Akai MPC500

Akai MPC500 Akai MPC500 Description: TAKE THE MPC PLATINUM STANDARD EVERYWHERE YOU GO. 48 track 32 voice sampling sequencer. Built in FX. Battery or AC The MPC500 is the first truly portable all-in-one Music Production Center, affording artists the ability to sample and create music on-the-go. Whether you travel around the globe for hit-making sessions or across town to link up for a casual beatmaking hang, the MPC500 is the ultimate answer to your mobile production needs. Fully compatible with the legendary MPC line, you can work anywhere with the MPC500's battery-powered capability and drop them back into your MPC2500 when you get back to the studio. The MPC500 combines a 48-Track MIDI Sequencer and a 32-voice Stereo Digital Sampler, with 12 velocity and pressure sensitive rubber pads. 16MB of on-board memory comes standard and can be expanded up to 128 MB of RAM. When connected to a Mac or PC via its built-in USB port, you can simply drag & drop data between the computer and the MPC500's CF card. Compatible with other MPC products, the MPC500 extends users' studios to fit in with their mobile lifestyles. Applications: Sampling and Beat Creation MIDI sequencing Live Performance Travelling Akai MPC500 Features: Battery powered (6 AA's) or AC powered (with included power adaptor) Pattern-based 48-track sequencer with 16 MIDI channels 32-voice drum/phrase sampler with up to 128MB RAM Velocity and pressure sensitive pads for responsive, accurate 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 I/O, headphone output, and MIDI In/Out Internal sounds in Flash 4-way sample layering and velocity switching per pad 1 low pass filter with resonance per voice On-board effects: 2 stereo effects and a Master effect Akai MPC500 Specifications: Sound Generator Data format: 16-bit linear WAV Sampling rate: 44.1 kHz Memory: 16MB standard (11.5MB sound memory), expandable to 128MB with EXM128 option Preset sound memory: 5MB Flash Recording time: 136 sec (16MB mono) 24m28sec (128MB mono) Polyphony: 32-voice Dynamic filtering: 2-pole lowpass filter per voice Number of active programs: 24 (with 48 pads per program) Effects Effects: 2 stereo effects and Master effect Effect type: Chorus, Flanger, Bit grunger, 4 band EQ, Compressor, Phase shifter, Tremolo, Flying pan, Reverb, Delay Master effect: 4 band EQ, Compressor Sequencer Maximum events: 100, 000 notes Resolution: 96ppq 99 Sequences 48 Tracks per sequence 16 MIDI output channels (16 channels x 1 output ports) Song mode: 20 songs, 250 steps per song MIDI Clock Sync: Master/Slave Drumpads 12 velocity and pressure sensitive pads 4 pad banks Connections Record input (L and R): 1/4-inch stereo phone x 2, pseudo balanced -40dBu, input impedance 9k ohm; Max. Input level: +10dBu Stereo output (L and R): 1/4