Akai MPX16

Overview

Akai Professional's MPX16 is an advanced sample player with sixteen backlit velocity- and pressure-sensitive pads. With it, musicians, producers and performers can trigger sound samples stored on standard SD or SDHC cards. Insert the SD card, assign its contents to any of the MPX16's pads, and go. You can even record audio directly using the built-in microphone, with a dedicated Record Gain knob to make sure you get it right.

MPX16's compact footprint means it is at home on a tabletop, music stand, lap, tray-table or in your backpack en route to the studio. Solid Akai Pro design and industry-leading pads ensure it stands up to the daily use you expect it to see.

Key features

• Record and play back stereo .WAV samples using any SD card (sold separately)
• 16 velocity-sensitive MPC-style backlit pads for sample-triggering and finger drumming
• Sample via 1/4-inch (6.3mm) stereo inputs or onboard stereo microphone
• Filter, tune, envelope, and choke grouping on each pad for dynamic performances
• Pro-quality sampling and playback with up to 16-bit/48 kHz resolution. Please refer User Manual before use.

Specifications

Display

• Backlit, monochromatic LCD; 2.0” x 1.1” Pads
• 16 pads, RGB-backlit, velocity-sensitive

Knobs

• (5) 360° encoders
• (2) 270° knobs

Inputs / Outputs

• (1) USB port
• (2) 1/4” TRS recording inputs (left and right stereo pair)
• (2) 1/4” TRS main outputs (left and right stereo pair)
• (1) 1/8” TRS stereo headphone output
• (1) 5-pin MIDI in
• (1) 5-pin MIDI out

Polyphony

• 64 voices total
• Mono or stereo sample playback
• Mono and poly trigger modes

Envelopes

• Attack-Decay (AD) amp and filter envelopes with Envelope>Tuning
routing for filter envelope

Filter

• 4-pole low-pass filter with resonance per pad

Effects

• Reverb

Sample Tuning Range

• +12 semitones via Tuning parameter
+12 additional semitones via Envelope>Tuning parameter

Sample File Format

• Uses and records mono or stereo WAV files

Power

• via power adapter (included): 5.8V DC, 860mA, center-positive
• via computer USB bus or USB charger (sold separately)

Item Weight

• 1.5 pounds

Product Dimensions

• 5.8 x 11.6 x 1.2 inches

Shipping Weight

• 2.16 pounds

Videos

Downloads

MPX16 - User Guide

MPX16 - Firmware Update v1.0.19

MPX16 - File Conversion Utility v1.0.6 (Mac)

MPX16 - File Conversion Utility v1.0.6 (Windows)

MPX16 - Media Images

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