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  • Akai Professional EIE ProNew
    Akai Professional EIE Pro 
    Audio Interface w/USB Hub 24-bit/96kHz, 4-in/4-out USB 2.0 Audio Interface with VU Meters and Zero-latency Input Monitoring Recording on the go? The Akai EIE Pro USB audio interface is built for life on the road. Supporting up to professional-grade 24-bit/96kHz format, this rugged 4-in/4-out tabletop USB audio interface adds quality audio I/O to your favorite Mac or PC DAW. Four front-mounted XLR/TRS combo jacks provide easy access for...
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  • Akai Professional MPK Mini
    Akai Professional MPK Mini
    25-Key 8-Pad Mini USB Cont 25-key Compact Keyboard Controller with 8 MPC-style Drum Pads and 8 Q-Link Knobs Making music on the go can be a real juggling act. On one hand, you want to travel light, which means leaving some important gear behind. On the other hand, there are some basic functions you don't want to leave behind, such as drum pads, encoders, and (of course) a nice set of keys. The ultra-compact Akai Pro MPK...
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  • Akai Professional SynthStation25
    Akai Professional SynthStation25
    25-Key iPhone/Touch USB Cont Dedicated 25-key Controller Keyboard with Built-in iPod Dock for use with Akai Synth Station iPhone/iPod Touch App (sold separately through the Apple App Store) The SynthStation system from Akai Professional marks a new age of synthesizer technology. By taking advantage of the processing power of your Apple iPhone or iPod Touch, Akai’s SynthStation gives you a 25-key synth workstation that you can take anywhere. SynthStation is a 2-part system. It’s a high-power synthesizer...
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  • Akai Professional LPK25
    Akai Professional LPK25
    25-Key Mini USB Controller 25-key USB Controller with 25 Velocity-sensitive Synth-action Keys, Arpeggiator, Sustain, Tap Tempo, 4 Programmable Memory Banks, and Editing Software - Mac/PC If you like to take your ideas with you and refuse to be tied down to a desk, you just can't beat the Akai Professional LPK25 ultra-portable keyboard controller. Its small format lets it travel comfortably in the outer pocket of your laptop case, and you won't even notice its light weight design when you're on the...
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  • Akai Professional MPK25
    Akai Professional MPK25
    25-Key 12-pad MIDI Controller 25-key MIDI Controller with MPC-style Pads The Akai Professional MPK25 USB MIDI keyboard controller makes a perfect addition to your live or home studio setup! You get a very high-quality, 25-key keyboard with aftertouch for starters; this makes the MPK25 and your virtual instruments as expressive as you want to make them! While this alone would make the MPK25...
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  • Akai Professional APC40
    Akai Professional APC40
    Controller for Ableton Live USB Performance Controller for Ableton Live, with 109 Buttons, 16 Endless Encoders, 9 Faders, 1 Crossfader, and Clip Launch Matrix - Mac/PC Meet the Akai Professional APC40 controller — the perfect solution for performing with Ableton Live. Akai Professional and Ableton worked together to develop the APC40 performance control surface, giving it an intuitive interface that resembles Live's software interface — it makes the transition from...
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    (5 reviews)

    (5 reviews) Sale Price: $299.00
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  • Akai Professional MPK49
    Akai Professional MPK49
    49-Key 12-pad MIDI Controller 49-key USB MIDI Controller with 12 MPC-style Pads The Akai Professional MPK49 USB MIDI keyboard controller makes a perfect addition to your live or home studio setup! You get a very high-quality, 49-key semi-weighted keyboard with aftertouch for starters; this makes the MPK49 and your virtual instruments as expressive as you want to make them! While this alone would...
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  • Akai Professional MPD18
    Akai Professional MPD18
    16-Pad USB Controller USB MIDI Pad Controller with 16 Pads, Configurable Presets, USB Bus Power, and Assignable Fader and Button The Akai Professional MPD18 USB MIDI pad controller makes it easy to create and control beats, sounds, and more — in real time, just about anywhere! The ultra-portable, bus-powered MPD18 features 16 velocity- and pressure-sensitive pads that you can use to make beats and grooves with a very human touch. You have...
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  • Akai Professional EIENew
    Akai Professional EIE 
    Audio Interface w/USB Hub 4x4 USB Interface with Combo Inputs, MIDI I/O, and 3-port USB Hub Akai Professional's amazing EIE puts a whole new spin on the audio interface! This space-friendly 4 x 4 USB interface offers a fresh look and approach to desktop or on-the-go production, putting high-quality recording in a rugged tabletop format. You get four XLR/TRS combo jacks with phantom power, four 1/4" outputs,...
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  • Akai Professional LPD8
    Akai Professional LPD8
    8-Pad Mini USB Controller USB Controller with 8 Velocity-sensitive Pads, 8 Knobs, 4 Programmable Memory Banks, and Editing Software - Mac/PC If you're looking for an excellent yet affordable USB pad controller, then check out the Akai Professional LPD8. The most obvious and striking thing about the LPD8 is its size. It's narrow enough to fit in a laptop bag with plenty of room to spare, and shallow enough to sit right in front of your keyboard and still...
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  • Akai Professional E2 Headrush
    Akai Professional E2 Headrush
    Delay/Loop Pedal Mutiple Delay, Analog Tape Effect Simulator, Looping Guitar Effects Pedal The Akai Professional E2 Headrush brings multiple, great sounding effects into one rugged blue stombox. On top of its astonishing 23.8 seconds maximum delay time, the E2 Headrush is also a fully functional looper, making it simple for guitarists, bass players, and even vocalists to overdub and layer whatever they...
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  • Akai Professional MPD26
    Akai Professional MPD26
    16-Pad USB Controller w/Faders USB Pad Controller with 16 Pads, Six Knobs, Six Faders, Dedicated Transport Controls, and MPC Groove Technology For generations of hip hop and electronic music artists, the Akai Professional MPC line has been one of the essential cornerstones of groove production. Now, Akai Professional brings the technologies that made the MPC a vital music production sampler to their hardware controllers. The MPD26 merges classic MPC...
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  • Akai Professional MPK88
    Akai Professional MPK88
    88-Key 16-pad MIDI Controller 88-key USB MIDI Controller Keyboard with Hammer-action Keys, 16 MPC Pads, Assignable Knobs, Faders, and Buttons, and Transport Controls The Akai Professional MPK88 MIDI keyboard controller gives you the power and flexibility to get the most out of your instruments — onstage or in the studio. The 88-key MPK88 gives you a fully weighted hammer-action keyboard for incredible feel and expression, while its 16 onboard MPC pads provide velocity- and...
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  • Akai Professional MPK61
    Akai Professional MPK61
    61-Key 16-pad MIDI Controller 61-key USB MIDI Controller with 16 MPC-style Pads The Akai Professional MPK61 USB MIDI keyboard controller makes a perfect addition to your live or home studio setup! You get a very high-quality, 61-key semi-weighted keyboard with aftertouch for starters; this makes the MPK61 and your virtual instruments as expressive as you want to make them! While this alone would...
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  • Akai Professional XR20
    Akai Professional XR20
    Beat Production Center Beat-production Center with Built-in Sounds, Effects, and a Mic Input Designed for portable beat production, the Akai Professional XR20 is loaded with a slew of drum, percussion, bass, synth, sound effects, vocal and instrument hit sounds that are ready for you anywhere you are. With over 700 pre-loaded sounds and an integrated effects engine for adding touches such as reverb, EQ, and...
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  • Akai Professional EWI USB
    Akai Professional EWI USB
    USB MIDI Wind Controller Electronic Wind Instrument MIDI Controller with USB The Akai Professional EWI USB gives wind players access to an easy-to-play, easy-to-use wind instrument MIDI controller. Of course, Akai has a 20-year history of studying wind instruments and those that play them, which is why the EWI USB feels so natural to players. The multiple fingering modes offer sax, traditional...
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  • Akai Professional MPC RenaissanceNew
    Akai Professional MPC Renaissance 
    MPC Software & Pro Controller Complete Groove Production Hardware Control Surface, Audio Interface, and Software System, with 6GB+ Sound Library, and VST/AU Plug-in Support Akai's MPC Renaissance music-production system gives you the feel and hands-on functionality of a traditional MPC, plus the awesome processing power only your computer can provide. It's the perfect hybrid hardware/software digital audio workstation for anyone who's serious about producing beats or making electronic...
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  • Akai Professional MPC1000
    Akai Professional MPC1000
    Sampler/Sequencer Compact Sampling Workstation with 64-Track Sequencer, CompactFlash Storage and USB Port The Akai Professional MPC1000 is a feature-packed, thoroughly modern sampling drum machine and 64-track MIDI sequencer equipped with features, functions and facilities to let you explore new musical ideas without restriction. Akai Professional MPC1000 at a Glance: A full MPC in a laptop size The pad feel and features...
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  • Akai Professional EWI4000S
    Akai Professional EWI4000S
    MIDI Wind Controller Wind Controller with Integrated Virtual Analog Sound Module The Akai Professional EWI4000S is a newly designed electronic wind controller. This expressive musical instrument incorporates several improvements in the development of MIDI/synth instrument capabilities. With the sound module and the instrument integrated into one product, you no longer need to be tethered to a...
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  • Akai Professional MPD32
    Akai Professional MPD32
    16-Pad Pro USB Controller USB/MIDI MPC Pad Controller The Akai Professional MPD32 controller gives you 16 MPC-style pads, an array of assignable knobs and faders, and DAW transport controls, plus, it integrates seamlessly with your DAW for easy, effective recordings and beat production. The MPD32 is a perfect velocity- and pressure-sensitive pad controller for musicians...
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Without Akai Professional, hip hop and rap may never have become the musical and cultural powerhouse that they are. Akai Professional's line of MPC groove-building controllers offered musicians the ability to integrate digital samples into either studio projects or the live stage with ease. As the MPC continued to gain popularity, Akai Professional diversified, branching into portable hard disk recorders, MIDI wind controllers, and guitar effects, along with MPC-specific digital samples> But the MPC remains their strongest - and most culturally significant - product in Akai Professional's line-up.

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