Akai MPC Element Music Production Controller - Essential

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?decades of music production expertise calibrated so you can make music that rises to the top.

Features:

• Fuses legendary MPC beat and song creation capability with the power of your computer
• 16 backlit, multicolor pads with pressure and velocity sensitivity
• MPC Note Repeat, Full Level, 16 Level, and Tap Tempo
• Includes MPC Essentials software (download), 1GB sound library, up to 8 pad banks
• Slim low-profile design with integrated cover to protect control surface
• USB-powered, no power adapter required, USB cable included
• Compact design just 14mm thin fits easily into a laptop bag
• Brushed aluminum control surface with bright backlit buttons
• Standard MIDI for use with most popular software
• 1/8-inch (3.5mm) MIDI input, 1/8-inch MIDI output, cables included
• Also works with the iMPC app and other Core MIDI apps for creating music on an iPad or iPhone*
• *requires Apple Camera Connection Kit
• MPC Essentials Software Features:
• 32- and 64-bit music production capability
• Works standalone, no DAW required, with MPC Element for seamless music creation
• Works with your current music software (DAW) as a VST, RTAS, or AU plugin
• Run virtually unlimited instances in your DAW simultaneously
• 1GB sound library with all the essential sounds of modern music production
• Import your WAV and AIFF sound samples and assign them to any pad
• Up to 8 pad banks (assign up to 128 pads), 4 samples and 4 insert effects per pad
• Hosts VST plugins and automatically maps controls
• Export to WAV and AIFF

To learn about the technical specifications, download the user manual here.