It’s an excellent MIDI controller, subject to being three octaves of course. I had a moment and sold my OT+MnM pairing, and bought an AK when I’d worked out it can do what I wanted it for.
I tend to use my hardware setup and computer setup separately most of the time. I have the AK sending out MIDI Clock and Transport to a Virus C, which I play with the AK as controller and use the AK internals at the same time, plus a Volca FM and (only arrived today) Volca Beats, all syncing to the AK.
I’ve got the CV outs wired to my home-built 5U modular, but haven’t dived in to this area of the AK yet as I’ve been truly absorbed by the AK’s own voices and keep ‘losing’ a few hours getting totally into it.
Keyboard feel is a very personal thing, but I really like this one, just right for my liking, and I love the joystick and the aftertouch, really well implemented and they both feel like an integral part of the instrument.
I run Ableton and Pro Tools on an MBP too, but most ideas that don’t start life on the hardware setup tend to get going on another laptop (Surface Pro 3) whilst I’m travelling for work, in Ableton, and then get worked on further at home. When there’s something I have done or want do do on a production involving the hardware, I sync the AK to Ableton over the USB connection and record audio back into the computer. I haven’t tested to see if it syncs the rest of the hardware downstream at the same time as slaving to the computer sync, so I don’t know if that works or not. Wouldn’t be a problem, to be honest. A lot of the time I just play stuff and record audio into the computer real time.
I haven’t tried Overbridge yet. And due to the way I work, it may be some time before I’m sufficiently bored to give it a go.
In short, after about five weeks, the AK is the best sounding, best built, nicest feeling and inspiring synth I have ever owned, and I’ve had quite a few over the years. Highly recommended.