USB/MIDI Keyboard Controller with 61 Keys, 16 MPC Pads and more!
The
Akai Professional MPK261 61-key midi controller turns any computer into a full music production powerhouse. Computer-based production studios provide access to an infinite number of virtual instruments. From sampled strings to modeled analog synthesizers to fine-tuned, studio-recorded drum kits, a universe of voices and timbres can be controlled with the Akai MPK261.
Akai, makers of the legendary MPC Music Production Center sampler-sequencers, understand how important it is for electronic instruments to have the same feel and expressiveness as their acoustic counterparts. The MPK261 is a 61-key MIDI-over-USB controller keyboard that's equally adept as a keyboard instrument, a pad controller/sample sequencer, and a remote transport and mixing surface for digital audio workstations.
A Keyboard Controller
The full-sized keys on the MPK261 professional electronic keyboard are semi-weighted, with pressure-sensitivity and aftertouch, for intimate control over otherwise cold virtual instruments, and have also been upgraded from the MPK61's keybed for a better playing feel. Solid, responsive pitch and mod wheels add to the MPK261's expressive capabilities, as do assignable inputs for expression and sustain pedals. MIDI in/out jacks allow control over hardware synths and modules as well. Hardware and software instruments alike will benefit from the advanced arpeggiator built right into the MPK -- a multi-phrase, programmable arpeggiator that's tempo-sync-able to DAW projects or external MIDI gear.
A Controller Keyboard
Supporting MIDI Machine Control protocol, the Akai Professional MPK261 61-key midi controller can be used to trigger more than just notes. A whopping 76 assignable rotary knobs, sliders, and buttons grant hardware access to virtually any control parameter in any digital audio workstation. A dedicated transport section turns the MPK261 into the nerve center of any studio setup. Eight sliders, buttons and rotary encoders are arranged like a mixer for intuitive control over channel level, panning and arming. Alternately, they can be used to control various functions and effect parameters in plug-ins and virtual or rack-mount synthesizers. A big, backlit LCD screen clearly displays MIDI control presets and makes it easy to edit layouts as well. Like the keybed, the MPK261's LCD screen has been updated from the MPK61 model for better performance and readability.
Genuine MPC Pads and Functions
Sixteen genuine backlit MPC pads, velocity- and pressure-sensitive, sit at the top center of the Akai Professional MPK261 61-key midi controller. They're joined by familiar MPC functions like "full level," "16 level" and "note repeat" modes. A tap tempo control can be used to control both the note repeat and arpeggio functions in real time, and classic Akai "swing" can be applied as well.
The Akai Professional MPK261 is a USB keyboard controller that utilizes tactile control functions, backlit MPC pads and a semi-weighted keybed to bring a level of musicality to the programming process unlike any traditional controller.
AVMaxx will Provide you with Full Technical Support when Required. Visit us to demo the ? Akai Professional MPK 261 in Chicago!
