Akai MPD218 ONE YEAR Review | STILL A Budget BEAST!!

It's been a year, and the AKAI MPD218 is STILL a budget beast! In this video I'm giving you an in-depth review of the AKAI MPD218 while also sharing a couple DOPE alternatives!

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Intro-0:00
Price-0:52
Build Quality-1:13
Features-3:59
Included Software-11:51
Summary-13:20
Better Options-13:41
QUICK QUESTION-17:31

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[JeffyG]

Glad you’re still positive about the MPD218. It’s ideal for iOS music production. 👍

[TheChameleon]

word, i sold all my launchpad gear and swapped it for this MPD218 and korg air. Really love the 218 in combination with my ipad. Also this controller has 16 pads which you can set to a channel. So on paper you have 6 dial buttons x3 = 18 time the 16 channels = 288.

[alexandria]

I saw one of these in a pawn shop for $60, I'm going back to see if its still there

[Eric-ddbk]

Man I was kinda scared to pull the trigger on this thing cuz of all the issues I heard about it but your video gave me some what of a confirmation that I shouldn't be scared and I should get one for myself.

[calebpromusician]

I feel like the mpg is the best just because key players can play leads bases and chords as well as do drums and knob controls at the same time in 1

[seanhenriques]

You’re a great content creator, I am subscribing now. Hope the new studio is working to spec 😂

[Virusbeats]

you know i just wanna learn finger drumming and i wanna be able to play my own beats with these mpd ..im not a super dj so its perfect for me..i mean hey 18 knobs and 48 knobs aren't bad i just have to work on my skill a bit

[Jesoteric]

Thanks I’m looking for something good but affordable to do some finger drumming on my iPad and MacBook

[brianfoster]

Love your videos. You have been very helpful in helping me get back started and choosing hardware and daws/apps. Quick two/three part question, can I use the MPD226 the same, what’s the difference between the two?

And can I have the MPD218 or 226 and the MPK mini plus connected to my iPad/beatmaker 3 at the same time? Using the at the same time. One for drums and the other just for the keys for other plugin sounds.

I’m an old school hardware guy that’s just getting back into things and would love the use of both simultaneously in beatmaker 3.

Thank you Sir.

[oljones]

I have an MPD and it is awesome with IOS / Koala. I mostly sample my from my keyboards when I’m not using my laptop. I am looking at an oxygen pro mini instead of the MPK. I like the wheels instead of the joystick and I need more keys.

[davidscott]

Thank you for the video. I am a total newbie wanting to make boom bap style hip hop as a hobby only. I am not a musician and will be 100% sample based. I thought about the MPC Studio II, but the MPD 218 might be an option for me. Will it work seamlessly with FL Studio? Thank you.

[BlazertronGames]

It's over 9 years old at this point. I'm worried that I'll buy one, and then an upgraded mk2 version comes out a couple months later.

[VersioneLive]

do you know if i could program it to control cubase ? i m thinking about controlling and lunching the arranger of cubase... thank you

[renattiurkin]

Hi, i want to buy mpd 218 but idk can i use it without activating it on akai website, and also im scared of pad problems like when you hit one pad other triggers too, sorry for my english

[phoenixphyre]

Is this compatible for non apple laptops 🤔 I know nothing about best machines. I'm purchasing for my lil bro who wants to start creating and producing. Thanks in advance

[mmerc]

Are the pads the same as the LPD8? I had that and it was the biggest piece of trash. Sensitivity was horrible, I hit one pad and the one next to it would play… it was unplayable. I might have thrown it away because I couldn’t return it. Makes me think twice before ever buying Akai again.

[MikeTXBerry]

I am the DJ for a Limp Bizkit tribute and want to incorporate this pad into my DJ controller for live sound. I have a DDJ Rev-1 and use Serato for my software. How can I incorporate this into my live sound set up to where I can map samples (mainly synths)?

[davelanciani-dimaensionx]

For some reason, my MPD218 no longer remembers the MIDI Map that I just loaded. I save the preset and load it to the hardware, but as soon as I open my DAW (Reaper), it forgets the MIDI Map. Any ideas on how to fix this?

[garrettbowers]

I’m just getting into making drums on my own. I generally write heavier music. Would this be good to write drums? I use Logic Pro X too if that helps

[gkiss]

This, or LPD8 MKII?
Can the pads be switched to constant lighting in a certain color (i.e. even when not pressed, to differentiate drums)?