DESCRIPTION
Produce with personality.
Measuring in at just 13 inches, LPD8 is a USB MIDI pad controller that's meant to escape the boundaries of your studio. It weighs less than a pound, will easily fit into a laptop case, backpack, or messenger bag, and gives you great-feeling pads and simple parameter controls so you can make music wherever you are.
Lose the Mouse, Forget the Keyboard
Music was never meant to be created with a mouse and computer keyboard. With LPD8, you’re no longer limited to making music in a stiff, non-musical way. Pound out new beats on LPD8's drum pads. Add and tweak effects using LPD8's Q-Link knobs. LPD8 provides a satisfying production experience that travels with you.
Production in your Pocket
LPD8 is based on Akai Professional’s MPC line of iconic music production workstations. The backlit pads are velocity-sensitive, perfect for programming rhythmic or melodic parts. Send note information, MIDI CCs, or program changes from the pads to your software, and assign each of the eight Q-Link knobs to control any parameter.
When Inspiration Knocks
Be ready to answer. LPD8 has four memory banks, so you can set it up to work with each of your favorite software programs instantly. Plus, it's class-compliant and USB-powered, so there are no drivers to install and there's no power adapter required. Just put LPD8 in your computer bag and be ready to make music.
...to the computer only. The Ren and its other computer based models does have latency. At this moment i use the Akai lpd8. Its cool and I get latency issues. Not as bad as when I first started but its there. Where as I highlight all the drums and hit quantize but that doesn't...
...wish it had an LCD screen, but even without that, it's not needed for much of the sequencing. Have an Akai LPD8 for finger drumming. A hardware sequencer I would want would be the 8x16 buttons of the Deluge, the scrolling functions from the Deluge, the Pyramid (or Yamaha RM1X) midi functions, 2-8 drum...
I just purchased mulligan , because I wanted to control my rock solid audio controller fully in protools. Now I realize its only 8 knobs max, which is VERY disappointing, as may controller has 22 knobs and 6 buttons! Can you PLEASE add support for the version 2 please , PLEASSSEEE. thanks!