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AKAI MPC Renaissance MIDI sampling drum machine

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AKAI MPC Renaissance MIDI sampling drum machine
Product no: AL-MPCRENAISSANCE Bax Music Warranty: This product comes with a 3-year warranty.

General

Imagine the processing power of your computer, combined with a practical controller with an exceptionally rugged construction. With the MPC Renaissance, Akai has really outdone itself, introducing a controller with vintage MPC3000 and MPC60 emulation, bundled in one powerful unit. The MPC Renaissance features the familiar Akai workflow, ensuring a user-friendly experience - satisfaction guaranteed.

Construction and layout of the MPC Renaissance

The MPC Renaissance has been designed to offer full compatibility with your computer. In essence, it serves as a drum pad and rotary controller in one, featuring a practical LCD display and various menu settings for increased user-friendliness. The Renaissance allows you to use the processing power of your computer by means of a hardware controller, enabling you to enjoy that old-school drum machine feel. As such, the controller is great for electronic music producers, as well as DJs who are gradually using more and more digital technology.

MPC possibilities

Since the 1990s, the term MPC has achieved a legendary status. Numerous producers all over the world use Akai's MPC products, due to their excellent construction and practical layout. With the MPC Renaissance, however, Akai has really surpassed itself. It's not just a controller, but is equipped with an internal audio interface, two combined XLR/jack inputs, a turntable input and two outputs. A USB connector ensures a quick connection to your computer, while a built-in USB hub provides for all your USB studio gear.

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Minimum system requirements:

Mac: 1.8 GHz, G4/G5 or faster, 2 GB RAM, Mac OS X 10.4.11, DVD-Rom drive
PC: 2 GHz Pentium 4 or Celeron, 2 GB RAM, Windows XP/Vista/7, DVD-Rom drive

The latest version of MPC Software can be downloaded free of charge from the AKAI website.

Specifications

Weight and dimensions including packaging

Weight (incl. packaging)	2,5 kg
Dimensions (incl. packaging)	65,0 x 47,0 x 20,0 cm

Product specifications

rugged MPC controller with vintage emulation
combines the possibilities of MPC production with the processing power of your computer
vintage mode for MPC3000, MPC60 emulation and more
16 backlit MPC pads
16 Q-Link controls
tiltable LCD display
classic MPC Note Repeat, MPC Swing and MPC transport controls
MPC software for MAC or PC with 64-bit sequencing support
two combined XLR/jack inputs
turntable input
four-channel USB 2.0 audio interface
built-in USB 2.0 hub with two ports
up to 8 pad banks
two MIDI inputs, four MIDI outputs
stereo 6.35mm jack output
6.35mm mix (headphone) output
S/PDIF input and output
sample rate: 24-bit, 96 kHz
display: 360 x 96 pixels backlit LCD
record input: XLR or 6.35mm jack or RCA with phono preamp
digital input: 24-bit RCA. S/PDIF
audio outputs: 6.35mm jack plug (4x)
headphone output: 6.35mm jack plug, 1,200 mW at 100 ohms
digital output: 24-bit RCA, S/PDIF
MIDI input: 5-pin DIN (2x)
MIDI output: 5-pin DIN (4x)
foot switch connectors: 6.35mm jack (2x)
included accessories: power cable, manual
dimensions: 502 x 328 x 70 mm
weight: 4.8 kg

MPC software:

64-bit sequence support
sound library with more than 6 GBs of data, including MPC3000 sounds
direct mapping and direct adjustment of VST plug-ins
records any track as an MPC drum program, keygroup program, or VST plug-in
works in stand-alone mode as VST, AUD or RTAS plug-in
supports WAV, MP3, AIFF, REX and SND
supports samples and sequences from any type of MPC ever made
compatible with Mac and PC
polyphony: 64
dynamic filtering: 1 state variable filter per voice
filter types: low pass, band pass, high pass, band boost, band stop, analogue modelling, vocal formant
number of programs: 128
plug-in options as host: VST (Mac/PC), AU (Mac)
plug-in options for other DAWs: VST, AU (Mac), RTAS

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Stan P. April 8, 2018

Wrote the following about AKAI MPC Renaissance MIDI sampling drum machine

Zeker een geweldig product. Gebruik hem ruim 5 jaar

Pros:
Super workflow,
Samplen en choppen duurt maar 1 a 2 minuten als je het door hebt.
Goeie filters, compressie en efects.
Gratis audio- interface, werkt super met andere programa's op het gebied van line-in's mic-ins en phono-in's
Kwalietijd materiaal (denk dat je er je leven me kan)

Cons:
Let op bij het kopen dat je 99 euro meer nodig hebt voor de nieuwe software.
Ook heb je een DAW nodig naast de MPC voor je vocals.
Je kan hem door lussen naar andere DAW's maar is te veel moeite vaak. (tenzij je rewire hebt)
Ook is er niet een super ondersteuning voor externe plugin's.