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Keyboards & MIDI > Keyboard Controllers > Compact Keyboard Controllers > AKAI MPK49 AKAI MPK49 49-key USB MIDI Controller with 12 MPC-style Pads »CLICK TO ENLARGE   ItemID: MPK49   Retail Price: $599.00 SAVE $199.03 (33%) WHEN YOU BUY TODAY! SALE PRICE: $399.97 Add the MPK49 to Your Wishlist Limited Quantities! We have one or more of these in-stock, but they appear to be reserved. In many cases, we can still make one available for you. Please give us a call or place your order online - we will contact you right away to confirm availability.   Payments as low as $12/ mo. Customers also bought...   Gator GK-49 49-Key Semi-Rigid Kbd Case $114.99

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Akai does it again! With the MPK49, Akai re-invents the tools of the trade! Maximize musical ideas on-stage or in a home studio setting 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 MPC-style drum pads. 48 total pads are accessible via 4 pad banks. The pads feature popular MPC Note Repeat function and Swing parameters, and the performance controller has its own arpeggiator, for creating quick, creative riffs in seconds with the Akai MPK49. Akai MPK49 at a Glance: MPC-style interface Assignable Controls MPC-style interface The Akai MPK49 features MPC-style 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. Assignable Controls The Akai MPK49 delivers an amazing 72 assignable controls, with assignable inputs that include an expression pedal, footswitch, pitch bend and modulation wheel. Akai MPK49 Features: 49-key, semi-weighted keyboard with aftertouch 8 full-sized, 360 degree rotation pots, each with 3 banks 12 MPC-style velocity and pressure sensitive pads 8 full-sized sliders with 3 controller banks each MPC-style note repeat and all new arpeggiator 8 assignable backlit switches with 3 controller banks each MMC/MIDI Start Stop transport buttons Large, easy-to-read custom LCD display Akai MPK49 - The Next Generation Of USB/MIDI Performance Controllers! Customer Reviews  GREAT controller   by Brant from San Francisco, CA, February 15, 2008 Music Background:  Multimedia Composer/Producer “I'm very picky and always have high expectations for equipment and product design. I've owned many keyboards and controllers over the years and I must say that this is the best feeling, most well laid out keyboard yet. I've used Akai samplers in the past and I've always found their products to be solid - this being no exception. The sturdy metal frame, the firm substantial keys, and the smooth...” Read More • Click Here to Read More Customer Reviews • Write Your Own Review Sweetwater Expert Advice     "The MPK49 is a perfect combo for your computer workstation, laptop, or sound module. This keyboard in, combination with Native Instruments Battery, Ableton Live, Logic's Ultrabeat or Digidesign Strike will give you a workstation far more powerful than any standalone hardware. The pads are 100% AKAI, the reason producers buy MPCs. This keyboard will also work with FL Studio, Reason ReDrum and any other software that a producer would use to make beats. If a $3000 sampler is out of your budget, upgrade your PC and plug in the MPK49." Carson McClain  Tell a Friend About the MPK49!  Print This Page

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