AKAI PROFESSIONAL MPC XL
AKAI PROFESSIONAL MPC XL
MADE FOR MORE
The Akai Pro MPC XL continues the legacy of the most influential sampling drum machine of all time: the MPC.
Developed for completely computer-free music-making, the MPC XL is the pinnacle of standalone power.
Ready for the present!
The Akai Pro MPC XL is made for those who don't plan music but let it happen. For sessions where a beat becomes an idea, an idea becomes a track – and the computer stays outside. It's in the direct line of the MPC legend, but uncompromisingly brings that heritage into the present: Standalone, powerful, playable.
Full control
Everything on the MPC XL is designed to work in the moment. The MPCe-Pads don't just react quickly – they react with you. Movements, pressure and playing style flow directly into the sound. Beats aren't programmed, they're played. The Step-Sequencer is always within reach; patterns grow intuitively without interrupting your creative flow.
Everything at a glance
The large 10.1" touchscreen gives you an overview without stealing focus. Q-Link encoders with OLED displays bring the most important parameters forward – right where your hands are. The performance touch strip adds gestures, transitions and spontaneous tweaks to your playing. Everything feels like an instrument, not an interface.
More power
Under the hood a new 8-core processor with 16 GB RAM creates room for big ideas. Multiple plugin instruments, long arrangements, complex sessions – everything stays smooth. With the MPC 3 OS the MPC XL becomes a full production environment with 32 plugin instruments, 16 audio tracks and 256-voice polyphony. No compromises, no offloading, no rethinking.
Stay connected
Even in the studio the MPC XL remains clear in its role: a central hub, not an add-on. Microphones, instruments, external synths, modular systems – everything finds its place here. Audio, MIDI, CV/Gate and USB-C merge into a setup that adapts to your workflow, not the other way around.
Focus on what matters
The internal 256 GB storage keeps projects, sounds and presets ready at all times. No loading pauses, no searching – power up and keep going.
That comes with an extensive selection of instruments, effects and samples that aren't there to impress, but to work: as a starting point, as inspiration, as a tool.
Product information "AKAI PROFESSIONAL MPC XL"
- Controls: XL-Channel-Strip-Steuerelemente mit OLED-Display, One-to-One-Oberflächensteuerungsparameter-Tasten für einen schnelleren Workflow, Zuweisbarer Performance-Touch-Strip für taktile Steuerung
- Controls: 16 Q-Link-Regler mit Performance-Steuerungs-OLEDs für sofortiges visuelles Feedback
- Design: Desktop
- Dimensions: 94 x 488 x 543 mm
- Display: 10.1-inch full-color touch display
- Inputs: 2 dedizierte Instrumenteneingänge für die Aufnahme von Gitarren und Keyboards, 2 XLR/TRS-Combo-Eingänge mit Mikrofonvorverstärkern für kristallklare Aufnahmen
- Outputs: 8 separate Line-Ausgänge für externes Routing und Mischen, 8 Stereo-1/8"-CV/Gate-Ausgänge – 16 CV-Ausgänge
- Pads: MPCe-Pads mit 3D-Sensing-Technologie für ausdrucksstarke Performances
- Power supply: External Power Adapter
- Processor: Gen 2 8-Core-Prozessor mit vierfacher Rechenleistung gegenüber früheren MPCs
- Sequencer: Step-Sequenzer mit 16 RGB-Funktionstasten
- Software: MPC3 Betriebssystem
- Type: DJ-Sampler
- USB: USB-C-Anschluss für 24 Kanäle Audio-I/O und Smart Devices
- Weight: 7,2 kg
- 16 GB RAM für die gleichzeitige Ausführung mehrerer Plugins
- 256 GB interner SSD-Speicher zum Speichern von Projekten, Plugin-Instrumenten, Samples und Presets
- 30 GB Sounds, 21+ Sound Engines
- Standalone capable MPC
Who hasn't heard of the legendary MPCs? Powerful production machines as all-in-one solutions. No annoying PC needed anymore! Session offers a comprehensive range of AKAI PROFESSIONAL products online and in our stores. Buy directly in the webshop or try them extensively and get advice on site at the shop. If you choose a product from AKAI PROFESSIONAL, we're here for you before, during and after the purchase.
AKAI PROFESSIONAL
The music division of AKAI PROFESSIONAL became known for its S/Z series samplers. Some will recognise the rack samplers S612, S900 through to S6000, Z4 and Z8. More decisive and influential for generations, however, were the models of the MPC series – originally called the MIDI Production Center.
MPC – the birth of a legend
Today MPC stands for Music Production Center. The concept of these workstations has endured: an instrument that combines sampling with a sequencer. American designer Roger Linn developed the MPC-60 with AKAI PROFESSIONAL. The model was released on 8 December 1988 and cost $5,000. Further developments followed with the MPC-60 MKII and the MPC-3000 in 1994. Producers and DJs swore by the unmistakable sound and the unique MPC groove. The units became mythical. Roger Linn ended his collaboration with AKAI PROFESSIONAL. In 1997 the MPC-2000 (XL) hit the market, followed by the MPC-1000, the 2500 and the flagship MPC-4000. To provide a similar workflow for computer-based music production, AKAI PROFESSIONAL expanded their product range with controllers such as the MPD16, MPD24, MPK49, APC40, and MPD218 MPD232.
The Music Production Center today
The current MPC models go by names like Touch, Studio Black, One, Live and X. What they all share are the legendary 16 pads for inputting beats and melodies. The units now also feature touch-sensitive displays. Slicing and editing becomes child’s play! The standalone units offer variable core sounds and different control options as well as a variety of connections depending on the size.
What products does AKAI PROFESSIONAL offer?
Besides the famous MPC models, AKAI PROFESSIONAL offers numerous MIDI controllers as master keyboards or pad versions. Whether in mini or full-size key formats, there is a large selection of keyboard controllers. If the supplied sound selection isn't enough, countless expansion packs can provide additional ideas. Not into hardware? With software solutions for PC and mobile devices, AKAI PROFESSIONAL leaves nothing to be desired and offers everyone a suitable tool for producing. In the area of electronic wind instruments, AKAI PROFESSIONAL offers the EWI series from their own range. Even though this product group is far from the core assortment, it demonstrates the company's inventiveness and innovative capability.
AKAI PROFESSIONAL Software 2 as a complete DAW solution
With MPC Software 2, AKAI PROFESSIONAL takes their heavyweight production hub to a new level. As the ultimate platform for creative freedom, the DAW software offers all the standard features of common digital audio workstations – in the familiar MPC look! From seamless integration of all 3rd-party MIDI controllers, external sound equipment and interfaces, through reliable MIDI routing to multitrack recording, MPC 2 becomes the new heart of every music studio.
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