![]() ![]() They also now feature full-colour backlights. They are indeed thick, and, what’s more, fat they’re reassuringly solid, and have a lovely grippy soft rubber finish. The most significant upgrade is the new trigger pad design with the simple, if somewhat tautological, name “Thick Fat MPC Pad”. In addition to two discrete MIDI ports over USB, both models still feature physical MIDI I/Os, which are now connected via the increasingly common space-saving mini-jack adaptors. ![]() The 32 has lost its Footswitch and Expression Pedal inputs. The 226 actually loses two faders and two knobs compared to the earlier MPD26, although does gain four programmable buttons. ![]() The MPD226 and 232 offer roughly equivalent controls and features to the previous generation, but as with the APC MkII, Akai have rearranged everything to line up the faders, knobs and buttons into a mixer-style formation. As well as the physical update, the high-end model adds a built-in sequencer, and there’s a bundled software package to sweeten the deal. Now Akai have refreshed all three of their MPD models with the new slimline styling we saw recently on their updated APC. M-Audio’s revival of the Trigger Finger proved there’s still a healthy market for generic MIDI Pad controllers, in spite of the popularity of all-in-one workstation hybrids like Maschine, Push and Akai’s own MPCs. Can new pads and a step sequencer keep Akai’s MPD pad controllers top of the class? ![]()
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