AKAI Professional MPD 226

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USB Controller

  • 16 Velocity and pressure sensitive MPC pads (backlit with RGB) and 4 banks
  • 4 Assignable faders
  • 4 Assignable Q-Link rotary knobs
  • 4 Assignable Q-Link buttons
  • 36 Controls accessible via 3 banks
  • Classic MPC Note Repeat, MPC Swing
  • 16 Level, Full Level and Tap Tempo
  • 30 Presets in total, with configurations for most popular DAWs
  • iOS compatible via the Camera Connection Kit (available separately, not included!)
  • MIDI in- and outputs for controlling other equipment
  • System: Mac, PC
  • Dimensions (W x D x H): 330 x 253 x 48 mm
  • Weight: 1 kg
  • Incl. Ableton Live Lite (download is required)
Available since July 2015
Item number 368333
Sales Unit 1 piece(s)
USB Yes
Bluetooth No
5-pole DIN MIDI Yes
Ethernet No
Pads 16
Diplay Yes
Rotary Knobs 5
Fader(s) 4
Drawbar No
Expansion No
659 AED 167,23 €
Plus 277 AED shipping
The price in AED is a guideline price only
Since we ship from Germany, additional costs through taxes and customs may be incurred
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still on learning curve.
John8116 02.12.2017
Very pretty and well made. Steep learning curve for first time users of Ableton Live lite. I still have not been able to get it up and running for recording, or live use. I paid for a tutorial but the guy got confused and left me a bit stranded. Youtube videos are not very helpful for beginners and there is nothing intuitive about this operation. I will persist and hopefully fulfill my expectations.
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Great, almost awesome
RobSt 24.01.2023
Bought this specíficly for the endless knobs (that so many other controllers are lacking, for reasons I don't understand) but I really wish it had 16 knobs instead of 4, so that you could map them to MPC Beats without having to switch between bank A, B and C (and why is there no D?). I don't really use the sliders right now, cause they aren't 'endless'.

The great plus of endless knobs is of course that the values don't jump, and it also enables you to change a value with smaller steps than with a 0-127 valued knob (like the one on my Pro 49). For instance: now I can finally change the tempo in MPC Beats with steps of 1.

For using the MPD226 with MPC Beats (I haven't used it with other DAWs yet), I recommend:
1) Selecting 'Inc/Dec2' on the MPD, via the Edit-menu
2) Selecting 'Rel CC 2's Complement', in the MIDI Learn menu of MPC Beats

If you let Thomann know you'd like the XMM-file, I'll send it via them, no problem.

So 4 stars instead of 5 because it doesn't have 16 endless controllers - and because of the sticker that didn't come of in one go and left a sticky residu I yet have to remove.

Oh, great pads by the way, but I'm a mouse clicker, not a finger drummer :-)
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Akia MPD 226
casablanca 10.02.2019
Bought as birthday present for my son. He had been borrowing this product from a friend and loved it. Just waiting to hear what he produces with it. cant wait! Fantastic store with super fast service.
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Good but buggy
Jake king 08.03.2019
I?m very satisfied with my mpd 226, it works perfectly and does more than I could need it to. One complaint is ghost hits happen to frequently
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