MIDI controllers

Notes: freedom to connect. total control.

The SL MIXFACE is a complete controller device which combines style and simplicity with a powerful engine. Designed for mobility, you can bring it everywhere and use it in total freedom thanks to its hosting capability and auto-mapping of the main DAW apps.

Through its connectivity and the integrated batteries it's a perfect portable device, which with a simple gesture becomes the best desk companion.

Press a button and switch the control from the DAW environment to your favorite instrument and vice versa. All the Transport functions are always ready to go, while you can edit any sound parameter of the instrument or mix the tracks of your song.

Connectivity
The SL MIXFACE is able to host any compatible keyboards turning it into a full 4 layers MIDI controller via USB. Thanks to its connectivity ports it communicates with the computer as device by using Bluetooth and USB at the same time.

Extended capability
The SL MIXFACE perfectly matches the SL controller line expanding its control capability. Thanks to the magnetic system it sticks on it becoming a natural physical controls extention. Simply plug MIXFACE to an SL keyboard and it gets the control of the 4 layers on the fly.

General
OLED display 128 x 64 dots
Navigation Encoder
8 Knobs, 9 Sliders, 8 Buttons
DAW
Rec, Mute, Solo, Select
3 Controls for each Track (Knob, Slider, Button)
Master Slider
Transport
Play/Stop, Record, Next track, Previous Track
Set marker, Next marker, Previous marker, Cycle
Supported DAWs1
Ableton Live
Apple GarageBand
Apple Logic Pro
Avid Pro Tools
Cockos Reaper
Motu Digital Performer
Presonus Studio One
Propellerhead Reason
Steinberg Cubase
Steinberg Nuendo
Controller
12 User Presets
Integration with SL Controllers
4 Zones
Controls for Zone
16 Sets (Knob + Slider + Button)
2 Master Sliders
Connections
USB Device (type micro B)
USB Host (type A)
Bluetooth 4.2 Low Energy
Power and battery
USB powered (when connected via USB)
Three AAA batteries2 (when connected wirelessly)
Size and weight
Width: 26,2 cm / 10,3"
Depth: 13 cm / 5,1"
Height: 3,6 cm / 1,4" - 5,6 cm / 2,2" raised
Weight: 570 g / 1,25 lbs without batteries
Package content
SL Mixface
Micro-USB Cable
Anti-slip desktop pad

Notes: The entry-level option to get started with Akai's MPC workflow. Hardware controller for the MPC 2 software, which runs on Mac or PC. Features 16 MPC pads and a new assignable touch strip.

Supplier's Notes:
MPC Studio is a Complete MPC System

MPC Studio brings the total MPC experience to your computer by combining intuitive hardware control and innovative, inspiring software. Load a loop from the library, chop it into samples, lay down a beat, then play instruments over it to add more melodic textures. Add some insert effects to develop your song structure and arrangement, or to build drops and transitions. MPC Studio makes your workflow one continuous stream of non-stop creativity.

Premium Pads for Perfect Production

Pad performance is the top priority for any beat maker. With MPC Studio, you can be confident that every beat and note will be right on time, every time. Velocity-sensitive RGB pads mean maximum expression, whether you're playing soft melodies or booming kick drums with coloured visuals to keep track of your velocities and pad groupings. Switch from Note to Chord Mode quickly and build out your tracks right as inspiration strikes.

Assignable Touch Strip Control and Expression

Create your own signature sounds with the assignable Touch Strip. This fluid controller bends and shapes your sounds however you want. Make that pad synth more mysterious with a swell, control the roll of your hi-hats to fill your trap drumbeat, or make that guitar part more realistic by articulating the strum right where you need it. Assign any of the numerous knobs, sliders, and parameters to the Touch Strip for new and inventive manipulation of any track. Add dynamic and real-time Touch Strip effects for the ultimate live production and performance.

Colour Screen for Vibrant Feedback

When you're locked in the creative moment, the vibrant colour screen ensures you can keep your hands on the MPC Studio and your focus on the music. Whether you need to trim a waveform, browse through instruments, samples, and plugin presets, or adjust parameters on the fly, the screen gives you the visual feedback you need in a moment's glance without having to stop your workflow and reach for your laptop. When it comes to your musical efficiency, every moment matters, and every move needs to help you effectively capture your ideas to finish your songs faster.

World-Class Plugins & Effects

MPC Studio includes an extended palette of sounds, instruments, drum samples, loops, insert effects, and much more to both spark your creativity and complete any music project or task. With over 100 instrument and effects plugins combined, MPC Studio can tackle any style or genre of music with rich, inspiring sound. The modern-day beat making insert effects plugins are powered by award-winning AIR Music Tech. with powerful editing, arranging, and mixing tools including the AIR Vocal Suite. Create, record, and mix the perfect vocals with the Vocal Suite to add everything from pitch correction, to harmonising, to thickening your vocals and audio tracks with the AIR Doubler.

Includes MPC2 Software

Akai Professional's acclaimed MPC2 Software works seamlessly with MPC Studio for the ultimate beat making and music production experience. This cutting-edge production suite and DAW combines 128-track sequencing capability, real-time time stretching, advanced MIDI editing capability, VST compatibility, and numerous plugin instruments and Insert Effects for creating and mastering professional finished songs and tracks. MPC2 software has a dedicated set of plugins to record and produce the perfect vocal recordings with the AIR Vocal Suite including automatic vocal tuning, vocal doubling, and vocal harmonising. Legendary plugin instruments including AIR Hype, AIR Mellotron, AIR Solina, and WayOutWare Odyssey, among others, offer a plethora of world-class sounds and presets to sculpt the perfect master track. A massive suite of modern plugin Insert Effects powered by AIR Music Tech - including a Limiter for finalising tracks - rounds out the infinite music and beat making possibilities.

Includes Loop Content From: Decap, F9 Audio, Mvp Loops, Rawcutz, Snipe Young, and more.

Technical Specifications:
Pads: (16) velocity- and pressure-sensitive pads, RGB-backlit, (8) banks accessible via Pad Bank buttons Knobs
Knobs: (1) 360- push encoder for display navigation and selection
Touch Strip: (1) multi-function 5.5" (140 mm) touch-capacitive controller with LED indicators
Buttons: (39) LED backlit dedicated function buttons
Display: Full-colour LCD
Connections (1) 1/8-inch (3.5 mm) MIDI input, (1) 1/8-inch (3.5 mm) MIDI output, (1) USB Type-B port
Power: via USB
Dimensions (width x depth x length): 12.0" x 6.7" x 1.5"/305 x 171 x 37mm
Weight 1.8 lbs./0.83kg

Notes: ***B-STOCK: Box opened, product in perfect working order***


The entry-level option to get started with Akai's MPC workflow. Hardware controller for the MPC 2 software, which runs on Mac or PC. Features 16 MPC pads and a new assignable touch strip.

Supplier's Notes:
MPC Studio is a Complete MPC System

MPC Studio brings the total MPC experience to your computer by combining intuitive hardware control and innovative, inspiring software. Load a loop from the library, chop it into samples, lay down a beat, then play instruments over it to add more melodic textures. Add some insert effects to develop your song structure and arrangement, or to build drops and transitions. MPC Studio makes your workflow one continuous stream of non-stop creativity.

Premium Pads for Perfect Production

Pad performance is the top priority for any beat maker. With MPC Studio, you can be confident that every beat and note will be right on time, every time. Velocity-sensitive RGB pads mean maximum expression, whether you're playing soft melodies or booming kick drums with coloured visuals to keep track of your velocities and pad groupings. Switch from Note to Chord Mode quickly and build out your tracks right as inspiration strikes.

Assignable Touch Strip Control and Expression

Create your own signature sounds with the assignable Touch Strip. This fluid controller bends and shapes your sounds however you want. Make that pad synth more mysterious with a swell, control the roll of your hi-hats to fill your trap drumbeat, or make that guitar part more realistic by articulating the strum right where you need it. Assign any of the numerous knobs, sliders, and parameters to the Touch Strip for new and inventive manipulation of any track. Add dynamic and real-time Touch Strip effects for the ultimate live production and performance.

Colour Screen for Vibrant Feedback

When you're locked in the creative moment, the vibrant colour screen ensures you can keep your hands on the MPC Studio and your focus on the music. Whether you need to trim a waveform, browse through instruments, samples, and plugin presets, or adjust parameters on the fly, the screen gives you the visual feedback you need in a moment's glance without having to stop your workflow and reach for your laptop. When it comes to your musical efficiency, every moment matters, and every move needs to help you effectively capture your ideas to finish your songs faster.

World-Class Plugins & Effects

MPC Studio includes an extended palette of sounds, instruments, drum samples, loops, insert effects, and much more to both spark your creativity and complete any music project or task. With over 100 instrument and effects plugins combined, MPC Studio can tackle any style or genre of music with rich, inspiring sound. The modern-day beat making insert effects plugins are powered by award-winning AIR Music Tech. with powerful editing, arranging, and mixing tools including the AIR Vocal Suite. Create, record, and mix the perfect vocals with the Vocal Suite to add everything from pitch correction, to harmonising, to thickening your vocals and audio tracks with the AIR Doubler.

Includes MPC2 Software

Akai Professional's acclaimed MPC2 Software works seamlessly with MPC Studio for the ultimate beat making and music production experience. This cutting-edge production suite and DAW combines 128-track sequencing capability, real-time time stretching, advanced MIDI editing capability, VST compatibility, and numerous plugin instruments and Insert Effects for creating and mastering professional finished songs and tracks. MPC2 software has a dedicated set of plugins to record and produce the perfect vocal recordings with the AIR Vocal Suite including automatic vocal tuning, vocal doubling, and vocal harmonising. Legendary plugin instruments including AIR Hype, AIR Mellotron, AIR Solina, and WayOutWare Odyssey, among others, offer a plethora of world-class sounds and presets to sculpt the perfect master track. A massive suite of modern plugin Insert Effects powered by AIR Music Tech - including a Limiter for finalising tracks - rounds out the infinite music and beat making possibilities.

Includes Loop Content From: Decap, F9 Audio, Mvp Loops, Rawcutz, Snipe Young, and more.

Technical Specifications:
Pads: (16) velocity- and pressure-sensitive pads, RGB-backlit, (8) banks accessible via Pad Bank buttons Knobs
Knobs: (1) 360- push encoder for display navigation and selection
Touch Strip: (1) multi-function 5.5" (140 mm) touch-capacitive controller with LED indicators
Buttons: (39) LED backlit dedicated function buttons
Display: Full-colour LCD
Connections (1) 1/8-inch (3.5 mm) MIDI input, (1) 1/8-inch (3.5 mm) MIDI output, (1) USB Type-B port
Power: via USB
Dimensions (width x depth x length): 12.0" x 6.7" x 1.5"/305 x 171 x 37mm
Weight 1.8 lbs./0.83kg

Notes: A great solution for highly customisable control, the EN16 Grid module offers 16 velocity-sensitive rotary encoders, with configurable push button modes, multi-coloured LEDs and programmable range.

Supplier's Notes:
EN16 is made for fine-tuning enthusiasts: this Grid module offers 16 velocity sensitive incremental encoders with infinite rotation and mappable push functionality.

Create separate actions by left and right rotation or add distinguished commands with push rotation. Map banks to the same control or switch immediately from one command to another in just a second using only one module. Unlock potential through the Grid Editor with coarse or fine settings.

Equipped with customisable multi-coloured LED lights to enable labelling in dark environments. Facilitate differentiating each potmeter by changing the colour of each indicator LED, adjusting brightness levels individually or adding pulsing animations.

It is recommended that, Grid is connected directly to the computer with the supplied Intech Studio USB-C cable. Some USB hubs may not work with Grid, due to issues with how the various class compliant communication methods establish connection through a hub with the host computer.

Most digital audio workstations can identify Grid as a MIDI controller and appear as a MIDI mappable device. When multiple modules are interconnected, Grid is identified as a single control surface. If the interconnected controllers are plugged in separately into the same Host, they appear as Grid #1, Grid #2 MIDI devices and so forth.

By default, through the Host's MIDI learn functionality, all of the control elements can be mapped. Grid's default firmware uses a unique dynamic assignment, so a 10 module Grid control surface will have unique Channel, Command and CC/Note assignments on each control element.

Grid controllers are shipped with firmware default configuration. To modify the configurations of the controllers, the Grid Editor cross-platform application can be used. Through the Grid Editor, suggested manufacturer profiles and community profiles are also available. Grid has an event driven architecture, where every interaction with the controller triggers an event. The triggered event runs the configured actions, like setting LED colours and intensity.

Events on Grid available for configuration:
Init - when a page is initialized
Potmeter - fader or potentiometer change event
Encoder - rotation of endless encoders
Button - switch button or encoder interaction
Utility - side button
Midi rx - MIDI processing incoming to Grid
Timer - delayed message triggers

Grids are created to suit distinguished workflows. Whether it comes to controlling outboard hardware gear like synthesizers, guitar pedals, and effect boxes, or inboard software such as DAWs, Lightning, and VSTs, a Grid controller is an ideal choice.

Get started with Grid in an instant: just plug in, snap together and play. There is no need for a brain module or any additional software components.

Tech specs

Weight: ~ 175 grams (~ 0,38 lb)
Size: 106 mm x 106 mm (4.19 x 4.19 inches) Eurorack-sized modules
16 velocity sensitive incremental encoders with 360- rotation and mappable push functionality
Customizable multi-coloured LED lights for easy labelling in dark environments

Materials

Black aluminium front panel with a metallic, rugged finish
Ergonomic plastic encoders in black
Injection moulded plastic base
Golden spring-loaded connector pins
Strong N52 neodymium magnets
Silicone feet on the back for extra stability

Compatibility

Class compliant MIDI device with simple PnP (Plug and Play) experience
USB HID keyboard class
Compatible with Mac OS (intel & arm), Windows, Linux and mobile platforms with support provided

Powering options

Single USB cable to power up to 8 modules
High speed USB 2.0
Draws ~250mA