MAX49 USB/MIDI/CV Keyboard Controller

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MAX49 USB/MIDI/CV Keyboard Controller

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Innovative USB/MIDI/CV controller with 12 MPC pads and 8 backlit LED touchfaders.

Akai Professional's MAX49 conveniently places revolutionary MIDI and CV control at your fingertips. The MAX49's intuitive layout and included AkaiConnect automatic-mapping software provides you an inShow More

MAX49 USB/MIDI/CV Keyboard Controller Specifications:

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 Realtime Controls:

MMC, MIDI START/STOP, MIDI CC

Dimensions:

(WxDxH): 29" x 12.5" x 3" [741mm x 322mm x 80mm]

Weight:

11.7lb. (5.31kg)

System Requirements:

Macintosh: 1.25GHz 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: 1.5GHz 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

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