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Akai MPD24 USB/MIDI Pad Controller
Normal Price:$499.00
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Manufacturer: Akai
Model: MPD24
Publisher: Akai
Label: Akai
Special Features: The MPD24 features 16 MPC-style velocity and pressure sensitive pads plus transport controls for interfacing with DAW/sequencing applications via USB or MIDI. With Akai?s MPC 16 Levels and full Level features for ultimate pad control, four selectable pad banks totaling 64 pads, six assignable faders and eight assignable, 360 degree knobs for transmitting MIDI Control Change data, the MPD24 provides unprecedented creative freedom for manipulating sampled material.
Features for Akai MPD24 USB/MIDI Pad Controller:
- 16 MPC-style velocity and pressure sensitive pads
- 4 selectable pad banks for a total of 64 pads
- 8 assignable 360 degree knobs
- REW, FF, STOP PLAY and REC buttons that transmit MMC (MIDI Machine Control) messages to DAW/ Sequencing applications
- USB powered (or powered via optional AC adaptor)
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Customer Reviews
MPC Pads. Akai quality. 
2008-03-25
So many people argue whether or not to go hardware or software in the Hip-Hop production circles. Now it's even easier to make the switch to software and still retain that MPC feel of the oldschool. The pads are great and work just like an MPC would. What you get out of it depends on your sequencer though. I personally recommend and use Reason 4, which contrary to skeptics, is much more versatile and quicker to use than an MPC. Once you learn the work flow, and I mean really learn it you'll never go back to an MPC again. Trust me, the MPD is the future of producing with sequencers being in the forefront of every producers studio theses days.
Why isn't everything as simple and awesome as this? 2007-11-09
I just love this product. I have made so much music with it. I just love the mpc style pads. I don't understand why keyboard manufactures don't use the sensitive pad system. It just feels like how an instrument should be controlled. I have a midi key board and the only reason I use it to get at more notes. This pad set up lets you pound out rhythm lines just like you would on a bass or guitar. Ones you figure out the cro matic scale set up. I want a giant one of these with like 64 keys.
I am going to sell my mpc1000 because with the mpd24 I get the sensitivity of the mpc pad but the ease of control of my computers sequencer. Mpc software is so 1990 to me.
I just adjust the swing in the sequencer on my computer and Bam! I have an mpc!
Oh and writing drum loops is just so easy with this unit.
