Product Overview
Lay your hands on the Akai Professional MPC Key 37, your all-in-one standalone keyboard workstation for music production. Like a true MPC integrating sampling, sequencing, and synthesis into a lightning-fast workflow, the KEY 37 keeps you focused on your music. Featuring a synth-styled 37-note keybed and the renowned 16-pad grid, MPC Key 37 includes legendary MPC sounds, 8 plug-in instruments, and over 10GB of production-ready samples. With 32GB internal storage, plus SD Card and USB options, the Key 37 effortlessly expands your library. Dive into over 100 studio-quality effects, synth-action keybed with aftertouch, and 16 velocity-sensitive RGB pads. Control it all from the 7” multi-touch display and 5 Q-link rotary encoders that deliver precise control. The Key 37 also serves as a hub for MIDI devices, CV/Gate outs, and wireless synchronization. A built-in 2-in 2-out USB audio/MIDI interface allows seamless recording and integration with your computer, complemented by the included MPC software for standalone or plugin use in major DAWs. Putting creativity and control at your fingertips, the MPC-Key-37.
AKAI MPC-KEY-37 Features:
- Iconic MPC standalone production center in a new 37 note keyboard form
- Beat making workflow, sampling engine, sequencer, plug-in synths and onboard plug-in effects Includes over 10 GB of sounds and instruments from Akai’s worldclass MPC plug-ins and Xpansion library
- Over 100 onboard high-quality studio quality effects and processors for creative production and mixing
- 37 note synth-action key-bed with aftertouch, and separate pitch and modulation wheels
- 16 RGB Velocity/Pressure Sensitive MPC Drum Pads with poly aftertouch and 16 Levels
- 7” Color touch screen with multi-touch & gestures plus 4 assignable Q Link knobs for Real-Time editing and performance
- Control your studio outboard with 2 x MIDI I/O and 8x CV/Gate outputs (via 4 TRS jacks) Sample and capture audio using the onboard line-level Inputs
- Download, plug-in and connect directly to Splice using the onboard Wi-Fi for wireless data transfer and updates
- Import large files and expand your disk space with the SD Card Reader
- Expand MPC KEY 37 with the Desktop MPC software, or use as a plug-in within your existing DAW
- MPC KEY 37 can be connected to your computer as a 2in 2out USB audio interface with MIDI I/O
AKAI MPC-KEY-37 Specifications:
- Keys (37): synth-action keybed w/ aftertouch / Pitchbend and Modulation Wheel
- Pads (16): velocity- and pressure-sensitive pads, RGB-backlit (8) banks accessible via 4 Pad Bank buttons
- Knobs (4): 360° touch-sensitive Q-Link knobs for parameter adjustment (1) data encoder for value adjustment and selection via pus Buttons (38) dedicated-function buttons
- Display: .0” / 177 mm (diagonal) 5.9” x 3.7” / 151 x 94 mm (width x height) Full-color LED-backlit display with touch interface
- Memory Processor
- Quad-core ARM® processor
- RAM: 2 GB
- Storage: 32 GB (over 22 GB available for user storage)
- Power via power adapter (12 V, 3.0 A, center-positive, included)
- Connections
- (2) 1/4” (6.35 mm) TRS Inputs (1 stereo pair)
- (2) 1/4” (6.35 mm) TRS Outputs (1 stereo pair)
- (1) 1/8” (3.5 mm) stereo headphone Output
- (1) ¼” Sustain Input (1) ¼” Expression Input
- (1) ¼” FS2 Input
- (1) 5-pin MIDI Inputs
- (1) 5-pin MIDI Output
- (4) 4 TRS CV/Gate Jacks, 8 Outputs Total
- (1) USB Type-A port
- (1) USB Type-B port
- (1) SD Card slot
- (1) Power Adapter Input
- Product Dimensions (width x depth x height): 22.92”x 12.36”x 4.08”, 58.22cm x3 1.39cm x1 0.36cm
- Product weight: 4kg/8.82lbs
