This is specifically about an MPK88 Akai Controller, but I am also curious more generically-- I have only used this particular keyboard to control MIDI devices over USB, and it will self-power over USB. It also has a 1A 6V power input jack. I can't recall if it ever had that power supply, but I have...

meatballfulton wrote:You should register over at Korg Forums and ask there.

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Very helpful info, especially the visually impaired forum-- I had no idea it existed, thanks!

I know this is a vintage forum. Sorry of this is the wrong place to ask, but those I've talked to elsewhere (on this site) have been nice and super-helpful. I understand how to backup the source files to an external drive, and that's done. But what tells me where the sounds are currently loaded? How...

You want instant gratification without fidling around? Just get an Oberheim Matrix 1000. Or a Dave Smith Tetra. Plenty of ready-to-go sounds... Yes, my daughter likes to compose and arrange. She needs quick access to lots of sounds as she builds her songs, and since she's blind, she needs to have p...

This might be panifully obvious, but the Kronos is more than capable of 80s/90s sounds. It just may be lacking in presets. Take a look at some third party sound libraries, way cheaper than another instrument! Kid Nepro WavesArt Back In Time That's a good suggestion, meatballfulton. I had sort of ta...

Ashe37 wrote:or the Roland Fantom Rack

Ah, the Fantom XR? Something else to consider. Thanks.

My daughter needs some vintage sounds. She has a Korg Kronos that she loves. Well, I love it too-- that thing is awesome, and we have some other keyboards, like a Korg C-720, a Yamaha YPG-625, and the same keyboard with synth action-- the YPG-525. Clearly we have many sounds available, but there jus...