Akai Pro Introduces the Akai MPK25
Wednesday, January 14, 2009 |  Printer Friendly
Akai Professional, the name
synonymous with music production, announces MPK25, a new addition to
its popular MPK series of keyboard controllers with MPC pads. The MPK25
will be on display at the 2009 NAMM Show in Anaheim, Calif., January 15
– 18, 2009 at the Akai Professional booth, number 6400.
The
MPK25 draws on the design of the popular MPK49, the first keyboard ever
to feature genuine MPC pads. It features a 25-key, semi-weighted
keyboard with aftertouch, 12 MPC pads, Q-Link controls and MPC
technology. Its smaller, more portable size makes the MPK25 the perfect
travel companion. Its small footprint can fit in a musician’s lap on
the couch or on a plane, enabling them to create tracks whenever
inspiration strikes.
The MPK series features Akai
Professional-exclusive MPC pads that are pressure and
velocity-sensitive to capture every nuance of the user’s creativity.
The pads can access four banks of sounds, so performers can have 48
samples at their fingertips with the touch of a button.
The
MPK25 offers extensive assignable controls through its Q-Link section.
The MPK25 gives players 32 parameters of hands-on control through 12
virtual knobs and four virtual buttons, each of which can access two
different banks of assignment via a bank-change control.
Two
technologies pioneered in the MPC series and built into the MPK series
are MPC Note Repeat and MPC Swing. These note-modifying features can be
heard in many of the most popular tracks over the last two decades. MPC
Note Repeat automatically plays a rhythmic pattern, such as 16th notes
on a hi-hat, for accuracy and speed of entry. MPC Swing is sometimes
referred to as "the heart and soul of hip hop". Users can specify
exactly the degree and timing of swing they want to apply for the
perfect feel.
The MPK25 has an arpeggiator, which enables
performers to develop creative riffs in seconds. The arpeggiator
features six different modes and can have its own swing settings
independent of the MPC Note Repeat settings.
Because MPK
series controllers are USB class compliant, they do not require custom
drivers to work with Mac or PC computers and will work with all MIDI
recording, sequencing and performance software. The MPK series is
perfect for musicians, producers, DJs and VJs.
The MPK25 comes
with Ableton Live Lite Akai Edition software, one of the most popular
and powerful performance and production programs in the world. Ableton
Live Lite enables musicians to spontaneously compose, record, remix,
improvise and edit musical ideas in a seamless audio/MIDI environment.
“This
new addition to the MPK line takes the expressive, creative
capabilities of the MPK49 to new places,” said Gregg Stein, Director of
Marketing, Akai Professional. “The MPK25 can go away for the weekend
with you and it is easy to integrate into on-stage setups for
multi-instrumentalists and drummers.”
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