M-Audio AXiom Pro vs Novation SL MK2

Expert Rob Jones takes a look at the two newest MIDI controllers from M-Audio and Novation and compares.

Category:

Science & Technology

Tags:

• Axiom
• pro
• novation
• SLMK2
• keyboard
• automap
• hypercontrol

[chemicalBR0]

is the little part at the start of these vids sampled from

backdrifs by radiohead ?

nice video, great info. and very thorough

I'm in the market for a new controller (I only have a 25 key E-Mu Xboard at the moment, the 2 octaves are VERY limiting so i'd be looking at a 49 key)

I assume the 49 key SL is a bit less cramped also?

dunno why but the axiom looks cheap to me (probably coz it's white)

wouldn't like to think how dirty that's gonna get after lugging it around to gigs.

[sonicstate]

@chemicalBR0 no, we get asked that a lot - its from a sample CD that was used by them too - I was surprised to discover.

I think they are full sized keys - 25 keys are def pretty small - maybe okay if all you are going to do is trigger beats, or if space is limited.

[Pierceher]

lolol pause the video at 1:20 , the 6th key from left to right, is already having troubles (stuck)..

[koniferus420]

@Pierceher HAHAAHAH!! Thank you SO much for pointing that out. I was really torn between the two till I saw that fucking stuck key.

[tokke4]

Wich is THE best or Logic ? Thanks

[Ad3l1naR3c0rdS]

in need of sum help..i can get my nocturn25 to work with my sonar LE anybody no why???

[DJTarski]

Thanks that was really helpful, although now I've got a harder decision as the SL is better than I first thought

[JoeyRec]

This guy works for Novation, when I owned automap he was explaining it, like he shows on this video.. a little biased maybe?? I had nothing but headaches using automap I returned it after like a month.. this is the newer one, but all I know is around a year ago automap sucked and I was using Logic on a Mac.

[mindstormsabrewin]

I have the Novation 61SLmkII. One problem: The vibrato stick wont return to zero. In other words there is no vibrato when I play regularly. Then when I push the stick up for some vibrato, when I let the stick back down, the vibrato remains. Really annoying! Anyone know how to fix this? I just downloaded automap 4 from their site this morning. It didn't help. I emailed them explaining this. Anyone had this problem? Resolved?

[djariell10]

how does axiom pro works with Ableton Live? it's so esay?

[magicmodulator]

Thanks for sharing really usefull to see what the novation can do

[mr4y]

@mr4y As a funny fact, even NI Maschine controller has a preset for Studio One and it's newer than the Remote SL MK2