Akai MPC500 Portable Music Production Center

MPC500 Portable Music Production Center description:

The Akai MPC500 is the first truly portable all-in-one Music Production Center.

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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.

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.)

Akai MPC500 Compatibility

• MPC1000: SEQ, WAV, PGM
• MPC2000/2000XL: 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)