Numark blatantly steals from Akai?

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Numark blatantly steals from Akai?

Saw on scratchworx that Numark is releasing something called the NSP6

This is what is looks like

This is what the Akai-LPD8 looks like

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is it just me or is numark literally making the exact same product? :rage:

source: http://www.skratchworx.com/newspage.php4?fn_mode=comments&fn_id=1803

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Seems we post at the same time about the same controllerā€¦ you must be blind, it doesnā€™t looks like an LPD8 at all :smiley:

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Sample player for itch. i want one alongside my pioneer DDJ-s1

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thatā€™s so stupid, guaranteed youā€™re going to have to pay more just so itā€™s ā€œitch compatibleā€. Serato and Numark can suck my nutsack

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Nevermindā€¦numark owns lpd8

itā€™s still dumb, but the thread can be deleted, thereā€™s like 5 of these going right now

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perhaps you guys should do a little bit of research before posting stuff like this :open_mouth:

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Well it doesnā€™t make it any less true, itā€™s just theyā€™re stealing from themselves.. :stuck_out_tongue:

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They took a totally different angle when designing this :smiley:

Already familiar with the Akai/Numark relationship so no biggie besides a lazy design department.

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But the fact you canā€™t use additional MIDI controllers in ITCH makes this one pretty good. . and this isnā€™t exactly new. . .
Vestax did the same with the VCi-300 with that VFX-1?

But, I dunno why this upsets me. . . .it just does. . . .I canā€™t explain it! :rage:

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This looks like a nice addition to a turntable set-up.

But WHY OH WHY have they put the USB connection on the front of the unit?!?

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because itā€™s an LPD8 copy/paste with a new enclosure & knobs & firmwareā€¦

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Looks excellent - I bet itā€™ll be a lot more than an LPD8 though :disappointed:

also, itā€™s funny that the USB port is in the same location as the LPD8ā€¦ Numark have literally not done anything to the original Akai PCB design hahahaā€¦ lazy or what!

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A simple way to make money as controller manufactur

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Going to repost this in here because it makes me chuckle every time:

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Shouldā€™ve plugged in my USB cable now that I think about itā€¦

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Check out the 4 buttons which let you choose different banks on the LPD8. Those were copied in all details as well - with three of four having LED feedback. But opposed to the LPD8 thereā€™s no apparent reason for that on the Numark controller :smiley:

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god your right that sucks.

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Its exactly the same as the akai - the usb port is on the left of the casing on the akai. Literally all they have done is change the case!

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And the nameā€¦ I bet that took the marketing dept. weeks to come up with ā€œNSP6ā€ :smiley:
That USB placement (or lack of it) really sucks! The only answer would be a right angled mini-USB connector (if such a thing exists)

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Should be nice to have something next to my Twitch so I can control the sample decks.

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Maybe the LPD8 was such a good product that it just needs a lick of paint to reach a new target market?

Cheeky marketing folks :wink: