Akai Professional LPD8 Laptop Pad Controller
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Want to Click and Collect or try items at our Guildford Store?
The store is open 10am - 6pm Monday to Saturday and 11am - 5pm Sunday and bank holidays.
The stock information shows the quantity of units that are available to purchase at the Guildford store and the quantity of units that are available at our off-site Guildford warehouse. These stock levels are updated in real time.
Our Click and Collect service is available at our Guildford store from 10am - 6pm Monday to Saturday, and 11am - 5pm on Sunday. You can either choose click and collect as your delivery option online or, during store opening hours, call our sales team at 01483 456777 to place a 10% deposit.
If you have placed your order online, you will receive a confirmation email of your order and a separate follow-up text or email to confirm when your item is ready for collection.
Please do not come to the store before you have received the follow-up message, as your order may not yet be ready at the store.
If the only available stock is in our off-site warehouse it can be brought to the store location for you to try - you just need to contact the store within opening hours. Please note any requests received after 3.30pm will not arrive at the store until the following morning.
Please be aware that, unless you have paid a deposit to reserve the item, it will continue to be free, both online and in-store, for another customer to buy. Therefore we would advise you to place a 10% deposit by either using the on-line click and collect service or calling us 01483 456777.
SKU: LPD8
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Product Description
The Akai Professional LPD8 is a small and lightweight pad controller that offers great value for money. This super-affordable and highly-portable pad controller is perfect for music production on-the-go.
With its compact and lightweight design, the LPD8 can be thrown into a bag and easily taken on the road with you. This controller is USB-powered and doesn't require drivers so you can take it out and use straight away with your laptop, no time wasted on setup!
While it may be small, there's plenty here to play with. The LPD8 features 8 backlit, velocity-sensitive MPC pads which can be used play notes and create beats, as well as send MIDI CCs and program changes. There are 8 Q-Link knobs for adding and tweaking effects and can be assigned to control almost any parameter. You also get four memory banks so you can save and recall settings for different programs. With these features, you can get a more natural, intuitive, and rhythmic workflow to help you unleash your creativity.
Akai Professional MPC Beats
Akai Professional are now offering that classic MPC beat-making workflow in a software format. Introducing MPC Beats! With both Simple and Advanced modes, MPC Beats has features to satisfy both beginner and experienced beat producers. The accessible interface, streamlined Simple mode, and the included templates make MPC Beats a great starting point for those looking to get into making beats. More experienced users will enjoy the over 80 audio FX plugins for warping, manipulating, and transforming audio, as well as the VST/AU compatibility for using third-party virtual instruments and audio plugins. You also get two stereo tracks for recording instruments or vocals.
MPC Beats comes free with this controller but is also free to download and use with any class-compliant USB MIDI controller regardless of brand. You can also expand the sample library in MPC Beats by purchasing expansion packs from premier sound designers.
Features
- Small, lightweight, portable pad controller
- USB MIDI - compatible with most audio software
- 8 backlit, velocity-sensitive MPC pads
- 8 assignable Q-Link knobs
- 4 memory banks for instantly recalling settings
- Class-compliant, USB-powered
- Includes editor software
Includes
- LPD8 Controller
- USB Cable
- Software CD