Just Playing - AKAI MPC Key 61 Vs Yamaha MODX+ - Pianos, El. Pianos & Organs! Which One Sounds Best? 

Layering. Modx sounds are often 5,6 or 7 voices layered on top of each other. The modx is better for live use. The Akai is better behaved and plays well with other in a recording environment. Between my Akai and Halion 7… my MODX is getting sold. It just doesn’t want to play nice with my other gear. The Akai is close enough, and is much easier to integrate with other equipment.

@@kellygreenii Yes, layering. And that's why I love the full bodied sounds of the MODX, but I feel it's a little more than just that. I still have the Fabric Collection on my PC running in Cubase, and it sounds better than the Akai ie that sparkle and punch in the sound is present, so maybe it's something in the output stage on the Akai just doesn't do it for me. Both the Akai and Cubase were running through a Focusrite Scarlett and Tannoy Gold 7 monitors. I had a similar experience years ago with my Korg 01WFD compared to my Korg X2. Same sounds and architecture, but the X2 just didn't have that sparke of the 01WFD. Fast forward almost a thousand years, and many workstations later, I actually sold my Korg Kronos 2 to get the MODX because I found it sonically superior, so I guess I'm just tuned in to the Yamaha sound. I'm glad you found the Akai works for you.