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Akai Professional MPC500
Portable, Battery-powered Groove Production Center with 12 MPC-style Pads, and Built-in FX

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ItemID: MPC500 Retail Price: $1,299.00

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The First Truly Portable MPC Beat Box!
The Akai Professional MPC500 continues in the MPC tradition of samplers and sequencers. This is the first MPC to be truly portable with its battery powered design. The MPC500 does not compromise any of the classic feel or sound that MPCs are known for, making them the premiere music production center for urban, hip hop and rap music.

Akai Professional MPC500 at a Glance:

Portable, battery-powered MPC sampler/sequencer with familiar MPC button layout
FX, Mic/Line level inputs, a Q-Link slider, and 12 MPC style pads

The MPC500's button layout will be familiar to the existing MPC user looking to be able to work outside of the studio but the quality construction, sound and feel will make it perfectly at home in the studio as well.

The MPC500 features up to 128 meg of internal RAM via the same EXM128 memory expansion that is used on the popular MPC1000 and MPC2500. The CF Card slot will allow users to backup their data, which can then be loaded directly into a MPC1000 or 2500 making the family of new MPCs fully compatible. The USB port allows you to transfer .wav files and .mid files or MPC sequence files in and out of the MPC500. Add the built in FX, Mic/Line level inputs, a Q-Link slider, and 12 MPC style pads, and you have a powerful production tool in a compact and portable package.

Akai Professional MPC500 Features:

Classic MPC feel in a portable, battery powered unit
12 MPC-style pads
Built in effects
Data compatible with MPC1000 and MPC2500
CompactFlash card for quick, expandable data storage
Uses same EXM128 Memory expansion as MPC1000 and MPC2500
USB for transferring samples and sequences to and from a computer
Selectable Mic/Line inputs
Q-Link slider for writing Tune, Filter or Level automation

The portable Akai Professional MPC500 lets you create beats and produce anywhere you like in classic MPC style!

Customer Reviews

Great Song writing tool
by Andy H. from Parkersburg, WV, October 28, 2008
Music Background: musician, recording engineer

“Makes song writing easy! Very portable. We took it on a long trip and hooked it up to the car stereo to come up with some new song ideas. We are also going to use it to trigger samples on stage at gigs. Having the sounds built in is awesome! No laptop to drag around with you and you can even put in your own samples. The pads are very responsive and playing drum samples is fairly easy. The pads...” Read More

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Sweetwater Expert Advice

		"The legends of hip hop and R&B production have all used MPCs to create their beats and sample their records. This is the first step you need to take if you want to be a real producer. You will need the RAM and 2GB Flash memory card, so save up and make the call. The MPC is the industry standard." Carson McClain
		"Finally, an "all-in-one" way to work on MPC files while on the road! The depth of this unit is absolutely amazing given its small size." Nick Schenkel

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