[moskasound]

I Haven't had any experience with the Axiom but something tells me it has to be better than the AKAI. I've been using the AKAI almost 2 years now and still unable to incorporate the faders and knobs to edit. Also unable to use the transport controls either.
If it didn't have such great keyboard feel and the pads, I'd have sold it and tried something else. There seems to be a plethora of awesome keyboard controllers out there now and the prices look great.
I keep looking at this thread hoping someone has something good to report on the AKAI.