A while back I got an Akai MPD24 to use as a midi trigger. It has always had a lagtime or latency issue. I had tried everything, making sure I had the firmware for it updated, etc... I am using an Apple Powerbook with sufficient RAM. I figured if I could use the pads on it instead of the buttons on my 57 for certain functions I may save some life on my 1500.00 mixer. Bottom line I could never get over the latency issue. This week I picked up one of the new Korg Nano Keys (the keyboard version) and as soon as I plugged it in and programmed it, it worked flawlessly. Just as quick and responsive as the buttons on my 57. Two reasons for this post. One-to let people know who may be looking into the Nano Key that in my experience it works great and Two-to see if anybody else has had the same problem with the MPD24.

thanks for the heads up

had the same issue with the mpd24, wasted LOTS of time trying to fix it and some money, tossed it on ebay.

Im getting the korg Nano key. If you order the black from DJ deals they try and sell you the white one. why can you order it if its not available? more time waisted

i had the problem same with the mpd on my macbook with 2 gig ram.

Thanks Platinum, I was going to get this, now I'm positive I'm going to get this. Glad to know it works.

the nano pad is working fine on my macbook (just basic white macbook) no lag time.

damn, i wondered the same thing about the MPD 24. I never really tried to remedy the situation, i just assumed that midi was really slow.

MPK 49 has the same problem.
Akai is getting kinda crappy nowadays.

Akai is kinda numark...... They ruined everything they touched.

you need to set the velocity to full on the mpd24. otherwise you need to give it a decent thump to trigger cues etc which will cause timing issues.

even with full velocity, I felt the midi was slow

I got the nano pad for christmas and it is a great addition to the 57. Gives you those extra buttons rather than having to go to each different bank on the mixer. I also use it at my club resident spot because they have a pioneer 909 and won't let me hook up my 57. It's very responsive and I haven't noticed any lag. For the price and features this thing is awesome! It's also VERY easy to program.