Akai Professional’s MPK controller keyboards have become standard equipment in many professional MIDI rigs. The latest Akai MPK249 Keyboard Controller rocks improvements in every major area, from its new RGB-illuminated MPC-style pads to the superb action of its aftertouch-enabled 49-note keybed. The MPK249 gives you boatloads of workflow-enhancing features such as MPC Note Repeat, MPC Swing, and an arpeggiator for complex rhythmic and melodic manipulation. With its assignable faders, buttons, and encoders (eight each), 16 performance pads, transport controls, LCD screen, and USB/iOS modes, the MPK249 gives you absolute control over your software.
Juice your productions with authentic MPC functionality
The Akai Professional MPK249 gives you realistic MPC workflows and the tools producers have used for years. MPC Swing’s tight, organic groove made MPC units instant legends. MPC Note Repeat and 16 Levels make rhythms and short melodic sequences simple on the MPK249’s 16 RGB-illuminated MPC-style pads. An customizable arpeggiator allows you explore more complicated musical concepts.
Addictive keyboard feel and plentiful performance controllers
The MPK249’s semi-weighted action is an ideal middle ground, working well for piano parts as well as fast synth leads. Akai Professional has also equipped it with assignable aftertouch – perfect for adding tasty vibrato and other modulation without having to disengage your hands from the keyboard. In addition to its assignable faders, buttons, and rotary encoders, the MPK249 is also fitted with sustain/footswitch and expression pedal jacks, as well as the de rigueur pitch and mod wheels.
Enhanced hardware control over your software
Akai Professional’s newest MPK controllers seamlessly integrate hardware control and software performance with a redesigned keybed, RGB-illuminated MPC-style pads, soft-controls for QWERTY-style instructions, and a low-power iOS mode. That all adds up to better hardware control over software, which boosts productivity. Apple’s iPad Camera Connection Kit makes the MPK249 iOS-compatible and plug-and-play with Mac and Windows computers. Ableton Live Lite, Pro MPC Essentials, Hybrid 3 by AIR Music Tech, and SONiVOX Twist 2.0 are included for free.
Craft sophisticated Virtual Instrument rigs with Akai Professional VIP
The difference between a cool MIDI controller keyboard and a full hybrid keyboard workstation is Akai Professional VIP3. This third-generation version of Akai Professional’s Virtual Instrument Player software is a masterpiece of workflow management. It lets you load up just about any VST plug-in and combine up to eight virtual instruments plus effects into sophisticated arrangements with key zones, splits, and custom mappings — exactly what you’d expect from a standalone workstation. What’s more, there’s an ever-growing list of plug-ins that automatically map to your controller, but thanks to VIP3’s MIDI Learn function, you can map any plug-in with any controller in any way you like. Run it as a standalone platform or use it as a plug-in in your favorite DAW. Either way, VIP3 will revolutionize the way you approach virtual instruments.
Akai Professional MPK249 Controller Keyboard Features:
49 semi-weighted, full-size keys with aftertouch
16 RGB-illuminated MPC pads each with 4 banks for 64 pads
24 assignable Q-Link controllers include knobs, faders, and switches (8 of each)
Revamped control layout with backlit LCD screen
iOS compatibility using the Apple iPad Camera Connection Kit (sold separately)
USB-MIDI with 5-pin MIDI input & output
Comprehensive transport and parameter controls for hands-on DAW integration
MPC Note Repeat, MPC Swing, and arpeggiator for advanced rhythmic and melodic manipulation
MPC Full Level, 16 Levels, Tap Tempo, and Time Division assist with dynamics and tempo
Pitch bend, modulation, and octave controls for expressive recording and performing
1 assignable footswitch jack and 1 expression jack
USB power and plug-and-play connectivity
Production software package included: Ableton Live Lite, Hybrid 3 by AIR Music Tech, Xpand!2 Synth, and MPC Beats (downloads)
Includes VIP3.0 – the ground-breaking, award-winning music software platform that provides musicians and composers with a powerful hands-on control solution for their virtual instrument and virtual effect collection
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