AKAI MPC Element **

Music Production Controller - Essential. MPC Element brings powerful music-making capability to your computer in a slimline design that's made to produce. MPC Element Hardware Features: • Fuses legendary MPC beat and song creation capability with the power of your computer • 16 backlit, multicolor pads with pressure and velocity sensitivity • MPC Note Repeat, Full Level, 16 Level, and Tap Tempo • Includes MPC Essentials software (download), 1GB sound library, up to 8 pad banks • Slim low-profile design with integrated cover to protect control surface • USB-powered, no power adapter required, USB cable included • Compact design just 14 mm thin fits easily into a laptop bag • Brushed aluminum control surface with bright backlit buttons • Standard MIDI for use with most popular software • 1/8" (3.5 mm) MIDI input, 1/8" MIDI output, cables included • Also works with the iMPC app and other Core MIDI apps for creating music on an iPad or iPhone (Requires Apple Camera Connection Kit) MPC Essentials Software Features: • 32- and 64-bit music production capability • Works standalone, no DAW required, with MPC Element for seamless music creation • Works with your current music software (DAW) as a VST, RTAS, or AU plugin • Run virtually unlimited instances in your DAW simultaneously • 1GB sound library with all the essential sounds of modern music production • Import your WAV and AIFF sound samples and assign them to any pad • Up to 8 pad banks (assign up to 128 pads), 4 samples and 4 insert effects per pad • Hosts VST plugins and automatically maps controls • Export to WAV and AIFF Requirements: • Macintosh: 2 GB RAM (4 GB recommended), Mac OS X 10.7 - 10.11, DVD–ROM drive • PC: 2 GHz Pentium 4 or Celeron compatible CPU or faster (multicore CPU recommended), 2 GB RAM (4 GB recommended), Windows 7 or higher (all 32 & 64-Bit), DVD-ROM drive