Akai Professional MPK49 Performance USB Keyboard

October 30, 2008

Akai MPK49 USB Keyboard

Akai Professional announces availability of its new USB/MIDI performance controller: the MPK49.

Designed to unleash musical creativity on-stage or in a home studio setting, the MPK49 defines a new era for USB/MIDI controllers. The MPK49 builds on the huge success of the MPD24 by combining a high-quality, 49-key, semi-weighted, aftertouch equipped keyboard with 12 genuine MPC drum pads, complete with the popular MPC Note Repeat function and Swing parameters found in the iconic MPC family. Forty-eight total pads are accessible via four pad banks. The MPK49 performance controller also features its own built-in Arpeggiator for making quick creative riffs. These features make the MPK49 an ideal solution for anyone wishing to have powerful hardware control of their digital audio workstation (DAW), software plug-ins or virtual instruments.

Unique to its class, the MPK49 delivers a full suite of controls that include:

In addition, the MPK49 includes a Tap Tempo function, 32 presets to store preferred settings and the flexibility of either master or slave-to-MIDI clock operation. The MPK49 was engineered to give musicians the tools they need to meet any live or studio task and is backed by the legendary Akai Professional name and rock-solid build quality.

akai professional mpk49 usb keyboard

The pads on the MPK49 feature the genuine MPC Full Level and 12 Level velocity functions. MPC Swing can be applied to both Note Repeat and Arpeggio functions for additional creative control. Tap Tempo and time-division buttons allow for real-time control of Note Repeat and Arpeggio clock speeds. The MPK49 carries 72 assignable controls with assignable inputs that include an expression pedal, footswitch, pitch bend and modulation wheel.

The MPK49 is available through musical instrument retailers with an MSRP of $599.

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Akai MPK49 Keyboard USB MIDI Controller

For more information, visit their web site at www.akaipro.com.

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