AKAI Professional MAX49

The AKAI Professional MAX49 is an unprecedented, ultimate USB/MIDI/CV keyboard controller that places revolutionary MIDI and CV control at your fingertips. From its 49 semi-weighted keys and 12 real MPC pads to its groundbreaking LED touch faders and vintage CV & Gate outputs, the AKAI Professional MAX49 combines cutting-edge Akai Professional technology with classic capability to give you an unprecedented music-making experience.

As one of the most unique controllers ever engineered, you'll notice one of its most distinguishing Featuresfour banks of eight backlit LED touch faders, allowing you to assign up to 32 control parameters. You can use the LED touch faders just like analog faders by simply dragging your finger along their touch strips or you can perform instant leaps in any MIDI value from zero to max out and everything in between.

The AKAI Professional MAX49 also comes with four banks of 12 backlit MPC pads. These backlit, velocity sensitive pads come with classic MPC Swing, Note Repeat, Full Level and navigation controls to give you all the tools you need to create music at your highest level. The four banks of 12 pads give you a total of 48 assignable pads, allowing you to integrate legendary Akai Pro production capability into live performances and recording sessions alike.

With the AKAI Professional MAX49, you can command any controller hardware or software from any era: USB MIDI, traditional 5-pin DIN MIDI and even Control Voltage and Gate outputs are onboard. This enables you to control everything from today's most advanced music software, to analog modular synths from as far back as the 1960s. Mackie Control and HUI protocols are also built in to give you instant compatibility with many industry standard DAWs.

When you're ready to get down to business, the AKAI Professional MAX49 provides essential controller features with excellence. 49 semi-weighted keys with Aftertouch are laid out before you, offering professional feel, perfect response and full musical expression. Large, centrally positioned transport controls give you straightforward track navigation and rubberized pitch and modulation wheels provide for instant creative flourishes.

The expanded apreggiator of this keyboard controller includes a Latch button as well as eight different time divisions to create sweeping and endlessly varied melodic cascades. A built-in step sequencer allows you to get the music in your head laid down with exacting detail.

The AKAI Professional MAX49 comes with AkaiConnect automatic-mapping software, so you'll be up and running in your favorite DAW and VSTs in seconds. AkaiConnect has been designed to eliminate the guesswork and give you more time creating and less time setting up controls. By simply clicking on the software element you want to control, then touching the knob, pad, fader or button on the keyboard controller, you can instantly assign the MPC pads, touch faders and buttons to your favorite music software plug-ins.

With the AKAI Professional MAX49, you will experience one of the most dynamic and unique performance controllers ever created.

Features

49 semi-weighted keys with Aftertouch for complete musical expressionBuilt-in step sequencer for detailed track constructionExpanded apreggiator with latch and time division controlsIncluded AkaiConnect software automatically maps to VST plugins12 backlit, real MPC pads with MPC Note Repeat and MPC swingEight backlit LED touch faders for gradual or instant parameter value changesFour pad banks & four fader banks provide a total of 80 assignable pads & fadersCV & Gate outputs for use with vintage analog synths (1V/Oct)Large, centrally-positioned transport controls & rubberized pitch and modulation wheelsMackie Control & HUI modes provide instant compatibility with many DAWsSpecifications

Number of Keys: 49 keys + 4 banks of 12 drum padsType of action: Semi-weighted Aftertouch (Channel)Computer Interface: USB/MIDIDisplays: 4-row x 20-character LCDInterfaces: USB; MIDI Out; MIDI In; CV (1V/octave); Gate (configurable)Programmable Continuous Footpedals: 1Programmable Footswitches: 2Programmable Controllers: 4 x 12 Pads, 4 x 8 Faders, 4 x 8 Assignable Buttons, Keybed, Pitch and Modulation Wheels, 2 x Footswitches, Expression PedalSystem Real-Time Controls: MMC, MIDI START/STOP, MIDI CCDimensions (WxDxH): 29" x 12.5" x 3" [741 mm x 322 mm x 80 mm]Weight: 11.7lbs. (5.31 kg)System Requirements

Macintosh: 1.25 GHz G4/G5 or faster (Intel Mac recommended), 1 GB RAM (2 GB recommended), Mac OS X 10.4.11 (10.5 or later recommended)Windows: 1.5 GHz Pentium 4 or Celeron compatible CPU or faster (multicore CPU recommended), 1 GB RAM (2 GB recommended), Windows 7, Windows Vista or Windows XP, Windows compatible sound card (ASIO driver support recommended), QuickTime recommendedUSB PortContent of delivery

AKAI Professional MAX49Quickstart GuidePower SupplyUSB CableVyzex & AkaiConnect Software CDAbleton Live Lite Akai Edition Software DVDSafety Instructions & Warranty Information Booklet