The Akai MPC500, MINIAK and Headphones limited offer includes an Akai MPC500 Music Production Centre, an Akai MINIAK Vocoder/Synth together with a pair of Sennheiser HD201 headphones. Own a complete music production system with sampling, sequencing, synthesizer and vocoder complete with a pair of quality headphones.
Affording artists the ability to sample and create music on-the-go, the Akai MPC500 offers many of the same features users have grown to love in the MPC line. From rock solid sequencing and programming to expandable memory and storage options, the Akai MPC500 is only small in physical size. Compatible with other MPC products, the MPC500 extends users' studios to fit in with their mobile lifestyles.
The Akai MINIAK Micro Synth was developed in partnership with the world-renowned Alesis synthesis team, the MINIAK brings together the control of the Akai Pro MPD, MPK, and APC series with powerful DSP sound-generation technology. The Akai MINIAK Micro Synth puts up to eight multi-timbral voices at your fingertips, each with three oscillators. You can create interesting and unique sounds and take advantage of the more-than-600 preset sounds and store up to 1,000 programs in the MINIAK.
The Sennheiser HD201 closed back circum-aural headphones feature rich, crisp bass response, good attenuation of ambient noise and outstanding wearing comfort.
Akai MPC500 main features include:
- Display: 2 x 16 character LCD w/back light
- Memory card slot:Compact Flash (The size of the compact flash card that MPC500 can handle is from32MB to 2GB)
- Dimensions: 266mm x 175mm x 44mm
- Weight: 1.34 kg
- Power requirement: 12v DC 600mA (negative tip)
- Battery life: Approximately 4.5 hours of continuous use with LCD backlight ON.
- Sampling rate: 44.1kHz
- Memory capacity: 16MB standard (11.5MB for sound memory), expandable to 128MB
- Recording time: 136sec. (16MB, MONO) or 24m28sec. (128MB, MONO)
- Memory expansion slot: 1 x for optional EXM128
- Data format: 16-bit linear
- Polyphony: up to 32 (dependent on processing)
- Dynamic filtering: 2-pole lowpass filter per voice
- Preset sound memory: 5MB
- Number of programs: 24
- Effects: 2 stereo effects and Master effect
- Effect type: Chorus, Flanger, Bit grunger, 4 band EQ, Compressor, Phase shifter, Tremolo, Flying pan, Reverb, Delay
- Master effect: 4 band EQ, Compressor
- Sequencer Maximum events: 100,000 notes
- Record input (L and R): 1/4-inch stereo phone x 2, pseudo balanced -40dBu, input impedance 9k ohm
Max. Input level: +10dBu
- Stereo output (L and R): 1/4-inch phone x 2 pseudo balanced +11dBu, output impedance 1k Ohms,
Max. Output level: +5 dBu
- MIDI: In and Out
- USB: Slave connector x 1, USB MASS STORAGE CLASS support (Windows 2000/ME/XP or later version, or Mac OS 9.x/10.x or later version.)
- MPC1000 compatibility: SEQ, WAV, PGM
- MPC2000/2000XL compatibility: SEQ, WAV, SND, PGM (Most parameters of PGM file can be loaded.)
- MPC2500: SEQ, WAV, PGM
- MPC4000: SEQ, WAV, PGM (DRUM program only. Only note assign and tune are loaded.)
- MPC3000: SND (THRU Computer)
- Z4/Z8: WAV, PGM (DRUM program only. Only note assign and tune are loaded.)
- S5000/6000: WAV only (THRU Computer)
The Akai MINIAK Micro Synth Main Features Include:
- Eight voices, each with three oscillators
- Up to eight multi-timbral parts with stereo effects and 40-band vocoder
- Two multi-mode filters, three envelope generators, two LFOs, sample and hold, tracking
- Generator
- Dynamic real-time and step sequencers, arpeggiator, and drum machine/rhythm
- Sequencer
- Stereo bus effects including reverbs and delays
- 24-bit 1/4" balanced stereo analog outputs and inputs
- 37-key synth-action keyboard with velocity sensitivity
- More than 600 preset sounds
- Sound banks: bass, lead, pad, string, brass, keys, comp, drum, SFX
- Synthesis: virtual analog (subtractive), noise generator, FM
- Polyphony: up to 8 voices
- Timbrality: up to 8 parts
- Oscillators: 3 per voice with continuously variable waveshapes, sync, linear and exponential FM, Ring Mod, routable modulation matrix per voice.
- Filters: 2 multi-mode resonating filters per voice with 16 filter types
- Modulation: 2 LFOs with multiple wave shapes, sample and hold, tracking generator, freely-routable modulation matrix per voice
- Effects: 4 drive effects, 1 per part; master effects
- Sequencing: step sequencer, arpeggiator, drum machine/rhythm sequencer, and phrase sequencer
- Program memory: up to 1,000 programs and multi-timbral setups
- Velocity sensitive: Yes
- Keyboard: 37-key, semi-weighted
- External control: MIDI in/out/thru
- Inputs: 2 balanced 1/4” TRS, mic
- Outputs: 2 balanced 1/4” TRS, 1/4” TRS headphone
- Controls: pitch wheel, two assignable Q-Link modulation wheels, X, Y, and Z parameter knobs, pattern play, phrase arpeggiator, latch arpeggiator, keyboard octave, tap tempo, program controls, data push-knob, config, store, master volume
- Pedal Inputs: Assignable expression pedal, sustain pedal
Sennheiser HD201 Headphones Features Include:
- Rich, crisp bass response
- Light weight and comfortable to wear
- Good attenuation of ambient noise
- Extremely rugged
- High-quality leatherette ear pads
- 1⁄4" (6.3 mm) jack adaptor, gold-plated
- Nominal impedance: 24 Ω
- Weight without cable: ca. 165 g
- Transducer principle: dynamic, closed
- Ear coupling: circum-aural
- Cable length: 3 m
- Frequency response (headphones): 21...18000 Hz
- Sound pressure level (SPL): 108 dB(SPL)
- THD, total harmonic distortion: <0.7 %
- 2-year manufacturer's warranty
- Delivery Includes: Headphone with cable, 6.3 mm stereo adapter
Akai MPC500, MINIAK and Headphones (code 94522)
Limited Offer Including MPC500 Music Production Centre, MINIAK Vocoder/Synth and Sennheiser HD201 headphones [UXB]
£519.00 (inc vat)