Akai Professional MPC Studio 2 Music Production Controller

Akai MPC Studio combines intuitive hardware control with new, exciting software to bring the whole MPC experience to your computer. Load a loop from the library, slice it up into samples, put down a beat, and then add harmonic textures with instruments. Insert effects to help you establish your song's structure and composition, as well as to create drops and transitions. MPC Studio transforms your productivity into a never-ending flow of creativity.

• For notes, chords, and percussion, 16 full-size Velocity Sensitive RGB Pads provide maximum expression and control.
• For browsing samples, altering waveforms, and modifying parameters, a colour LCD provides visual feedback without having to look at your computer screen.
• For generating your own trademark sounds, use the Touch Strip Controller to control and manipulate knobs, sliders, and parameters in real-time.
• MIDI I/O includes a 3.5mm (1/8-inch) connector for seamless connection with MIDI devices and hardware.
• The USB Bus-Powered Controller allows you to create music on the go.
• A complete DAW system with MPC2 software for endless creative options and delivering professional masters.

Pads

• (16) velocity- and pressure-sensitive pads, RGB-backlit
• (8) banks accessible via Pad Bank buttons Knobs

Knobs

• (1) 360° push encoder for display navigation and selection

Touch Strip

• (1) multi-function 5.5” (140 mm) touch-capacitive controller with LED indicators

Buttons

• (39) LED backlit dedicated function buttons

Display

• Full-colour LCD

Connections

• (1) ⅛-inch (3.5 mm) MIDI input
• (1) ⅛-inch (3.5 mm) MIDI output
• (1) USB Type-B port

Power

• via USB

Dimensions (width x depth x length)

• 12.0” x 6.7” x 1.5”
• 305 x 171 x 37mm

Weight

• 1.8 lbs.
• 0.83kg