MPC Studio

Welcome to your studio.

MPC Studio offers the most streamlined MPC experience yet. At under one-inch thin, with low-profile controls and a brushed aluminum body, it’s made to move. MPC Studio merges real MPC pads, iconic workflow, and the same MPC Software used by MPC Renaissance to give you a fully integrated portable music-making solution.

PORTABLE PRODUCTION POWER

Akai Pro’s MPC Studio is the much-anticipated merging of an ultra-compact MPC with a computer. MPC Studio is a hardware/software hybrid designed to deliver the true experience of using an MPC, while also giving you access to powerful features via your computer. It fuses legendary MPC feel and workflow with the full-screen convenience and processing power of your Mac or PC.

All the controls are custom designed to be no higher than the pads, so the MPC Studio will slide easily into a laptop bag or backpack.

THE MPC EXPERIENCE

Engineered in collaboration with dozens of working producers and musicians, MPC Studio maintains the workflow that has made the Akai Pro MPC the industry standard in music production for decades. Its built-in backlit LCD, 16 genuine MPC pads and other traditional features will give you the full MPC experience. You can produce directly from the hardware controller itself, without even touching your computer. When it comes to functions like piano roll editing, track editing, and audio editing, each can be done in full screen mode on your computer if desired.

MPC Studio from Akai Professional:

Produce anywhere. The world is now your studio.

• Fuses iconic MPC production with the processing power of your computer
• Compact design is less than 1” thin and fits easily into a laptop bag
• MPC SOFTWARE for Mac & PC with 128-track sequencing capability
• 16 backlit genuine MPC pads, legendary MPC workflow & MPC Swing
• US B-powered with low-profile knobs and brushed aluminum body
• Large LCD screen allows you to make tracks without having to look at your computer
• Four touch-sensitive knobs provide enhanced MPC software control

MPC SOFTWARE Key Features:

• 128-track sequencing capability
• Massive 6GB+ sound library, including all the sounds of the classic MPC3000
• Instant mapping and real-time adjustment of VST plug-ins
• Record each track as an MPC drum program, Keygroup program or VST plug-in
• Works alone as your main DAW or works seamlessly with your current studio as a VST/AU/RTAS plugin
• Supports WAV, MP3, AIFF, REX and SND
• Supports samples and sequences from any MPC ever made
• Mac and PC-compatible

• Display: 360 x 96 dot graphic LCD w/back light
• Height: 0.73 -0.89 inches (18.5-22.6mm)
• Width: 11.2 inches (284mm)
• Depth: 10.1 inches (257mm)
• Weight: 1.96 pounds (0.89kg)
• Power: USB or 6VDC/1A AC adaptor
• 1 IN / 1 Out MIDI I/O interface via TRS to MIDI breakout cables (Included)

MPC Software

• Polyphony: 64
• Dynamic filtering: One state variable filter per voice (up to 8 pole, depending on type)
• Filter types: Low Pass, Band Pass, High Pass, Band Boost, Band Stop, Analog Modeling, Vocal Formant
• Number of programs: 128
• Memory Capacity: System dependent. 2GB Minimum / 8GB recommended
• Plugin supported as Host: VST (Mac/PC), AU (Mac)
• Plugin formats available to other DAWs: VST, AU (Mac Only), RTAS
• Audio files supported: WAV, MP3, REX, AIFF, SND

Effects

• Program Effects: Four insert slots per pad, four sends to track effects per pad
• Track Effects: Four inserts and four stereo sends per track
• Master Effect: 4 Master Effect Slots
• Over 50 high-quality effects included
• Plugin formats supported: VST (Mac / PC), AU (Mac)

Sequencer

• Maximum Events: unlimited (based on CPU)
• Resolution: 960 pulses per 1/4-note
• Sequences: 128
• Tracks Per Sequence: 128
• Drum Pads: 16 (velocity and pressure sensitive)
• Drum Pad Banks: 8
• Sync Mode: MIDI clock, MIDI Time Code
• Transport Controls: MIDI Machine Control

Audio and MIDI I/O

• MIDI inputs: 5-pin DIN x 1 via TRS to MIDI breakout cable (included)
• MIDI outputs: 5-pin DIN x 1 via TRS to MIDI breakout cable (included)
• Standard Accessories: Power Supply, Operator's Manual and TRS-to-MIDI breakout cable x 2

Minimum Computer Specs

• Mac: 1.8 GHz G4/G5 or faster (Intel® Mac recommended), 2 GB RAM (4GB recommended, if supported by your computer), Mac OS X 10.4.11 (10.5 or later recommended), DVD-ROM drive
• Windows: 2 GHz Pentium® 4 or Celeron® compatible CPU or faster (multicore CPU recommended), 2 GB RAM (4 GB recommended on Windows Vista and Windows 7), Windows XP (home or Pro), Windows Vista or Windows 7, DVD-ROM drive