AKAI PROFESSIONAL MPC-KEY61 Autonomous - 61 semi-weighted notes, touch screen, 16 pads

This standalone workstation, which combines the MPC's legendary standalone workflow with a 61-note semi-weighted keyboard, puts more than 25 top-notch instrument plugins, thousands of presets, and hundreds of effects at your fingertips to make all your professional productions a success.

The MPC lineage carried on with flair.

Since the 1980s, the famed MPC production systems have established themselves as true mainstays of contemporary music production, with their precise sequencer and unique workflow helping to shape some of the biggest tracks in pop, hip hop and electronic music. The MPC Key 61 builds on this rich history and innovative spirit to deliver new, top-notch virtual instrument and mixing plugins, and write the next chapter in the great MPC story.

Take control of a full-fledged orchestra.

The MPC Key 61 incorporates an impressive selection of 25 unique virtual instrument plugins, paired with more than 6,000 presets to boost your creativity. This exceptional workstation features the new state-of-the-art plugin developed for the MPC Key 61: Fabric XL. This new ultra-powerful synthesizer provides synthesis engines and sampled acoustic instruments with unprecedented dynamics and power. The vast selection of available presets is driven by a revolutionary multisampling synthesis engine, delivering breakthrough performance and sound. The MPC Key 61 also features the powerful OPx4 virtual instrument plugins for FM synthesis, Stage Piano with its selection of famous Steinway® grand pianos and Bechstein® uprights, Session Strings and its formidable array of orchestral strummed instruments, as well as Stage EP and FM Electric Piano for playing Rhodes or Wurlitzer respectively.

The key to your creativity.

The MPC Key 61 is the first MPC to introduce a 61-note semi-weighted keyboard with aftertouch and precise velocity detection, literally bringing virtual instrument plugins to life. The 16 velocity-sensitive RGB drum pads with aftertouch provide a world-renowned and unmatched MPC rhythm creation experience. With the built-in transport system and the popular MPC workflow, creating beats and sequences is easy. With its interface based on a beautiful 7-inch multi-touch color display, you can quickly and easily move from browsing through thousands of sound presets to sequencing your ideas and then finalizing them with high-end effects developed by AIR Music Tech. Finally, the 4 programmable Q-LINK rotary encoders are perfect for controlling all effect parameters and for real-time automations.

The cornerstone of your production universe.

The MPC Key 61 integrates seamlessly into any studio environment with its wide range of inputs/outputs. With its USB Class Compliant ports, connect up to 32 MIDI devices via USB with Multi MIDI, expand your I/O range to 32 inputs and outputs by connecting a USB Class Compliant audio interface, or connect your vintage synths via MIDI In/Out/Thru ports. For modular enthusiasts, the MPC Key 61 ships with 8 3.5mm CV/Gate outputs to connect all your modular machines and synthesizers, while dedicated pitch bend and modulation wheels offer extended control, depth and texture.

With 2 high-end mic preamps with phantom power, coupled with a 24-bit on-board audio interface with high-level AN/NA converters, the MPC Key 61 delivers an authentic MPC sampling experience for vocals and all instruments, while introducing new ways to transform, shape and define your own sounds with the 140mm programmable Touch Strip controller and 4 Q-LINK encoders.

The four built-in 1/4" TRS audio outputs can be configured as dual stereo, or four mono outputs, while the two XLR/jack combo inputs let you sample and record from mic, instrument, or line level sources with the ultra-transparent preamps and high-end AD/DA converters. Finally, built-in WiFi and Bluetooth modules allow you to sync with Ableton Link or update the MPC's operating system.

Powerful, innovative and intuitive, the MPC Key 61 is definitely the ideal workstation for all modern music producers who want to work with the famous MPC workflow, while having an outstanding selection of virtual instruments and ultra-rich connectivity.

- Display: 7"

- Multitouch Color

- Aftertouch: Yes

- Arpeggiator: Yes

- Category: Workstation

- Controller: Wheel, Touch Strip, Q-Link x 4

- Dimensions (mm): 986 x 313 x 97

- Sampler: Yes

- Inputs: Expression pedal, Sustain pedal, Midi, 2 x XLR/jack combo

- Finish: Black

- Key format: piano

- Software provided: MPC 2 Software

- Memory: 32 GB

- No. of effects: 100

- No. of pads: 16

- No. of presets: 6,000

- No. of keys: 61

- Weight (kg): 8,10 kg

- Velocity sensitive: Yes

- Sequencer: Yes

- Outputs: Midi, Headphones, 4 x jack, 8x CV/Gate 3,5 mm

- Touch: Semi-weighted

- Transpose: Yes

- Synthesis type: Digital

- Additional specs:

- 61-note semi-weighted expressive keyboard with aftertouch

- Powerful quad-core ARM processor paired with 4GB of RAM for total battery life

- 25 state-of-the-art virtual instrument plugins and over 100 cutting-edge effects

- 16 iconic RGB MPC velocity sensitive drum pads, with aftertouch and Note Repeat mode, and 8 banks accessible via Pad Bank buttons

- 140mm programmable Touch Strip controller with LED indicators

- 4 assignable Q-LINK control encoders

- Powerful 128-track MIDI sequencer

- 8 tracks of managed audio

- Over 13GB of preinstalled content, and over 15 GB of available space for user content, expandable via SATA connections

- 2 mic/line/instrument inputs with high-end mic preamps

- 4 discrete line outputs, and 8 minijack CV/Gate outputs for modular system integration

- 1 headphone output jack 6,35 mm headphone output

- 5-point MIDI I/O with Thru

- TRS jack Footswitch (sustain and FS2) connections, and TRS jack expression pedal

- On-board 24-bit audio interface with ultra-transparent AN/NA converters

- On-board WiFi and Bluetooth

- Dedicated transport section

- Compatible with Class Compliant MIDI audio interfaces and devices