I suspect that the controller scripts in these applications require further work. Surprisingly, this applies to both Analog Lab, where it is hard to select a preset, and Ableton, where it is hard to select a row. However, there are circumstances where they are so sensitive that it is impossible to accurately select a value. Most of the time, the encoders now work well. The company has recently released a new version of firmware (1.1.2) that is said to address the problems. There are complaints all over the internet. I discovered that there has been a problem with the encoders on this unit for a few years. For playing drums, they require a firm hit, and I found it easier to use the keys. The pads are easily configurable, and work well as controls for the software. These work very well, and seem just as useful as the wheels that are found on larger keyboards. This works as expected, and is much better than having a sustain button on the keyboard. There is a socket for a standard sustain pedal, which is not supplied.
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If you want to play a piano with both hands, you may wish to look for a full sized keyboard with 61 or 88 keys. This is a good keyboard for one handed playing of synths and samplers. The velocity sensitivity seems about right, and of course there are octave up and down buttons to reach any note. If you accept these limitations, they are nice keys with a good feel. The keys are spaced at a pitch of 2.0cm, as opposed to the 2.4cm of a full sized keyboard.
It would fit in a standard laptop bag by itself. It's slightly wider than a 14 inch laptop, and it fits in my (large) laptop bag on top of the laptop. It has a metal base, which does make it heavier than you would expect. This unit is beautifully finished, and looks very good on a desktop with its illuminated pads. (Of course the keys work for playing notes without requiring any configuration). If you use a different DAW you may need to configure it yourself, as it does not have any other configuration files, nor does it support the standard MCU DAW control protocol. People have made helpful midi maps for it for Reaper, check out the Reaper forum in the MIDI section. This make it instantly useful with those two pieces of (supplied) software. The unit comes with configuration files for Analog Lab and Ableton.
It does have one annoying flaw (see later). This is a mostly decent second keyboard for a laptop-based musician because it's portable, and it also doesn't take up too much room on a desk.
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