Music Gear News
At Gear4Music.com we update our news channel daily to ensure you always get the latest and most important music news.
NAMM 2010: Akai release the MPD26 USB/MIDI Controller
Posted on 15 Jan 2010 15:10 to category : Instruments News
Akai Professional, the name synonymous with music production, announces the MPD26 USB/MIDI Pad Controller.
The MPD26 is a MIDI-over-USB pad controller with genuine MPC pads. Producers, programmers, musicians and DJs will appreciate the MPD26?s capabilities. Its blend of intuitive MPC controls and technologies meshes with USB connectivity to bring the feel of classic beat making to the world of computer music production.
The heart of the MPD26 is its bank of 16 velocity and pressure-sensitive MPC pads, an Akai Professional exclusive. Producers can access four different sounds from each MPC pad for a total of 64 at a time. The MPD26 also features the MPC series' assignable Q-Link controllers, enabling musicians to control a wide range of parameters in their software in real time. The MPD26?s six assignable Q-Link faders and six assignable Q-Link 360° knobs enable producers to spend less time with the mouse and more time making music. The MPD26 also has a dedicated set of transport controls for instant access to the most commonly used DAW or sequencing-software controls.
While the MPC pads and Q-Links might be the heart of the MPD26, its brain is transplanted directly from the MPC. That?s because is not just a control surface; it contains a handful of the key MPC technologies that have made the MPC the de facto standard in professional beat production. MPC Note Repeat is a capability that enables the MPD26 to automatically play a rhythm pattern, such as 16th notes on a hi-hat, for accuracy and speed of entry. MPC Swing is sometimes referred to as "the heart and soul of hip hop" because it turns perfectly aligned sequences into human-feeling grooves. Users can specify exactly the degree and timing of swing they want to apply for the perfect feel. The MPD26 also has MPC Full Level and MPC 16-Level on its pads.
The MPD26 sends MIDI information over its plug-and-play USB interface so producers can use it with their Mac or PC without installing any drivers. The USB connection even powers the MPD26 so only the included USB cable is needed. The MPD26 also has traditional MIDI jacks so musicians can use it with MIDI hardware such as synths and other sound modules. The MPD26 also comes with Ableton Live Lite and Editor Librarian software so users can start creating right out of the box.
?The MPD26 is the perfect interface between your creativity and your studio?s computer,? said Adam Cohen, Director of Business Development, Akai Professional. ?Its blend of intuitive MPC technology and USB computer connectivity makes one powerful device.?
Related Music News ▼
Robert Moog, electronic music innovator, is celebrated by Google on what would have been his 78th birthday. More »
One Direction's Harry Styles spotted clutching a guitar in airport. More »
In a serious development in the field of music instrument news, reports have reached Gear4Music of the piano antics of a pet squirrel. More »
A cello player has become BBC Young Musician 2012 with her music instrument skills bagging her £2,000, the BBC has reported. More »
I Believe in a Thing Called Lover group's LP is called Hot Cakes. More »
Famed piano player has likened tinkling the ivories to a sort of self discovery... More »
Recent Music News ▼
Get well soon is sure to be the message many music instrument players will want to send one of the most famous piano players in the world, Elton John. More »
It seems to be a match made in musical heaven: they've both parts of funky young pop groups, they're both ex-X Factor contestants and they're both in love with each other! More »
A singer by the name of Phillip Phillips has won US talent programme American Idol. More »
One perhaps wouldn't associate One Direction's often younger fan base with having enough money to stay in the sorts of lodgings that the Gotta Be You boys presumably favour when they're out on the road. More »
Many music instrument players may well have first been inspired to try the piano, guitar - or whatever their instrument of choice may be - by watching BBC favourite Top of the Pops. More »
Ireland's Eurovision entry, famed X Factor contestants Jedward, have managed to progress past the semi-finals stage of the international competition. More »
Related Products
Add real MPC pads to your setup.
The MPD18 is the easiest way to add genuine MPC pads to your setup. This MIDI-over-USB pad controller for ... More »
Akai Professional's MPD24 is the velocity sensitive pad controller for musicians and DJs. Modeled after the landmark MPC series, the MPD24 allows f... More »
The controller you've been waiting for!
The MPD32 is a MIDI-over-USB performance pad controller for DJs, programmers, producers, and others... More »
The Akai APC40 controller is the link between human and computer that perfectly balances analytical parameter control with creative expression. Whe... More »
11213 products currently online
From 370 manufacturers
Gear4music.com is a trading name of Red Submarine Limited.
UK company number 3113256. © 1999 - 2012