DISC Akai MPC2500 Music Production Center

Full Description

Designed for professional audio production, the MPC2500 s intuitive and ergonomic interface makes it the ultimate user friendly composition studio.

Two internal effects processors can be used simultaneously. This includes a wide range of effects algorithms, such as reverb, delay, bit grunger, chorus, phasers, flying pan, 4-band EQ, compressor, and a phase shifter.

Real-time control is provided by two note variation sliders and two Q-Link knobs. Q-link knobs can be separately assigned to allow flexible, real-time performance control of a wide variety of selectable parameters. These parameters include level, pan, filter cut-off and resonance, and tuning.

Each assignable Q-Link knob can generate MIDI data so that parameter information can be recorded and played back from within a sequence.

Following the highly acclaimed MPC60 and MPC3000, 2 MIDI inputs and 4 MIDI outputs come standard enabling 64 external MIDI channel operation. In addition, the MPC2500 can individually control its onboard sampler up to 64 Parts, allowing users to assign a different program on each track.

A large LCD screen allows a clear view of sequence data displaying features such as a drum machine 'grid'. Continuous MIDI data can be shown as well as edited graphically.

The MPC2500 comes with 16MB of onboard memory which can be expanded up to 128 MB of RAM via the optional EXM128 memory card.

The MPC2500 has the capability of an optional internal Hard Disk and CD-RW drives.

Akai Professional, in its pursuit to remain the leader of digital sampling technology has released the MPC 2500. This unit designed for professional audio production, offers drum programming, sequencing, and sampling capabilities. Artists now have the luxury of producing music with a compact music composition center.

Improved Akai MPC design

Large graphic LCD display based on the friendly user interface of the MPC series

MPCs iconic feel and groove

Velocity and pressure sensitive pads allow for expressive programming, with more pad banks

New Features such as Chopshop, Patched Phrase, Grid Edit, Effect and LFO sync, Mixer Automation, and Input Thru Expanded Linear/Pattern-based 100,000 notes, 64-track sequencer and 64 external MIDI channels

32-voice, 16bit drum sampler equipped with 16MB of RAM with ability to hold 128 RAM

Extensive connectivity

Two MIDI inputs and four MIDI outputs

Built-in USB Slave port for connection to a Windows or Mac OS computer

Built-in 10 analog outputs

2 1/4 stereo analog inputs and outputs with 16bit/44.1kHz sampling

Master/Slave synchronization capabilities MIDI clock

2 Assignable Footswitch inputs

Sample Library Compatibility

Compatible with MPC1000 SEQ, WAV, PGM, ALL -MPC2000/2000XL SEQ, WAV, SND, PGM (Most parameters of a PGM file can be loaded.)

MPC4000 SEQ, WAV, PGM (DRUM program only. Only note assign and tune are loaded.)

MPC3000 SND (THRU Computer)

Z4/Z8 WAV only

S5000/6000 WAV only (THRU Computer)

Extensive sound control

Extensive sample editing that includes cut and paste, timestretch, slice, resampling etc, with waveform

Display, discard, extract, delete, silence, normalize, reverse, and pitch-shift

Dynamic resonant multi-mode filters, 2 envelope generators and 1 LFO for each of the 32 voices

2 Q-Link sliders and 2 knobs for real-time control over a wide variety of dynamic changes

Self-contained

Optional user installable Internal hard drive to store custom sound libraries and sequences

Optional user installable CD-RW/DVD drive

Applications

Sampling and creating beats

MIDI sequencing

Live Performance

The following hard drives have been tested and approved for use in the MPC2500

Manufacturer Product Name Type Turn Capacity

Seagate ST92011A ST92011A 20GB

Fujitsu MHN2200AT MHN2200AT 20GB

Fujitsu MHM2200AT MHM2200AT 20GB

Toshiba MK4026GAX MK4026GAX 40GB

Hitachi Travelstar HTS541080G9AT00 80GB