Akai Professional MPC Element Music Production Controller with Software

The essential instrument for computer-based music production, MPC Element brings powerful music-making capability to your computer in a slimline design that's made to produce. You get cutting-edge features, including MPC Note Repeat and Swing, along with the all-new MPC Essentials software. With the included 1GB sound library, MPC Essentials empowers you with the essential sounds of modern music production, and you can easily import your own sound samples. MPC Essentials can operate standalone and can also work seamlessly with your current DAW as a plugin. MPC Element comes with everything you need to make music right away, and, because it operates via standard MIDI, you can also use MPC Element to control MIDI music software you already have. An 1/8-inch MIDI input and an 1/8-inch MIDI output are both onboard and 1/8-inch to 5-pin MIDI cables are included.

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS

GENERAL

Height: 0.66 inches (16.89mm)

Width: 11.2 inches (284mm)

Depth: 8.1 inches (205 mm)

Weight: 1.85 pounds (0.86kg)

Power: USB

MIDI I/O interface: 1 In / 1 Out via TRS to MIDI breakout cables (Included)

SEQUENCER

Maximum events: unlimited (based on CPU)

Resolution: 960 pulses per 1/4-note

Sequences: 128

Tracks per instance: 1 (user may run unlimited instances)

Drum pad: 16 (velocity and pressure sensitive)

Drum pad banks: 8

Sync mode: MIDI clock, MIDI Time Code

Transport Controls: MIDI Machine Control

MPC ESSENTIALS SOFTWARE

Polyphony: 128

Dynamic filtering: 1 State Variable Filter per voice (up to 8 pole, depending on type)

Filter types: Low Pass, Band Pass, High Pass, Band Boost, Band Stop, Analog Modeling, Vocal Formant

Number of programs: 128

Memory capacity: System Dependent. 2 GB minimum (4 GB recommended)

Plugin Supported as Host: VST (Mac / PC), AU (Mac), RTAS

Plugin Formats Available to other DAWs: VST, AU (Mac Only), RTAS