AKAI MPK49 Musikmesse 2007 Walkthrough

Dan Carnegi from Akai Professinal talking to Gearwire about the AKAI MPK49 USB/MIDI Performance Controller.

http://www.gearwire.com/
http://www.akaipro.com/

Has 30 templetes to use in DAW application, such as Reason, Ableton Live, Cubase, Sonar, etc.

Maximize musical ideas on-stage or in the studio with the new Akai MPK49 performance controller. The Akai MPK49 ushers in a new era for USB/MIDI controllers by combining a high-quality, 49-key, semi-weighted keyboard with aftertouch and 12 genuine MPC drum pads. 48 total pads are accessible via 4 pad banks. The pads feature the heart and soul of hip hop: the MPC Note Repeat function and Swing parameters. The Akai MPK49 Performance Controller also has its own arpeggiator, for creating quick, creative riffs in seconds.

The Akai MPK49 features MPC 'Full Level' and '12 Levels' functions on its pads, and MPC Swing can be applied to both Note Repeat and Arpeggio functions. Tap Tempo and time-division buttons allow for real-time control of Note Repeat and Arpeggio clock speeds. The Akai MPK49 delivers an amazing 76 assignable controls, with assignable inputs that include an expression pedal, footswitch, pitch bend and modulation wheel.

More than just a USB/MIDI controller, the MPK49 captures the soul of your performance.

RRP $399 EUR
RRP $799 AU

Release in Australia is in October 2007

Category:

Music

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• akai
• MPK49
• MPK
• 49
• MPK-49
• Reason
• Alesis
• MPD24
• MPC
• MIDI
• Samples
• Synth
• M-Audio
• Keyboard
• Musikmesse
• Pads

[jarrell30]

tits

[dumbloserpunk]

I think you should seriously consider doing some research on how midi controllers work before dishing out $500 on one.

...and yes, they're both laptop compatible.

[dwangdude]

@MiXbOy54321 akai all da way

[MiXbOy54321]

novation impulse 49 or akai mpk49 ?

[GSTARRAWBITCH]

does this work with fruity loops ??? pls answer

[XxUniqueRebelxX]

can i use this with Fruity loops ?

[stopdaviolence1]

how many songs would i be able to record from this keyboard? plzz i need to know??

[MDPstr8]

i have one question how do you make "tap tempo" to blink again i remeber doing somethin that made it stop but now i want to make it blink again how do i do it??

[0prahTV]

This is one excellent controller. I use an Axiom 61 in tandem with MPK49 as a secondary control surface.