Akai MAX49 49 Keys USB / Midi / CV Keyboard Controller MAX-49 Key

Akai MAX49 49 Keys USB / Midi / CV Keyboard Controller MAX-49 Key with MPC Pads

A new era of control.

MAX49 from Akai Professional  places revolutionary MIDI and CV control at your fingertips. With an intuitive  layout and included AkaiConnect automatic-mapping software,MAX49offers an instant, fully  immersive experience with your favorite music software and virtually all VST  plugins. From its 49 semi-weighted keys and 12 real MPC pads, to its  groundbreaking LED touch faders and vintage CV & Gate outputs,MAX49combines cutting-edge Akai Pro  technology with classic capability to give you an unprecedented music-making  experience.

CUTTING-EDGE

MAX49is one of the  most unique controllers ever engineered. Right away you'll notice one of its  most distinguishing features: four banks of eight backlit LED touch faders,  allowing you to assign up to 32 control parameters. You can useMAX49'sLED touch faders just  like analog faders by simply dragging your finger along their touch strips, or  you can perform instant leaps in any MIDI value from zero to maxed out and  everything in between—an unprecedented, unmatched controller capability.

CLASSIC

MAX49is also  equipped with four banks of 12 backlit MPC pads, giving you a total of 48  assignable pads, allowing you to integrate legendary Akai Pro production  capability into live performances and recording sessions alike. These backlit,  velocity sensitive pads come with classic MPC Swing, Note Repeat, Full Level and  navigation controls to give you all the tools you need to create music at your  highest level.

MAX49comes ready to  command any controller hardware or software from any era: USB MIDI, traditional  5-pin DIN MIDI and even Control Voltage and Gate outputs are onboard, allowing  you to control everything from today's most advanced music software, to analog  modular synths from as far back as the 1960s. Mackie Control and HUI protocols  are also built in to give you instant compatibility with many industry standard  DAWs.

COMPLETE

When you're ready to get down to business,MAX49  delivers essential controller features with excellence.49  semi-weighted keyswith Aftertouch are  laid out before you, providing professional feel, perfect response and full  musical expression. Large, centrally positioned transport controls give you  straightforward track navigation, and rubberized pitch and modulation wheels  provide for instant creative flourishes.MAX49's  expanded arpeggiator includes a Latch button as well as eight different time  divisions to create sweeping and endlessly varied melodic cascades. A built-in  step sequencer allows you to get the music in your head laid down with exacting  detail.

CONTROL TO THE MAX

MAX49comes with  AkaiConnect automatic-mapping software, so you'll be up and running in your  favorite DAW and VSTs in seconds. AkaiConnect has been designed to eliminate the  guesswork and give you more time creating and less time setting up controls.  Instantly assign MAX49's MPC pads, touch faders and buttons to your favorite  music software plug-ins by simply clicking on the software element you want to  control, then touching the knob, pad, fader or button on Max49.

Cutting-edge, classic and complete control:MAX49.

Get ready to experience one of the most dynamic and unique performance  controllers ever created.

Specifications:

49 semi-weighted keyswith Aftertouch for  complete musical expression

Built-in step sequencer for detailed track construction

Expanded arpeggiator with latch and time division controls

Included AkaiConnect software automatically maps to VST plugins

12 backlit, real MPC pads with MPC Note Repeat and MPC swing

Eight backlit LED touch faders for gradual or instant parameter value changes

Four pad banks & four fader banks provide a total of 80 assignable pads & faders

CV & Gate outputs for use with vintage analog synths (1V/Oct)

Large, centrally-positioned transport controls & rubberized pitch and modulation  wheels

Mackie Control & HUI modes provide instant compatibility with many DAWs

INCLUDES:

MAX49

Quickstart Guide

USB Cable

Vyzex & AkaiConnect Software CD

Ableton Live Lite Akai Edition Software DVD

Safety Instructions & Warranty Information Booklet

Number of Keys:

49 keys + 4 banks of 12 drum pads

Type of action:

Semi-weighted Aftertouch (Channel)

Computer Interface:

USB/MIDI

Displays:

4-row x 20-character LCD

Interfaces:

USB

MIDI Out

MIDI In

CV (1V/octave)

Gate (configurable)

Programmable Continuous Footpedals:

1

Programmable Footswitches:

2

Programmable Controllers:

4 x 12 Pads

4 x 8 Faders

4 x 8 Assignable Buttons

Keybed

Pitch and Modulation Wheels

2 x Footswitches

Expression Pedal

System Real-Time Controls:

MMC, MIDI START/STOP, MIDI CC

Dimensions:

(W x D x H): 29" x 12.5" x 3" [741mm x 322mm x 80mm]

Weight:

11.7lbs. (5.31kg)

System Requirements:

Macintosh: 1.25 GHz G4/G5 or faster (Intel Mac recommended), 1 GB RAM (2 GB  recommended), Mac OS X 10.4.11 (10.5 or later recommended)

Windows: 1.5 GHz Pentium 4 or Celeron compatible CPU or faster (multicore CPU  recommended), 1 GB RAM (2 GB recommended), Windows 7, Windows Vista or Windows  XP, Windows compatible sound card (ASIO driver support recommended), QuickTime  recommended

USB Port

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