidad que tiene, no hay queja alguna.
An no le e sacado muy bien el jugo a esta maravilla….
para lo que cost y la calidad que tiene, no hay queja alguna.
An no le e sacado muy bien el jugo a esta maravilla….
para lo que cost y la calidad que tiene, no hay queja alguna.
For the price the keys feel great! Only been a month or so but I love every minute of this keyboard
I am only just learning MIDI devices and playing the keyboard, but so far this has really been a great, fun investment. The only thing I find weird is the middle c and d keys lag during first couple of strokes after just being turned on, but then they clear up and it works fine the rest of the time.
Also, customer service is responsive and very helpful.
Not weighted keys like a regular piano but semi-weighted. I recommend. The features are nice.
Buen equipo a un precio razonable, incluye clave para descargar ablenton lite con gran cantidad de pistas de sonido, alta calidad de materiales y buen sonido.
The bes keyboard for your home studio at this price. Massive keyboard with the ability to raise and lower the keys via buttons. You could set presents on it and the pitch dial comes in handy. Amazing keyboard which gives u a studio vibe with its ambient blue light and colorful launchpad
The bes keyboard for your home studio at this price. Massive keyboard with the ability to raise and lower the keys via buttons. You could set presents on it and the pitch dial comes in handy. Amazing keyboard which gives u a studio vibe with its ambient blue light and colorful launchpad
The bes keyboard for your home studio at this price. Massive keyboard with the ability to raise and lower the keys via buttons. You could set presents on it and the pitch dial comes in handy. Amazing keyboard which gives u a studio vibe with its ambient blue light and colorful launchpad
Le quito una estrella por el software que acompaa, un Xpand!2 que no he logrado hacer funcionar con mi ACID Music Studio 8 y que no cuenta con versin “standalone”. Digamos que el Xpand!2 no me ha servido para nada. La ventaja que es que puede integrarse con otros sintetizadores de software (softsytns) gratuitos como Dexed o Tyrell-N6 sin probelma.
Looks awesome! Good weighted keys. Knobs and switches are good quality. The only problem is that there are no instructions whatsoever on how to set it up! You have to google and even then, there is very little information on setup. But once you figure it out, its great! By the way… I still haven’t figured out everything, but getting there slowly.
This product is for any level musician who wants to produce their own music. No need to learn more technical stuff than plug it into your MacBook and you’re good to go. Great quality, no lagging, just regular keyboard compatible with any DAW I would imagine. Great job Alesis!
Muy til tanto en estudio como en directo.. Fcil asignacin de parmetros vst.. Genial controlador midi.
First of all, you cannot program the pad colors in any useful way. Many product shots seem to show the pads with what looks like individual color assignments that could be used to map them to parts of a song visually, but this is just not possible currently as far as I can tell. The pads only light up and change color according to how hard you press, and I think that’s it.
Second, the toggle buttons (or switches). There are a lot of them, which is really cool. But there’s no way to set their initial state. You can’t load up a song or an instrument preset or whatever and have the right toggles already turned on. The lights on the buttons can’t be externally controlled as far as I can tell, they start off and they turn on the first time you press them, period.
I’ve tried to contact Alesis support to find out if there is any way to remotely program them or toggle the initial state using CC or sysex messages, but they never got back to me.
So what it comes down to, is I hardly make use of the pads because I have better ones that I can visually map, and I don’t ever use the myriad of toggle buttons because it doesn’t make sense to always have their initial state be “off”.
The buttons feel nice and clicky, however. And the knobs have quite a bit of resistance, making them feel very good (although it can actually be kind of difficult to make quick and large adjustments to the knobs because the resistance is so much higher than my other keyboards). The keybed feels great. The keys are slightly weighted and feel substantial, but still quite easy to press.
The pads feel decent. They are about 50 times better than my AKAI MPK49 pads, which are terrible. But they are not as good as the pads on my Nektar LX25+, nor are they even in the same ballpark as the pads on my Launchpad Pro or my Maschine.
Veramente ottima!!!….non riesco ad interfacciarmi con il programma di defaul troppo macchinoso….ma con garage band viaggia che un piacere.Soddisfattissimo
Love the semi weighted keys, software that comes with it has awesome instruments/sounds. Totally worth the money!
A Perfect keyboard for midi production, was not surprised in any way because the listing was straight forward, and appears completely honest.
Does everything it says it does at a price I don’t mind
I had read up a bit more for my next purchase and opted for the V125. Glad I did. As a music hobbyist it fits in well with my requirements. Full size piano keys as I am use to, programmable controllers, very good build quality and upto date drivers for my MAC. Plugged in and set off.
What more can I say, except it works for me and I am more than pleased, especially after paying that extra and getting a class piece of kit.
The pads are very responsive the keys are great for the price and it blue itself. That is to say the LED’s and entire unit overall is quality. Did I mention I did a reach around, pushed the right spot and it totally blue itself. All over the knobs.
The pads are very responsive the keys are great for the price and it blue itself. That is to say the LED’s and entire unit overall is quality. Did I mention I did a reach around, pushed the right spot and it totally blue itself. All over the knobs.
I originally purchased the 25 key version for my son. He loved it, but the only issue was he needed more keys. I returned the 25 key version and then purchased the version with 49 keys…great decision for only a few extra bucks. This really is a great tool, easy to setup, and use. Be aware that it does not come with a midi connector, but works well with the USB connector (supplied). My son loves it!
Bought this for my son who is musician. He loves it!
Make sure you alter the velocity curve to suit your playing style. When I first played this there was a serious lag using VSTs with the default curve.
Trs facile d’utilisation, les touches lestes sont trs bien quoique j’aurais prfr qu’elles le soient un peu plus.
Evidemment ce n’est pas le mme ressenti que sur un vrai piano, les touches sont un peu plus grosses et moins lestes.
Le pad est trs bien pour un pad intgr, les diffrentes puissances de notes suivant la vlocit de la frappe sont respectes mais il arrive qu’une touche s’actionne deux fois lorsqu’on la touche.
Pour un premier clavier MIDI je le recommande fortement! Et surtout ce prix!
Trs facile d’utilisation, les touches lestes sont trs bien quoique j’aurais prfr qu’elles le soient un peu plus.
Evidemment ce n’est pas le mme ressenti que sur un vrai piano, les touches sont un peu plus grosses et moins lestes.
Le pad est trs bien pour un pad intgr, les diffrentes puissances de notes suivant la vlocit de la frappe sont respectes mais il arrive qu’une touche s’actionne deux fois lorsqu’on la touche.
Pour un premier clavier MIDI je le recommande fortement! Et surtout ce prix!
Muy buena calidad de los materiales. Los knobs son muy suaves y se agradece que tenga teclas semipesadas pero lo mejor de todo es el pad de 16 botones. Lo prob con varios DAW y no tuve problemas de compatibilidad.
Muy buena calidad de los materiales. Los knobs son muy suaves y se agradece que tenga teclas semipesadas pero lo mejor de todo es el pad de 16 botones. Lo prob con varios DAW y no tuve problemas de compatibilidad.
The software is a pain to learn, I still have yet really figured out how to record a song on it. For the last 25 years I have worked on computers for people as I am in IT, this software seems harder to learn than Adobe products but I think it is just a naming terminology of the stuff the program will do that I just don’t know what they mean.
I also own a MPC Pro and they software from them seems easier. I am hoping that when Ableton 10 is released for it that it will be easier. I did buy the Air “AIEP 3” and while I like some of it the rest of it is not very good. I do like most of the instruments that are natrual instruments. My MPC Studio Pro came with sounds that I think were a bit better though.
Overall after a few months I do like it, at first though I thought I had made a mistake, I still don’t know what I am doing in the software though. I can still play my music and such so it is all good, just wish I had more time to figure out the composing and recording in the software.
Love making music on this keyboard. The semi weighted keys are great and feel real nice. The mapable buttons are very useful. Great for my production.
Nothing bad about this product. Love everything about it worth every penny
I like this midi controller I am able to use it with a mac book pro
* Build Quality
I was really impressed by the solid way in which the Vi61 was built. The case is sturdy, the knobs and buttons have a solid feel, with just enough resistance on the knobs to make transitions smooth. And the handy digital readout allows you to see exactly where you put the dial.
The two wheels to the top left are really nice to the touch, with a lovely, grippy, rubberised finish to them. Both feel smooth and the pitch bend has a nice resistance to it.
The 16 – yes count ’em 16 – pads on the left are much more sensitive than I thought they would be. The lights flash different colours to express how firm you are hitting the pads, which is useful. But even with the softest of taps you can trigger a sample or drum /high hat etc.
* Keys
The keys are the size of piano keys, not typical synth keys. This means more room to be creative and less chance of hitting two unintended keys at once. For those used to the synth keys, don’t worry, you’ll get used to it real quick.
The keys are semi-weighted, which means, rather than press the keys you push the keys, like you would a piano. The keys push back a little and you can get extremely expressive sounds from the velocity sensitive aspect.
* Performance & Integration
This keyboard is plug and play, straight out of the box….but….obvious things like ensuring your DAW (music program) knows that you’ve plugged your new kit in almost go without saying, but to really get the most from this MIDI controller, you need to set it up with your DAW. There’s a simple set of instructions on the Alesis website (didn’t know if I could link) and you can ensure that your knobs and buttons are interacting with your VSTs (instruments).
I’m using Presonus Studio One and everything interacts well.
* In Conclusion
I cannot think of one thing I don’t like about this MIDI controller. The build, feel, ease of use and overall performance make this a no-brainer, especially in this price bracket.
For this price, not sure you can do much better. I really like this keyboard. The semi weighted keys give it a nice feel. Highly recommend.
the keys are semi-weighted and a delight to use. they feel a whole lot more expensive than they are. you dont get that cheap springyness feeling.
the pads are large and responsive. of course this all can be modified in the software which is also fantastic. the ONLY qualm i have at all is the buttons under the knobs have a hard somewhat cheaper feeling click to them. it would be nice if they engadged a little softer and not so abruptly.
anywho this is a for sure buy if you have the dead benji’s and want to be the ONE…(two, three, four…) and get all Mr. Anderson on some (keanu) Peanu Keeves. Punstable Punderpants
En tant que dbutant ce clavier est parfait.
Les touches du piano lestes sont trs agrables.
Les molettes sont galement trs agrables et paraissent robustes.
Tout comme les potentiomtres, qui sont plus que satisfaisant !
Nanmoins, je ne lui ai pas attribu la note parfaite cause de plusieurs facteurs :
– Les boutons font un peu cheap (allant de 1 24)
– Le ressenti du drum pad est quelque peu trange, on a l’impression de devoir taper comme un tar pour atteindre la vlocit maximale et, depuis peu, il arrive qu’une note soit joue en double lors d’une unique frappe (en gnrale sur une frappe trop douce)
– Le fonctionnement du software est assez obscur premire vue et je regrette de ne pas avoir plus de choix concernant le rglage de la vlocit sur les diffrentes touches (aussi bien du clavier que des drums pads)
J’en reste tout de mme trs content et je ne suis pas prt de changer avant un moment !
Bought this for my husband for his birthday and this is his review: Received this as a gift and I had selected it previously on my wish list. I’m not disappointed. I used to have a 61 key Yamaha keyboard and wanted to re-learn what I had learned in the past and add to some guitar and band recordings that I’d made using Garageband–this 49 key Alesis does the job nicely and the feel of the keys is nice too as they feel closer to playing a real piano. I still have much to learn and while it’s nice that Ableton Live 9 was supplied with it, I find it much easier to use Garageband which I’ve played around with since 2007 on an off. But the sounds and effects on both programs are great and I’m looking forward playing as often as I can. It would be nice if they included a power supply with it as well, but given the affordable price not really worth complaining about and of course it powers up fine using the USB line included.
Bought this for my husband for his birthday and this is his review: Received this as a gift and I had selected it previously on my wish list. I’m not disappointed. I used to have a 61 key Yamaha keyboard and wanted to re-learn what I had learned in the past and add to some guitar and band recordings that I’d made using Garageband–this 49 key Alesis does the job nicely and the feel of the keys is nice too as they feel closer to playing a real piano. I still have much to learn and while it’s nice that Ableton Live 9 was supplied with it, I find it much easier to use Garageband which I’ve played around with since 2007 on an off. But the sounds and effects on both programs are great and I’m looking forward playing as often as I can. It would be nice if they included a power supply with it as well, but given the affordable price not really worth complaining about and of course it powers up fine using the USB line included.
very nice keyboard. The keys feel great and the drum pads feel great. Overall this is keyboard is great and i would recommend buying this even if you’re a beginner or expert.
If you ask me alesis has the best midi keyboard out there for the price:)
Muy buen controlador
La tecla pesada es bastante buena y est hecho de buenos materiales.
Muy elegante y compacto, su portabilidad es buena
I have yet to come across any negatives, except I wish there was an 88 key hammer action version. But I expect that would be more expensive. It’s USB MIDI was plug and play with Windows 10 and I haven’t experienced any drop outs.
All in all for the price I don’t think you’ll find a better controller. Highly recommended.
I like it. Makes composing easy. Simply connect the usb power cord and the midi cord and you are ready to go. Looks pretty cool too as well as being functional. I am not a pianist so I can’t really comment on the keys other than to say they are more weighted than a plastic key on may many synths. In other words… the keys had a nice feel and felt “semi-weighted.”
Very good product, you could spend more but do you really need it? Amazing value true plug and play experience just add keyboard in your preferences, the soft synth vst bundle is a great bonus and sounds are great. Overall very glad I chose the 61 keyboard it is full featured so I have complete control over my software producing in reason propellerhead I feel no restrictions other then my ability or ideas. If your thinking about it get this one! I love it very satisfied I am not paid to write this review, just enjoy the product.
Very good product, you could spend more but do you really need it? Amazing value true plug and play experience just add keyboard in your preferences, the soft synth vst bundle is a great bonus and sounds are great. Overall very glad I chose the 61 keyboard it is full featured so I have complete control over my software producing in reason propellerhead I feel no restrictions other then my ability or ideas. If your thinking about it get this one! I love it very satisfied I am not paid to write this review, just enjoy the product.
Excellent, reasonably-priced keyboard controller. Programmable drum pad is a plus.
Me encanta justo lo que buscaba, funciona perfectamente en fl studio o cualquier otro software, la iluminacin tambin es muy buena y no necesita demasiada batera del pc
works great, keys are pretty solid, the touchpad isnt super responsive to light touches and it doesnt recognize velocity perfectly, but works fine otherwise. Plug and play, easy to use.
the keys are semi lightweight
the blue light display is a really nice touch
the pads are also very good quality much like the Akai range
I like the feel of the Macro controllers
You cant fault compact design, easy to travel with.
Beautiful Controller, though I’m still trying get my equipment set up and adjust the MIDI keyboard adjusted to work with my DR 5. Of course when I use it for Ableton Live, it works like a charm.
This midi controller is phenomenal, and i’ve owned and been around many different types though music production schools and recording studios. Pads are a bit stiff which causes a little fingertip pain, so don’t expect soft pads like your MPC. The pads on the mpc 2000 are much more jelly like and soft. The lights for velocity were pretty cool, and the keys felt great. Halfway between weighted and non weighted. My box came a little banged up, so I had to return it because I didn’t want to risk it. I wish it had a dim feature on the bright blue LED display also. I got a lot of compliments on this controller at Fullsail.
Veniamo al fastidio riportato da molti: i tasti che cigolano. Sono stato fortunato e sulla mia si manifestato solo dopo giorni e cigolava solamente il Do sopra l’ottava centrale, ma l’ho risolto: ho letto in giro di aprire il controller e metterci grasso, ma non necessario e sconsiglio vivamente di farlo! Per esperienze passate, mettere grasso dove il progetto non lo prevede porta solo fastidi (in particolare su superfici fatte per essere toccate!). Aperto il controller, si pu vedere come siano delle molle mal centrate, strusciando sulla plastica dei tasti, a cigolare ed sufficiente riposizionarle con l’aiuto di un piccolo perno in modo che siano centrate nell’alloggiamento, magari ruotandole di qualche grado, e il cigolio scompare. Certo si invalida comunque la garanzia (credo!) ed una svista dovuta a un basso controllo qualit nell’assemblaggio, specie per un prodotto in questa fascia di prezzo. Per il resto la qulit costruttiva ottima, la tastiera ha il giusto peso ed solida al tocco, non si flette ed stabile sul banco anche grazie ai numerosi tondi antiscivolo.
Veniamo al fastidio riportato da molti: i tasti che cigolano. Sono stato fortunato e sulla mia si manifestato solo dopo giorni e cigolava solamente il Do sopra l’ottava centrale, ma l’ho risolto: ho letto in giro di aprire il controller e metterci grasso, ma non necessario e sconsiglio vivamente di farlo! Per esperienze passate, mettere grasso dove il progetto non lo prevede porta solo fastidi (in particolare su superfici fatte per essere toccate!). Aperto il controller, si pu vedere come siano delle molle mal centrate, strusciando sulla plastica dei tasti, a cigolare ed sufficiente riposizionarle con l’aiuto di un piccolo perno in modo che siano centrate nell’alloggiamento, magari ruotandole di qualche grado, e il cigolio scompare. Certo si invalida comunque la garanzia (credo!) ed una svista dovuta a un basso controllo qualit nell’assemblaggio, specie per un prodotto in questa fascia di prezzo. Per il resto la qulit costruttiva ottima, la tastiera ha il giusto peso ed solida al tocco, non si flette ed stabile sul banco anche grazie ai numerosi tondi antiscivolo.
Veniamo al fastidio riportato da molti: i tasti che cigolano. Sono stato fortunato e sulla mia si manifestato solo dopo giorni e cigolava solamente il Do sopra l’ottava centrale, ma l’ho risolto: ho letto in giro di aprire il controller e metterci grasso, ma non necessario e sconsiglio vivamente di farlo! Per esperienze passate, mettere grasso dove il progetto non lo prevede porta solo fastidi (in particolare su superfici fatte per essere toccate!). Aperto il controller, si pu vedere come siano delle molle mal centrate, strusciando sulla plastica dei tasti, a cigolare ed sufficiente riposizionarle con l’aiuto di un piccolo perno in modo che siano centrate nell’alloggiamento, magari ruotandole di qualche grado, e il cigolio scompare. Certo si invalida comunque la garanzia (credo!) ed una svista dovuta a un basso controllo qualit nell’assemblaggio, specie per un prodotto in questa fascia di prezzo. Per il resto la qulit costruttiva ottima, la tastiera ha il giusto peso ed solida al tocco, non si flette ed stabile sul banco anche grazie ai numerosi tondi antiscivolo.
Veniamo al fastidio riportato da molti: i tasti che cigolano. Sono stato fortunato e sulla mia si manifestato solo dopo giorni e cigolava solamente il Do sopra l’ottava centrale, ma l’ho risolto: ho letto in giro di aprire il controller e metterci grasso, ma non necessario e sconsiglio vivamente di farlo! Per esperienze passate, mettere grasso dove il progetto non lo prevede porta solo fastidi (in particolare su superfici fatte per essere toccate!). Aperto il controller, si pu vedere come siano delle molle mal centrate, strusciando sulla plastica dei tasti, a cigolare ed sufficiente riposizionarle con l’aiuto di un piccolo perno in modo che siano centrate nell’alloggiamento, magari ruotandole di qualche grado, e il cigolio scompare. Certo si invalida comunque la garanzia (credo!) ed una svista dovuta a un basso controllo qualit nell’assemblaggio, specie per un prodotto in questa fascia di prezzo. Per il resto la qulit costruttiva ottima, la tastiera ha il giusto peso ed solida al tocco, non si flette ed stabile sul banco anche grazie ai numerosi tondi antiscivolo.
Veniamo al fastidio riportato da molti: i tasti che cigolano. Sono stato fortunato e sulla mia si manifestato solo dopo giorni e cigolava solamente il Do sopra l’ottava centrale, ma l’ho risolto: ho letto in giro di aprire il controller e metterci grasso, ma non necessario e sconsiglio vivamente di farlo! Per esperienze passate, mettere grasso dove il progetto non lo prevede porta solo fastidi (in particolare su superfici fatte per essere toccate!). Aperto il controller, si pu vedere come siano delle molle mal centrate, strusciando sulla plastica dei tasti, a cigolare ed sufficiente riposizionarle con l’aiuto di un piccolo perno in modo che siano centrate nell’alloggiamento, magari ruotandole di qualche grado, e il cigolio scompare. Certo si invalida comunque la garanzia (credo!) ed una svista dovuta a un basso controllo qualit nell’assemblaggio, specie per un prodotto in questa fascia di prezzo. Per il resto la qulit costruttiva ottima, la tastiera ha il giusto peso ed solida al tocco, non si flette ed stabile sul banco anche grazie ai numerosi tondi antiscivolo.
I love it! Key sensitivity, lots of pads, knobs, etc. all of it feels nice!
Und es spielt sich wirklich klasse. Die Pads sind angenehm gro, leuchten je nach Anschlag in verschiedenen Farben und auch die hchsten Velocity-Werte lassen sich gut erreichen. Beim Akai LPD8 musste ich dafr schon extrem auf die Pads klopfen. Sicher kann man das auch alles in der DAW-Software einstellen, aber Out-of-the-Box gefllt mir das schonmal richtig gut.
Die Tastatur spielt sich auch richtig gut. Ich habe ein Portable Piano von Yamaha. Die Tasten sind schon besser als von reinen Synthesizern, aber das VI49 kommt einer gewichteten Tastatur noch nher. Gefllt mir sehr gut. Ich habe auch schonmal zum Vergleich ein Alesis Q49 angespielt. Das kann man nicht vergleichen. Die Tasten sind deutlich weicher und fhlen sich im Vergleich zum VI49 billig an.
Die Verarbeitung ist insgesamt sehr gut. Nichts quietscht oder hakt. Die Drucktasten knnten etwas leiser sein bei der Bettigung, aber das ist ok. Die Drehregler sind sehr angenehm zu bedienen, allerdings nicht unendlich drehend. Aber fr den Preis bin ich sehr zufrieden. Gut sind auch der Midi-Out-Ausgang und eine separate Stromversorgung. Da wurde mitgedacht.
Ein Kontra gabs dann doch. Mein Sustain-Pedal von Yamaha funktioniert nur umgekehrt. Es hat leider auch keinen Polarittsschalter und eine nderung in der Controllersoftware hat auch nichts gebracht. Mit einem Sustainpedal mit Polarittsauswahl sollte es da keine Probleme geben.
Kleines Lob noch an Musikhaus Korn und die DHL. Habe das Teil kurz vor 17 Uhr bestellt und am nchsten Tag vormittags schon bekommen. Top.
Very good keys and has diverse features. Very easy to use.
Yes! My son loves it and is enjoying using it everyday!
Great Keyboard! My son is writing and producing the next big hit!
This is a versatile Keyboard. With so many configurable controls, you can concentrate on playing music
Update the firmware. Didn’t know I had to do this, but I definitely do now. Fantastic keyboard, great feel, great features, great price.
Excellent product, great build and great value for money. Had no issues using it with fruity loop.s
Fantastic purchase!
Alesis are a quality professional product and it’s as cool as f…!
Amazon great service…the keyboard arrived well within time and properly packed.Great build…works right out of the box…the drum pad just feels great!If i were to buy another controller of my choice i would buy it all over agai
This is the first keyboard I own, and I absolutely love it!
The Keys feel great and responsive, same for the pads. Seamless plug-and-play integration with Ableton Live 9. I have not found anything to complain about on this piece. Overall this is a solid, well-made keyboard.
I Highly recommend this as a great all-around keyboard for others who are also getting into music production.
This is the first keyboard I own, and I absolutely love it!
The Keys feel great and responsive, same for the pads. Seamless plug-and-play integration with Ableton Live 9. I have not found anything to complain about on this piece. Overall this is a solid, well-made keyboard.
I Highly recommend this as a great all-around keyboard for others who are also getting into music production.
My biggest concern was the 25 key limit. As I’m working on a budget, I couldn’t afford the 49 key, and the 61 would be too big for my desk. It was either the V49 or VI25 for me. I am SO glad I went with the VI series. If you’re wondering if 25 keys is enough, ask yourself this question: what am I going to be playing? If you’re just using it to put in simple chords into your DAW, this’ll work great. As I already mentioned, soloing is what this thing is designed for. I’ve included a short video demonstrating a solo that requires the use of multiple octaves, to give you a good impression what it’ll look and feel like switching between them. Sorry in advance for the quality, I was using my webcam as the camera and mic.
As for the drum pad, the buttons are very sensitive. Good detection, and it’s cool that you can trigger them just by pressing, not striking. This is where my only “con” is. If you’re getting into your music while using the pitch and/or mod wheel, it’s quite easy to trigger the pads and screw up your sound. I hope there is a setting within the Alesis software that I’m unaware of that will fix this. If not, it’ll be something I just get used to. Either way, not really a con, just a heads up.
The nobs and buttons can all be mapped to various functions within your favorite DAW. I’m using Mixcraft 7 Pro Studios and everything seems to work wonderfully. That is, after I configured the play, stop, loop, etc. buttons.
Aftertouch is an amazing feature. For those who don’t know, aftertouch is the ability to press into key after it’s been struck and at it’s lowest point. This can trigger different effects to your favorite synths. Think of it like 3D Touch for your keyboard. It’s cool, but I haven’t used it much.
I am VERY pleased with this product and am glad I bought it. If you’re on the fence and have the money, get it.
**Update**
After using this product for over two years, my only issue is the USB port. As I was playing, if the cable was moved slightly, it’d stop sending midi data to my DAW. At first I thought (and hoped) it was a bad cable, but I was wrong. I put up with it for a while, but it seemed to get worse. I was about ready to purchase a new, different controller. As a last resort, I took it apart to look for any problems. After examining the port, I found three out of the six solder points were separated very slightly. After a few minutes of soldering and hot gluing, I finally have it back to it’s original functionality.
While I still love this controller, this issue reflects poorly on the build quality and longevity of this product. If you’re not a geek like me, you’d be spending $100+ on a new controller.
Without a doubt this thing is great for the money, but don’t expect it to last forever. 🙂
I am happy with the quick delivery. Product works as described.
On the seller – these dudes were brilliant. DPD lost my first keyboard, and as soon as I mentioned it another was posted next day delivery, with a nice comment to dpd to try not to lose this one. Will buy from them again if I ever need anything. Thumbs up to them.
So far (after a day of use) everything is great. But I will note a few quirks:
1) Dimensions are listed incorrectly – Description says something like 24″ wide. I got this for a travel gig so I was concerned about size. The actual dimensions are 33.75″ long, by 10″ wide (power switch sticks out by 1/4″), by just under 3″ tall including feet and knobs.
2) There was a strip of adhesive plastic across all the keys – A nice feature to protect them in shipping… But I felt I was going to yank all the keys out of alignment unless I took extreme care. Perhaps warming it with a hair dryer would have helped.
3) The free editor software works, BUT, you really have to make sure certain options are selected in order for it to communicate with the keyboard. This took me two hours to figure out. Options -> Device Setup will open a menu for connecting to the device. See attached screenshot. Before you try to Send or Get a preset to/from the connected keyboard, open this and select VI49 EDITOR Out and VI49EDITOR In and click Apply. You might even have to do this every single time, it seems to forget easily. At first I felt like this dialog does nothing at all but it makes all the difference when you get the MIDI Communication error. It did not work for me to just select VI49 Out and VI49 In, it has to be the “EDITOR” option for sending and receiving presets.
Setting up with FL STUDIO:
So I finally figured it out after looking all around the internet, Youtube videos, asking people who posted the videos, etc. I’m using the Vi25.
Presets:
Rew CC: 114
FF CC: 115
Stop CC: 116
Play CC: 117
Loop CC (you’re using FL unused)
Rec CC: 118
Now, what happened to me was a “Midi communication unsuccessful. Verify MIDI connection and device settings. Verify no other applications are using the MIDI port”.
I couldn’t figure out HOW to fix it. I closed out FL Studio, the editor, restarted my PC, restarted my life, smashed my keyboard over my head, nothing worked. What you have to do is go to Options > Device Setup. Choose The V125 (Or your keyboard) as the input/output and hit “Apply”. NOW send the present to your keyboard. It should work.
When you open up FL Studio, you choose your IN/OUT on the MIDI and Oxygen 25 as the controller.
NOW, hit play/pause/FF/RW and it should work.
For the knobs, you just left click > override generic link > Turn the knob you want it to be controlled with.
I HOPE THIS HAS HELPED EVERYONE. If I left anything out, let me know.
Absolutely love it! The pads work perfectly. The keys are a little hard to press smoothly but its nothing that can’t be fixed in a DAW! Love it!