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MPC500 Portable Music Production Center

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Overview

A truly portable sampling sequencer with a battery powered design.

The Akai MPC500 Music Production Center can be powered by 6 AA batteries allowing producers to work outside the studio with familiar Akai features and functions. The included AC power adapter along with the high-quality construction, sound, and feel will make it a great small sound editing and production unit in the studio. This compact-yet-full-featured music production center features a 48-track, 16-channel MIDI sequencer and 32-voice drum/phrase sampler with 16-bit/44.1kHz fideilty.

The sequencer supports standard MIDI file format and the sampler accepts WAV files. The MPC500 provides 12 velocity-sensitive pads for triggering sounds and has Akai's legendary 12 Levels function which allows one sound to be assigned to all the pads with varied level or tuning per pad. The MPC500 music synth provides numerous onboard effects plus two stereo effects sends and a Master control.

The MPC500 uses up to 128MB RAM via the same EXM128 memory expansion used on the popular MPC1000 and MPC2500. The CF Card slot will allow users to backup their data, which can then be loaded directly into a MPC1000 or 2500 making the family of new MPC's fully compatible. The USB port allows you to transfer .wav files and .mid files or MPC sequence files in and out of the Akai MPC500 or connect an external hard drive.

Features

Classic MPC feel in a portable, battery powered unit
12 MPC style pads
Built in effects
Data compatible with MPC1000 and MPC2500
CF card for quick, expandable data storage
Uses same EXM128 memory expansion as MPC1000 and MPC2500
USB for transferring samples and sequences to and from a computer
Selectable mic/line inputs
Q-Link slider for writing tune, filter or level automation
Pattern-based and linear 48-track sequencer
16 MIDI channels
16-bit/44.1kHz sampling
32-voice drum/phrase sampler with up to 128MB RAM
Battery powered (6 AAs) or AC powered
Velocity and pressure sensitive pads for expressive programming
12 Levels function: one sound on all pads with varied level or tuning per pad
Built-in Compact Flash drive and USB port (Mass Storage Class)
Support for standard WAV files and MIDI sequences
Built-in Analog Audio I/O, headphone output, and MIDI I/O
Internal sounds in Flash
4-way sample layering and velocity switching per pad
1 lowpass filter with resonance per voice
On-board effects: 2 stereo effects and a Master effect
Memory expansion available separately
Compact Flash card and AC power adapter included

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