Date: 12 Sep 1994 18:44:08 -0700
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Subject: FOR SALE: Akai keyboard controller

A previous deal fell through so this unit is once again for sale.
It's an Akai MX73 keyboard controller, with case, for $400.

This is a great bargain: It's a full-featured, six-octave, lightweight
controller that costs less and has more controllers than a new Roland
A-30 or used A-50, KX76/88, etc.  It's great for gigging since it's
light and comes with a case.  It's also good for studio use, as it has
an exceptional number of control inputs for a master controller in this
price range.

Features include:

	* Full six-octave unweighted keyboard, C to C
	* Four zones, each with programmable:
		- Split point
		- MIDI channel
		- Patch number
		- Octave shift
		- Controller assignments
		- Etc.
	* 100 programs
	* Four programmable sliders
	* Four programmable pushbuttons
	* Four programmable footpedal inputs
	* Four programmable footswitch inputs
	* Program up and sustain pedal inputs
	* Pitch and mod wheels
	* Global MIDI volume slider
	* Global tune request button
	* Global transposition button
	* Two MIDI outputs
	* One program-change-only MIDI output
	* Numeric keypad and LCD for programming
	* Semi-hard case
	
Programming the unit is fast and easy.  For example, you can quickly
set up four-way splits or layers with the four control sliders acting
as a four-way mixer to adjust your levels on the fly, without moving
your hands from your keyboard.  Using the four control sliders in this
way is very nice, both for playing live and for quickly laying down
four tracks of continuous controller data into your sequencer.

Please contact me if you have any questions!