Akai Professional Fire (Controller Only) - USB MIDI Controller for FL Studio with 64 pad RGB Clip/ Drum Pad Matrix

If you already have FL Studio (not the mobile version) this should be plug and play, if you are getting the version that includes FL Studio Fire Edition then you may have to do a bit a messing around to get everything registered and up and running (20 mins tops). Once plugged in it is a dream, ties in really well with FL Studio and so many things can be done from the Fire without breaking your flow to reach for mouse/keyboard. Initially disappointed that it doesn't work with FL Studio mobile (which was what I was used to) but the Desktop app is probably a lot more powerful and hasn't taken long to get used to. Sexy piece of kit, I love it.

Feels well built. Works fine with FL studio. Loving it!

skills req. ease of use related to existing nav. I bought by research and my way of learning. I like a physical connection with my music. prod as well as screen.price very inexspensive for the quality of build. build strong.recommend older benniner/ iniates would suit well.image-line good developer plenty of shelf life.

Bought this to use with Bitwig, by using the Driven By Moss script, and it works very well. The hardware itself is good up to a point, but you can tell why it costs under £100. In fact, I wouldn't pay more than £100 for this to be honest. The pads are a kind of velocity sensitive, but nowhere near the sensitivity of a Launchpad X's pads. Probably why there's a big price gap between the two. If you expect to do nuanced finger drumming on these you will be disappointed. Light to medium taps end up around 30-50 percent velocity, and hard / firm taps around 100 percent. I'd suggest setting the velocity to a fixed value & just tweak it manually afterwards. Transport buttons are nice to have but are super-clicky, and feel cheap. As do all the other buttons. The knobs do their job fine though. All in all, if Akai did a v2 with better quality buttons & more responsive pads then I'd gladly pay over £100 for it, as its enjoyable to use as long as you know the limitations.

If you have FL Studio it is absolutely amazing. I tried to get it to work on BitWig and Abelton and it works after a fashion but I found it frustrating to set up. It is however Brilliant and well worth the effort in getting it to work on other DAWS! For the price you cannot go wrong!

I was struggling to develop a way to perform live, until this thing. I think it is great. You can use this as a launchpad, as a keyboard and a sequencer. Buttons are a bit mushy and hard to press so it's awkward to use at first. But It's easy to use once you get used to pressing harder then usual.

Mine came without the promised software so I returned it. It did work with Free Linux alternative software though.

My son loves this item. He is making he's own music. There's alot of different settings & sounds. For beginners to advanced. If you are interested in music, which he is & doing @ college, a great item to have.

I bought this to use on ableton and it works great using a script I paid for. Also managed to get it to work with other DAW, again via scripts but nothing as good as using it on ableton or on what it's designed for "fl studio". Except I don't use fl studio and I won't make the switch just for this controller. Akai just needs to release some software to help support reprogramming and this would be a great controller to use alongside other controllers on any DAW.

Ottimo prodotto ! Ma funzionante solo con aggiornamento del FL STUDIO dal 20 in su.

Lo mejor: 1- Sirve como Midi 2- Sirve como Pad MPC 3- Excelente iluminación (Premium diría) 4- Estimula demasiado tu creatividad Lo bueno: 1- Realmente tiene muchas funciones que se deben aprender 2- Conectas y listo, nada de mapeos (a menos que uses fuera de los parámetros) 3- Vale cada centavo invertido 4- Materiales de calidad 5- Puedes usar los botones de MEDIA para seguir con el proyecto incluso en otra ventana (ahorras usar el teclado) Lo malo: 1- No luce si te sales del FL Studio, debería tener modo de reposo o algo configurable 2- Siento que vendría mejor si fuera Wireless (tomando en cuenta que hay latencia de 6ms aun en cable y sea cual sea tu equipo) 3- Botones mas suaves, aclaro... NO PADS, me refiero a los botones

This product exceeded my expectations. The build quality is very good and the integration with the software is fast and uncomplicated. It is very intuitive, ideal for producing in a more fluid and creative way. The pads have good sensitivity and the lighting helps a lot in the workflow. It's definitely worth it if you want to improve your experience.😍

Top Gerät und leichte Einrichtung! Funktioniert super mit FL studio und ist in ein paar sekunden Eingerichtet! hab es jetzt schon über 2Jahre und es funktioniert nach wie vor!