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MESSE09: Akai's MINIAK Mini Vocoder Synth
US
First Look 03/04/09
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Held at customs, the new MINIAK arrived at the MESSE show yesterday, where I got a quick look.
You may say it's just like an Alesis Micron - and you'd be right - sorta. The synth engine does borrow heavily from that synth, and that's not a bad thing actually coz from what I heard it sounded pretty sweet.
The addition of a 40-band vocoder - will inevitably draw conclusions with the Korg microKORG XL, but it's minus the USB port for MIDI integration with the sequencer (it has In, Out and Through) - so no dedicated software editor actions for the MINIAK.
Expected in June, for $499