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AKAI Professional MPD226 - USB MIDI Controller with 16 RGB MPC Drum Pads, Fully-Assignable Production-Ready Controls, and Production Software Package

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Size: MPD226


Style: Pad Controller Only


Features

  • Pro Beat Production, Anywhere - Ultra-portable feature-packed pad controller with 16 Thick Fat RGB illuminated velocity and pressure sensitive MPC pads
  • Expandable Banks - Easily accessible dedicated controls for 4 pad banks provides a total of 64 assignable pads
  • Assignable Control - 4 assignable faders, 4 assignable Q-Link knobs and 4 assignable Q-Link buttons with a total of 36 assignable controls accessible via 3 banks
  • Feature Packed - Classic MPC Note Repeat, MPC Swing, 16 Level, Full Level and Tap Tempo controls for immersive expressive performances
  • Comprehensive Software Suite Included - Ableton Live Lite, Drum Synth 500 by AIR Music Tech
  • The MPC Production Experience - Includes MPC Beats Software complete with the finest features and essential production tools from the Akai Professional MPC Series
  • IOS Connectivity Covered - Control your iOS apps and open up a world of pad control capability using the Camera Connection Kit (sold separately)

Description

The MPD2 Series is a product of more than six years of detailed customer research and user feedback. We asked what you wanted and listened closely to what you told us to create the most capable and user-friendly line of pad controllers Akai Professional has developed to date. Sixteen new, ultra- sensitive Thick Fat MPC pads, create a responsive user experience. The MPD226 has an expanded control set featuring four knobs, four faders, four buttons arranged in three banks for 36 total controls versus 12 on the MPD26. This will enable you to maximize your sound and give you increased control over effects. MIDI information is sent over its plug-and-play USB interface for use on Mac or PC, eliminating the need to install any drivers. Our MPD2 Series marks an important evolution of the pad controller. Many years of research and customer feedback has led directly to some of the most capable pad controllers we’ve ever developed. These MPDs are the perfect bridge between your creativity and your computer-based studio.


Brand: AKAI


Connectivity Technology: USB


Special Feature: Backlit, Velocity Sensitive Keys


Model Name: MPD226


Item Dimensions LxWxH: 13.08 x 9.96 x 1.92 inches


Item Weight: 3.08 pounds


Product Dimensions: 13.08 x 9.96 x 1.92 inches


Country of Origin: China


Item model number: MPD226


Is Discontinued By Manufacturer: No


Date First Available: July 20, 2015


Connector Type: USB


Hardware Interface: USB


Supported Software: Ableton Live


Musical Style: Electronic


Size: MPD226


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Size: MPD218 Style: Pad Controller Only
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EDIT 7/14/2019: *There is 3/8" black cloth "pickup coil tape" on Stewmac.com. I use this for guitar work, so I had some on hand, but it just so happens it's the perfect width for this job. I also recommend the Double Stick tape, also available on Stewmac, and using this on the bottom of the black cloth tape. This ensures good adhesion to your rubber MPC pads. The black cloth tape seems to be more consistent than traditional electrical tape, and is easier to work with. Simply cut it into one inch strips and layer them together as needed, with double stick tape on the bottom. *I'm using 2 strips for most pads. Add more and see if you like the feel or not. Adjust accordingly. *I've found that setting these up is a balancing act. Every single screw makes a difference: installed/not installed, and how tightly installed, both on the circuit board itself and the red shell/cover that fits over the device. As for the tape: more tape can actually reduce the velocity range/sensitivity, which can be a good thing. Hyper-active pads that are triggering with too much velocity compared to the others may benefit from extra tape, not less. Balancing act. *Currently I'm using no screws on the circuit board at all. On the hard red plastic cover, I'm using only the 4 outside screws, and have them slightly backed off, about 1/4 turn. This seems to be enough to hold everything in place, and gives great sensitivity response with the least amount of accidental triggering. *I still get double triggering if I use the "Full Level" button, and I still get some accidental triggering of other pads, though they're usually at such a low velocity you can't hear it. My main problem was the Snare triggering the Closed Hi Hat pad(s), so when I'd do Snare and Open Hi Hat together, often the Open Hi Hat would be completely cancelled out by the Closed Hi Hat pad triggering. Setting up the pad as I've explained here fixed that. It may be that a lot of these pads are defective. But defective doesn't mean "not salvageable." It's a ton of work, and a major pain, yes -- but salvageable, and beyond that, transformable into a great pad controller. Now, back to my original review: I carefully disassembled the MPD218 and cut electrical tape to fit over the pads. This is a well-known trick online, and the simple idea is this: it reduces the force you need to strike the pads with in order to trigger them, and especially to trigger them fully. As others have mentioned, the other setup option is to very slightly back off on the screws that hold the circuit board down. You can even leave only the 4 outer screws attached and remove the 4 inner screws. Or remove all the screws on the circuit board completely. I've had the best luck so far by removing all of them completely, and only using the 4 outer screws on the hard red plastic back cover. Tape method: Step 1: Remove the screws holding the cover on. You're gonna want a magnetic holder or well-sealed plastic bag to keep the screws in as you remove them...trust me. Now take the cover off. Step 2: Now remove the smaller screws that are holding the circuit board in place. Then carefully lift the circuit board and place it out of harm's way. You'll see a thin plastic sheet underneath with squares on it. Remove the conductive plastic sheet once you get to it. Remember: it needs to go back on the right way, i.e. the conductive side facing the circuit board, or else it won't work when you plug it back in. Shiny side = insulated side. That goes down on top of the rubber pad. Make sure the conductive Matte finish side is facing up when you're all done. Step 3: Now you can easily remove the pads. It's literally just a floppy mass of rubber, all one piece, that you can just lift out. Take it out, and get some electrical tape and some scissors or an Xacto knife ready. Step 4: Cut the tape, similar to how I did it in the picture. On the MPD218, the LEDs are dead center. So if you cover them with tape, the LEDs will be obscured and your pads won't light up. You can customize it however you want. I'm using two layers of tape. You may like more. You may like less. Step 5: Reassemble. And you're done! Good job. Now test your MPD218 for responsiveness. Now I'm enjoying my newly set up MPD218 much more than before. Very, very light touches also seemed to trigger nothing before, whereas now they trigger exactly what I want: very light, soft sounds. Just be careful with the screws and the circuit board when dismantling and reassembling this thing, and you'll be fine. It's a very easy fix. Just a bit time consuming when it comes to dialing it in perfectly. Overall I'm very happy with this unit. It looks good, was very easy to work on, and with a couple tweaks, it's performing extremely well. It needs to be set up properly just like any other instrument. Which is always a pain. But it's to be expected. The only major issue is the "Full Level" button, which I simply don't use. Akai really needs to address whatever is going on with that. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on March 19, 2019 by Matt Matt
    • My drum machine.
Size: MPD218 Style: Pad Controller Only
I'm so happy I bought this drum machine, I've been wanting to create my own beats for years, and now, I am slowly building my own studio, to produce my beats. I'm hyped, about this drum machine.
Reviewed in the United States on June 23, 2023 by It arrive on time, as I was informed of. In great condition, and I am happy, with the instrument, now to learn how to play it, and pass it down in my family.
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Size: MPD218 Style: Pad Controller Only
For the money this Midi controller offers a lot of value, plenty of assignable controls, but it also just works out of the box with my DAW, which I always appreciate. The pads feel great and have really good sensitivity and can be adjusted with the included software, construction is all plastic, but given the price point I wouldn't expect more and even so it feels well put together. if you're new to music production and are for a MIDI pad for finger drumming, to make beats, or for triggering scenes in your DAW id say just get this thing. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on April 28, 2023 by Adam
    • THIS IS NOT good - It will NEVER BE GOOD because it was never meant to be good. Just read their forum and EULA.
Size: MPD218 Style: Pad Controller Only
I fell for the new toy. As with so many of the modern software makers out there, Akai has the same attitude about their offering - "This is a stick-up! Test our crap for us for free, and give us your money too." It is put upon the paying customer to figure out all the problems with the buggy, bat-crazy, upside-down, incomprehensible install job, that is thrust upon the digital musicians of this world. In my not so humble opinion, ridiculous FOOLS wrote this code. THE JUNK: The midi button controls don't align 1 through whatever pads to software. They light up randomly in the software. The software assigning is deep, but it never saves a state of settings without some issue. The pots on this are stiff, it would work for some things but mostly not. It gives an artificial sense of solid construction. Switching the banks on the controller does not switch them in the DAW or MPC software. The one time (yup - one) this thing read my Vst folder without crashing, it named them all wrong. suddenly drums were cross named with other instruments. Every other time I tried to add Vst folders - the MPC crashed - even after hours of FAQ and videos and reading install notes and so on, hours of changes all lost and hopeless. A warning would pop up with every restart stating that my audio card had changed - every time - and would I like to adjust my preferences. GAH! I only have ONE installed audio adapter and it was already selected, over, and over, and over. There was a distinct delay beyond normal response times from the tap of a pad to the MPC seeing it, and most of the time the pad tapped would not be the pad used in the MPC software. GAH! No damit the bass drum! not the crash-GAH! In the online forum (which in this case means: for them idiots we sold this to) what worked for one person did not work for me. AND LASTLY THE BIGGY STUPID INTERFACE MASHUP: I should not have to adjust MY ENTIRE OS DESKTOP INTERFACE TO MAKE THIS CARP WORK. Wide screen, text enlargement and drag and drop have been around for over 20 years, Akai must have missed the last two decades of advancements. WHAT THE?: People just keep on buying this garbage and calling it platinum. Why? I was mislead. Why do we keep testing their junk and solving their problems for them after having paid for a working product? Are we all that desperate for a tappy thingy? EULA JUNK: KIDDIES WILL BE BORED: EULA anyone? Thanks to the supreme court of this great nation, These cretins can now require us to give away our rights as of the moment we use the software (if that's what you want to call this riddled-pockmarked and weeping-pile of broken code.) And so they can give out whatever they want, lie about it, and not have to face any repercussions. For every one who finds out the hard way - ten new people fall for this package in the hopes of a great deal and a way into a simple control interface. Seemingly Akai can't manage a working product never mind one simple to use. THERE IS GOOD AND THEN THERE IS ACTUAL GOODNESS: It isn't good- none of this product is good. Good, as a general rule - works. Good, gets us motivated and firing on all cylinders. GOOD gets a bad man good, and a good woman bad. Good is not what this product is and if they come at me with fire and brimstone, I will shrug it off because: 1) I'm an Athiest, and so therefore 2) once someone makes a claim of something that cannot be supported by facts it is THEIR problem to PROVE the claim has merit. Oh... that's what I am doing with this rant. THE TOUGH QUESTIONS MUST BE ASKED: Is it that they have no respect for their customers? Oh my friends - I think it is worse than that. I think they have a true disdain for their customers. EVIDENCE FOR MY STANCE IS IN THE FORUM AND THE FAQ AND THE EULA. OOPS: This software is Akai's promise of entry level excellence with the actual delivery of, UH-OOPS- Ah shucks was that us? If you look at their add campaign, It's like a bad episode of Mad Men. They are quite serious about this terrible solution they have strung together, with the intent, and the ethics of the "New Trumpians." (My phrase - mine) THE UNREAL: this stuff has been on the market for years and it is still useless for any serious creation - buttons and all. I had no idea it was this bad until I purchased it. I thought, briefly, at a minimum, that crashing software at this level would be unheard of. Perhaps they should employ better coders - not crazies with a new plan of vendetta against the world because Steve Jobs died, and Kurzweil never made a great keyboard. SO GOOD THEY DID IT AGAIN: Weather it be MPC essentials or MPC 2.0, BROKEN IS BROKEN. Reasoning would find a normal business meeting that concludes: if it doesn't play well with newer systems, heck - with any system, without crazy high=jinx don't sell it to the group of people being relied on to better the bottom line. BIGGEST PROBLEM: if I have to set up anything for hours just to get it to work (it never did wholly work), I lose money, intensity, and creativity. Is Akai going to pay me back for those losses? They don't have to according to their EULA. It is my fault for choosing their gear; for trusting them. Oh and how about the time it took for me to find all of this out on my own? Do I get my time or money back? Nope. How about for reviewing this for free, to keep you all from getting your time, and money stolen? Nope that was my choice so they are covered there too. I don't get paid to be a watch dog. THE FINAL WORD: The problem with abusing trust, is when people like me choose not to forget. Haven't you heard? Memories are better than ever thanks to all of the research being done, smoke or no smoke. Records online never go away either - well they do, but I will keep putting them back. The notion of never, suddenly outlives the expected financial life span of a corporation. Well except too big to fail banks, and apparently car companies; oh yeah, and housing sales and ... well that's another set of rants. Thanks for reading and please do not buy this product. There is other gear that will get an entry level digital musician where they want to go. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on January 29, 2018 by By_Rant_Or_Ruin - truth.
    • Buenísimo!!
Size: MPD218 Style: Pad Controller Only
Muy bueno a muy buen precio. Lo recomiendo!
Reviewed in the United States on June 3, 2023 by RS
    • Very Stiff Pads
Size: MPD218 Style: Pad Controller Only
Despite all the reviews about double-triggering problems, I ordered one anyway, hoping that would not be an issue. And it is not a problem, fortunately. However the pads are so stiff that a light tap will not trigger anything. You have to give the pads a solid, hard tap. This extra force needed to trigger, makes it really difficult to control the velocity, unless you always want a lot. That is, it's difficult to get a consistent light to medium velocity. This is especially true if you wish to trigger different pads with changing velocities. Your fingers can't do the job, by nature. A robot? Sure. I own an Akai MPK249 and was really hoping that the pads would be the same - sensitive to even a light touch. But no. Not even. 2023-05-29 EDIT: I followed the advice of a YouTube video, that said to disassemble the device, add a single layer of electrical tape to the underside of the rubberized pads, reassemble, and voila! - actual sensitivity (including light velocity) happens! ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on May 15, 2023 by Gene Boggs

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