Akai Professional MPD218 USB/MIDI Controller
Discontinued, this product can no longer be ordered.
Product no: 9000-0019-5164 Bax Music Warranty: This product comes with a 3-year warranty.
General
Akai's MPD2 series offers a fitting model for any beat maker, producer or musician. The large MPD232 and medium MPD226 boast an impressive control section, but if you're not interested in that functionality - because you already have a perfectly good controller for that, for instance - this smaller model is a great alternative. Essentially, the Akai MPD218 USB/MIDI controller is a pad controller. Like its bigger counterparts, it's equipped with sixteen physical pads, amounting to a total of 48 programmable pads thanks to three banks. In a similar way, six knobs provide you with eighteen programmable controls.
Characteristics of the Akai MPD218
For a reasonable price, the MPD218 provides you with a quick and easy way of making beats. Ever since Akai released their popular MPCs to great acclaim, tabletop pad controllers have become the tool of choice for beat makers. As the MPD218 is quite compact, it can get all the power it needs via its USB port, making it perfect for mobile applications - ever a growing trend. Pack the pad controller and your laptop into a backpack, and you'll be able to serve up outstanding beats wherever you go.
Specifications
Product features
| Sustainable product | not specified |
|---|---|
| Functions | infinite encoder(s) (non-readable), backlit buttons / pads |
| Included software | Ableton Live Lite |
| MIDI & other | MIDI over USB |
| Software included | yes, download |
| For software | universal |
| MIDI controller type | for specific software |
Weight and dimensions including packaging
| Weight (incl. packaging) | 1,1 kg |
|---|---|
| Dimensions (incl. packaging) | 30,5 x 25,5 x 8,5 cm |
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Wrote the following about Akai Professional MPD218 USB/MIDI Controller
Wrote the following about Akai Professional MPD218 USB/MIDI Controller
Wrote the following about Akai Professional MPD218 USB/MIDI Controller
Verder is het heel fijn dat het aantal knoppen en pads eigenlijk verdrievoudigd is dankzij de mogelijkheid om te switchen tussen bank A, B en C.
Wrote the following about Akai Professional MPD218 USB/MIDI Controller
Wrote the following about Akai Professional MPD218 USB/MIDI Controller
Hey!...voor de prijs hoef ik echt niet te klagen, ondanks dat ik heel af en toe last heb van note-triggering (gemakkelijk weg te werken in een DAW).
General Midi...dus geen gehannes met het toewijzen van notes aan een pad als het gaat om fingerdrumming.
Kortom: een aanrader!!!
Wrote the following about Akai Professional MPD218 USB/MIDI Controller
De plus punten zijn dat dat het 16 pads zijn en dat het net voelt als een mpc.
De Min punten zijn dat er geen 16 levels op zitten wat wel op de akai mpc's zit.
Wrote the following about Akai Professional MPD218 USB/MIDI Controller
Met de software die je moet downloaden heb je vrij snel resultaat.
Het is voor het geld een SUPER PAD TOP !!!
Met dank aan alle Review schrijvers die mij hebben overtuigd om de AKAI MPD218 te kopen .
19/12/2021 Alblasserdam
Wrote the following about Akai Professional MPD218 USB/MIDI Controller
Wrote the following about Akai Professional MPD218 USB/MIDI Controller
Niet te klein en niet te groot, pads voelen goed aan en net genoeg knoppen voor overige bediening.
Ik ben er blij mee
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