Akai Professional MPC STUDIO 16-Key Music Production Controller
A COMPLETE MPC SYSTEM
MPC Studio brings the total MPCexperience to your computer by combining intuitive hardware control andinnovative, inspiring software. Load a loop from the library, chop it intosamples, lay down a beat, then play instruments over it to add more melodictextures. Add some insert effects to develop your song structure andarrangement, or to build drops and transitions. MPC Studio makes your workflowone continuous stream of non-stop creativity.
PREMIUM PADS FOR PERFECTPRODUCTION
Pad performance is the toppriority for any beat maker. With MPC Studio, you can be confident that everybeat and note will be right on time, every time. Velocity-sensitive RGB padsmean maximum expression, whether you’re playing soft melodies or booming kickdrums with colored visuals to keep track of your velocities and pad groupings.Switch from Note to Chord Mode quickly and build out your tracks right asinspiration strikes.
ASSIGNABLE TOUCH STRIP CONTROLAND EXPRESSION
Make sounds your own with theassignable Touch Strip. This fluid controller bends and shapes your soundshowever you want. Make that pad synth more mysterious with a swell, control theroll of your hi-hats to fill your trap drumbeat, or make that guitar part morerealistic by articulating the strum right where you need it. Assign any of thenumerous knobs, sliders, and parameters to the Touch Strip for new andinventive manipulation of any track.
COLOR SCREEN FOR VIBRANTFEEDBACK
When you’re locked in the creativemoment, the vibrant color screen ensures you can keep your hands on the MPCStudio and your focus on the music. Whether you need to trim a waveform, browsethrough a plugin library, or adjust parameters on the fly, the screen gives youthe visual feedback you need in a moments glance without having to stop yourworkflow and reach for your laptop. When it comes to your musical efficiency,every moment matters, and every move needs to help you effectively capture yourideas to finish your songs faster.
WORLD-CLASS PLUGINS &EFFECTS
MPC Studio and the MPC 2 Desktopsoftware include an extended palette of sounds, instruments, drum samples,loops, insert effects, and much more to both spark your creativity and completeany music project or task. With over 100 instrument and effects pluginscombined, MPC Studio can tackle any style or genre of music with rich,inspiring sound. The insert effects plugins are powered by award-winning AIRMusic Tech., with powerful editing, arranging, and mixing tools including theAIR Vocal Suite. Create, record, and mix the perfect vocals with the VocalSuite to add everything from pitch correction, to harmonizing, to thickeningyour vocals and audio tracks with the AIR Doubler.
TOTAL STUDIO INTEGRATION
Whether you’re a seasoned musicprofessional or just starting out and ready to make beats, MPC Studio is amusic production controller that will seamlessly fit right into your musiccreation setup. For the beginner, MPC Studio delivers years ofindustry-standard workflows into a slim, sleek music controller to instantlycapture ideas and build hIt’songs quickly. For the professional, MPC Studiowill easily integrate with your MIDI devices and become the hub of yourrecording, arranging, and mixing projects. In any recording environment orworkspace, MPC Studio is sure to supercharge your process and help take yourmusic-making to another level.
Key Features
- Pads (16) velocity- andpressure-sensitive pads, RGB-backlit (8) banks accessible via Pad Bank buttons
- Knobs (1) 360° push encoder fordisplay navigation and selection
- Touch Strip (1) multi-function5.5″ (140 mm) touch-capacitive controller with LED indicators
- Buttons (39) LED backlit dedicatedfunction buttons
- Display Full-color LCD
- Connections (1) 1/8″ (3.5 mm)MIDI input (1) 1/8″ (3.5 mm) MIDI output (1) USB Type-B port
- Power via USB
- Dimensions (width x depth xheight) 12.0” x 6.7” x 1.5” 305 x 171 x 37 mm
- Weight 1.8 lbs. 0.83 kgSpecifications are subject to change without notice.
