Akai MPD232

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#62

Hey MIDI lovers,

Anyone moved forward with the OT & MPD 232?
Any significant disadvantages over the the usage of MPD 32?

cheers
ron

#63

My MPD232 is finally giving up on me. The lower pads are losing sensitivity and hits arenā€™t being recognized anymore. Not bad since I bought it for release in 2015 when it first came out. I have a maschine MK iii on the way.

2015-2019. Good run and it was my daily driver for finger drumming

#64

Did anyone get around to try using this with an OT - especially interested in using the toggles below the faders as mutes

#65

Would anyone be able to help?

Iā€™m trying to set up my Akai MPD232 over midi din rather than USB, however Iā€™m not receiving any signal from the midi interface. (I have the pads set to ā€œmidi to dinā€) Is this even possible or am I going to have to stick to USB?

Thanks

#66

What sound module are you connecting to ?

I remember using an external ax adapter for power and MIDI to my machinedrum and itā€™s fine

#67

Turns out theres two types of 3.5mm midi jack (type A & type B) and the one i was using was type Bā€¦ everydays a learning day.

https://minimidi.world/?fbclid=IwAR1ZzktoMrIzWfSE1CgcLixiYuAjo19VjfwYbcC6TWDlaZh-mbRURceiEDk

Thanks for the help.

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#68

I didnā€™t know that either. Good to know when troubleshooting and buying replacements

#69

Hello there!

Iā€™m now in the same dilemmaā€¦ I am looking for pads controller and the MPD232 seems very tempting because it has faders and knobs (even though I personally prefer fixed knobs to the rotary knobs). Though the Arturia Beatstep or the Beatstep Pro seem also a great choice. The only minus of these latter ones is that they only have rotary faders (NO FIXED ONES!!) and no faders.
But then I wonderā€¦, which pads are better ones? Reliable and sensitive?

#70

Anyone else has tried both the Akai232 and the Arturia Beatstep or Beatstep Pro?!
Thanks in advance!!