Akai Professional MPK88 (88-Key 16-pad MIDI Controller)

Akai Professional MPK88 (88-Key 16-pad MIDI Controller) Review

Akai Professional MPK88 (88-Key 16-pad MIDI Controller) Feature

• 88-Key 16-pad MIDI Controller
• Get the Most out of Your Music with This Keyboard Controller! MIDI Controller
• 88-key USB MIDI Controller Keyboard with Hammer-action Keys, 16 MPC Pads, Assignable Knobs, Faders,

The Akai Professional MPK88 MIDI keyboard controller gives you the power and flexibility to get the most out of your instruments — onstage or in the studio. The 88-key MPK88 gives you a fully weighted hammer-action keyboard for incredible feel and expression, while its 16 onboard MPC pads provide velocity- and pressure-sensitive control. You'll also appreciate the array of assignable knobs, faders, and buttons, as well as handy transport controls and pitch and mod wheels. Built to work wonders for a vast range of players, the MPK88 is a real performer.Akai Professional MPK88 88-key MIDI Keyboard Controller with MPC-style Pads at a Glance:Creative control at your fingertipsAssignable knobs, faders, and buttonsGreat rhythm features built-inThe flexibility you need, onstage or in the studioCreative control at your fingertipsMPK88 features an 88-key keyboard and 16 genuine MPC pads. The hammer-action keyboard is fully weighted and features aftertouch for expressive melodic control. The MPC pads are pressure and velocity-sensitive to capture every nuance of your creative concepts. The pads can access four banks of sounds, so you have 64 samples at your fingertips with the touch of a button. The MPK88 places dedicated transport controls within your reach for easy control of some of the most important tracking and editing controls. The MPK88 has modulation and pitch-bend wheels for expressive musicality, and two assignable footswitch inputs enable you to connect an expression pedal or other continuous controller and a footswitch for momentary controls like patch change or start/stop.Assignable knobs, faders, and buttonsOne of the most important input devices on an MPC is its Q-Link assignable control section. Akai Pro built a massive collection of Q-Links into the MPK series. The MPK88 gives you eight virtual knobs that are assignable to control nearly any software parameter. You can control three different parameters per knob thanks to the knobs' three-bank selectio