Akai MPC500 Portable Music Production Center

Product Description

Akai MPC500 has to the the most popular, truly portable music production unit that allows you to make music in the studio, home or on the go, this feature packed Akai MPC500 has all the features that you would expect from a legendary MPC including sequencing, programming, expandable memory and various storage options. Not only does it has all the features that you could wish for, the build quality is amazing too.

Akai MPC500 is a 48-track sequencer with a 32-voice stereo sampler. It has 12 large rubber velocity and pressure-sensitive MPC pads. The MPC500's 16MB of memory comes standard and can be expanded up to 128MB. When connected to a Mac or PC via USB, you can drag and drop data between the computer and your MPC500's CF card, just like a hard drive. Because MPC500 is compatible with other MPCs, MPC500 is the perfect way to extend your studio into your mobile lifestyle.

Here we have the best selling Akai MPC500 portable music production center,  in brand new un-opened or B-Stock. The B-Stock versions would have been on display at a training evening or trade exhibition only and will come boxed 'as new' with all accessories and a 1-year warranty. Buy this amazing Akai MPC500 with confidence from the UK's largest AKAI dealer with 100% satisfaction guaranteed or your money back 

Specifications

• Akai MPC500 Display: 2 x 16 character LCD w/back light
• Memory card slot:Compact Flash (The size of the compact flash card that MPC500 can handle is from32MB to 2GB)
• Dimensions: 266mm x 175mm x 44mm
• Weight: 1.34 kg
• Power requirement: 12v DC 600mA (negative tip)
• Battery life: Approximately 4.5 hours of continuous use with LCD backlight ON.
• Sampling rate: 44.1kHz
• Memory capacity: 16MB standard (11.5MB for sound memory), expandable to 128MB
• Recording time: 136sec. (16MB, MONO) or 24m28sec. (128MB, MONO)
• Memory expansion slot: 1 x for optional EXM128
• Akai MPC500 Data format: 16-bit linear
• Polyphony: up to 32 (dependent on processing)
• Dynamic filtering: 2-pole lowpass filter per voice
• Preset sound memory: 5MB
• Number of programs: 24
• 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
• 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-inch phone x 2 pseudo balanced  11dBu, output impedance 1k Ohms, Max. Output level:  5 dBu
• MIDI: In and Out
• USB: Slave connector x 1, USB MASS STORAGE CLASS support (Windows 2000/ME/XP or later version, or Mac OS 9.x/10.x or later version.)
• Akai MPC500 Compatibility
• MPC1000: SEQ, WAV, PGM
• MPC2000/2000XL: SEQ, WAV, SND, PGM (Most parameters of PGM file can be loaded.)
• MPC2500: SEQ, WAV, PGM
• MPC4000: SEQ, WAV, PGM (DRUM program only. Only note assign and tune are loaded.)
• MPC3000: SND (THRU Computer)
• Z4/Z8: WAV, PGM (DRUM program only. Only note assign and tune are loaded.)
• S5000/6000: WAV only (THRU Computer)