LPD 8 and LPK 25
LPD 8 and LPK 25 Posted on: 07.11.2010 by Dudley Denoux Just after a bit of info on these as I slowly decide to move into production. What daw's are people using with these? Is the lpd 8 good for beat making (drumming) and are there enough keys on the 25?The price is certainly right. Was believeing of using them in Ableton but every video I've found just have people using the lpd8 to launch clips live instead of actually producing shit.. The pads look good but maybe it would be better to go for the machine + lpk 25? Shoot some ideas my way peoples! love | |
| Dudley Denoux 07.11.2010 | Just after a bit of info on these as I slowly decide to move into production. What daw's are people using with these? Is the lpd 8 good for beat making (drumming) and are there enough keys on the 25? The price is certainly right. Was believeing of using them in Ableton but every video I've found just have people using the lpd8 to launch clips live instead of actually producing shit.. The pads look good but maybe it would be better to go for the machine + lpk 25? Shoot some ideas my way peoples! love |
| Tressa Schemenauer 23.11.2010 | Ableton is def the way to go for a beginner or expert. I've never owned pro tools, but some of my buds have it and it just doesn't seem intuitive. I started out using Logic years ago and that took a while to learn... having that experience helped me sit down the first time with Ableton and bang out a basic tune... so if you've never had any experience you'll probably get going with a few long days of learning. As for the LPD8's.. I own two of these and use them for DJing as well as Ableton beat making. These pads are a little smaller than those on a MPC but they are sensitive and dynamic enough to get the job done. I find they are great for jamming out beats. I have noticed, however, that when DJing I have a tendency to smash the pads too hard, which can sometimes trigger another pad accidentally... and this happens on both of my LPD8's.. Oh yea.. Forgot to mention that I looked at the 25, but decided upon two 8's since I'd got more knobs - and when using them for DJing, their small size really helps to accommodate them in small DJ booths!! |
| Breana Singerman 07.11.2010 | Unless you have experience working in a studio and plan to do some live recording, Pro Tools would just be over kill in my opinion. |
| Dudley Denoux 07.11.2010 | Cheers dude. Yeah I was kind of just rambling at the end there about machine. It's probably worth saving for and just going for that. I have 0 piano training so the 25 probably wont bother me, and is like you said more for just creating little synths and stuff. Do you use these with ableton? Seems to be the best for electronic stuff from what I've heard. Pro tools looks pretty ill though.. |
| Breana Singerman 07.11.2010 | The LPD8 is awesome for programming drums live. The pads are really responsive and velocity sensitive as well. For the price you can't get much better. As for the LPK25, if you have any actually training on the keys you will not like working with it, at all. It's not really made for performing or playing live. But if you're just trying to come up with and program some melodies it's not a bad choice at all. With that being said, if you're debating between an LPD8 and Maschine and money isn't an issue, get the Maschine. Just seems silly to even be questioning that. And if money isn't an issue at all, skip the LPK25 and spend a little bit more to get something that is a bit more functional. |
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