AKAI Professional MPD26

The AKAI Professional MPD26 Controller is a MIDI-over-USB pad controller with genuine MPC pads especially designed for producers, programmers, musicians and DJs. Its blend of intuitive MPC technologies and controls meshes with easy USB connectivity to bring the feel of classic beat making to the world of computer music production.

The heart of this device is its bank of 16 velocity and pressure-sensitive MPC pads. They enable you to access four different sounds from each MPC pad for a total of 64 at your fingertips. The AKAI Professional MPD26 Controller also provides assignable Q-Link controllers that allows you to control nearly any parameters in your software in real time.

You get six assignable Q-Link faders and six assignable Q-Link 360° knobs so you'll spend less time with the mouse and more time making music. The AKAI Professional MPD26 Controller also gives you a dedicated set of transport controls for instant access to the most commonly used DAW or sequencing-software controls.

Whereas the MPC pads and Q-Links might be the heart of this Controller, its brain is transplanted directly from the MPC. That's because the AKAI Professional MPD26 Controller is not just a control surface. It includes some of the key MPC technologies that have made the MPC the de facto standard it is. MPC Note Repeat is a capability that allows the MPD (or MPC) to automatically play a rhythm pattern, such as 16th notes on a hi-hat for accuracy and speed of entry.

Because of turning perfectly aligned sequences into human-feeling time alignments, MPC Swing is sometimes referred to as "the heart and soul of hip hop". You can determine exactly the degree and timing of swing you want to apply for the perfect feel. The AKAI Professional MPD26 Controller also has MPC Full Level and MPC 16-Level on its pads.

You don't have to install any drivers on your Mac or PC because this Controller sends MIDI information over its plug-and-play USB interface. The USB connection even powers the AKAI Professional MPD26 Controller so the included USB cable is all you need. The Controller also has traditional DIN MIDI input and output jacks so you can use it with MIDI hardware such as synths and other sound modules. The AKAI Professional MPD26 Controller comes with Ableton Live Lite and Editor Librarian software so you can start creating right out of the box.

The AKAI Professional MPD26 Controller is the ideal interface between your creativity and the computer-based studio. Its blend of intuitive MPC technologies and controls meshes with easy USB computer connectivity to deliver the control instrument you need.

Features

• Access 64 samples on 16 pressure and velocity-sensitive MPC pads with four banks each
• MPC technologies include Note Repeat, Swing, 16 Level, Full Level, and Tap Tempo
• Control virtually any 12 software parameters on assignable Q-Link knobs and faders
• Dedicated transport controls transmit MMC and MIDI to DAW and sequencing applications
• MIDI output over USB and traditional DIN MIDI I/O for controlling software and hardware
• Backlit, easy-to-read screen
• USB bus powered, class compliant: plug and play with one USB cable
• Comes with Ableton Live Lite and Editor Librarian software

Specifications

• Pads: 16 pressure and velocity sensitive
• Pad banks: 4
• Q-Link Faders: 6 - MIDI Control Change data
• Q-Link Knobs: 6, 360-degree pots
• LCD: blue, backlit
• Transport controls: Rew, FF, Stop, Play, Rec – MMC / MIDI Machine Control or MIDI
• I/O: USB, MIDI In, MIDI Out
• Power: USB bus powered or MP6-1 AC adapter for DIN MIDI, sold separately

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 recommended
• Available USB Port

Content of delivery

• AKAI Professional MPD26 Controller
• USB cable
• Software CD
• Quick start guide