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Sequencing and Sampling Groove Production Center
The Akai Professional MPC2500 Music Production Center combines a 64-track MIDI sequencer with a 32-voice 16bit Stereo Digital Sampler. The MPC is a rock solid sequencing and drum programming machine with 16 velocity and pressure sensitive rubber pads. The unit allows you to sample more efficiently. This composition center is contained in one extremely powerful desktop unit.
Akai Professional MPC2500 Features:
- Large graphic LCD display based on the friendly user interface of the MPC series
- MPC's 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 Pattern-based 100,000 notes, 64-track sequencer and 64 external MIDI channels
- 32-voice full-featured 16bit sampler equipped with 16MB of RAM with ability to hold 128 RAM 2) 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 3) Sample Library Compatibility- Compatible with Akai MPC1000 Sequence, .wav, Program, MPC2000/2000XL Sequence, .wav, SND, Program, MPC2500 Sequences, .wav, Programs, MPC3000, Z4/Z8.wav and S5000/6000.wav 4) Extensive sound control
- Extensive sample editing that includes cut and paste, timestretch, slice, resampling etc, with waveform display
- 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 5) Self-contained
- Optional user installable Internal hard drive to store custom sound libraries and sequences
- Optional user installable CD-RW drive to load CD-ROM libraries, sample Audio CDs, and backup personal data
| Customer Reviews |
 Very nice piece of kit
by BD from Chicago, February 07, 2007
Music Background: Semi-Pro musicians and have demanding day job.
“I have 7 sound modules/Synths, and several effects, but still end up using some samples and it works great. I thought it would be a lot harder to use, but it's not, it's simple and powerful. I import midi grooves, vocal samples, drum samples via usb, it's the brain and of my studio. I sample great perc sounds from my analogue gear and create amazing custom drum kits (Imagine a Drum Kit made...” Read More
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"You've done the research. The MPC is the reason drum 'n bass, jungle, and hardcore exist today. It has served as the melting pot of many styles of music sampled from records, synths and drum machines for 20 years. Whether you're a hardware junkie or a software musician dying to get your hands on a real piece of gear, drop the cash and start dropping beats with the MPC."
Carson McClain
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"WHOOOO! I really don't need to say any more, but I will. The best of everything from the 2000 and 1000 then adds the chop shop and mixer automation. Better warn your significant other that you will be in the lab for a little while..."
Austin Moss
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"I can see why MPC workstations are at the heart of hip hop and dance music and the MPC 2500 brings new features and functions that will keep us grooving for years to come!!"
Dennis Konicki
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