Akai MPC2500 Beat Production Station

The MPC2500 Music Production Center set the industry standard for beat production and includes a 32-voice drum/phrase sampler with up to 128 MB of RAM and extensive editing control. Designed for professional music production environments and DJs and live club performers, the MPC2500 features a time-tested user interface, responsive velocity-and pressure-sensitive pads, twin onboard effects processors, four Q-Link controllers (two sliders/two knobs) for extensive real-time control, plus 10 outputs and a S/PDIF digital output.

The MPC2500 sports a 100,000 note/64 track MIDI sequencer that can be assigned to four separate MIDI outputs for a total of 64 independently addressable MIDI channels. Internal sounds reside in flash memory and can easily be swapped for new sounds via compact flash cards, optional user installable hard drive, or the optional CD-ROM drive. A CF card with preloaded sounds is included to get you started.

32-voice drum/phrase sampler with 16MB memory built in, expandable up to 128MB RAM
2 onboard effects processors and a main out effects processor
2 assignable Q-link sliders and knobs for real-time performance control
240 x 64 hinged backlit LCD
USB port for computer connectivity
Built-in Analog and Digital I/Os, headphone output and 2 MIDI In/4 MIDI Out
Chop-shop- slices a loop into individual samples with automatic pad assignment
Patched phrase- synchronizes phrase samples to any tempo without changing pitch
Continuous sample track- records long audio tracks into a sequence
Outputs can be re-sampled
Audio input thru with Q-link control for real-time control
10 built-in analog outputs, plus stereo digital I/O
Optional accessories include 128MB Ram Expansion (EXM128), CD ROM Installation Kit (including CD ROM Drive) (CD-M25)