The Akai Professional MPC1000BK Music Production Center combines a 64-Track MIDI Sequencer and a 32-voice Stereo Digital Sampler, with 16 velocity and pressure sensitive rubber pads in a compact and rugged package that makes it ideal for carrying around.

Extended information

The MPC1000BK inherits many of the major features of older MPCs such as the legendary 'feel' and 'groove' so that you can be sure that your beats and sequences swing. It also features the original MPC60’s intuitive transport and locate controls, the unique NOTE REPEAT function plus new additions such as the two Q-Link sliders that allow real-time interaction with tuning, filter cutoff, layer switching, attack and decay. Add to these a well established, friendly and intuitive user interface, two separate multi-effects processors plus a master output effects processor, resonant multi-mode filters, 4-way sample layering and velocity switching per pad, two MIDI ins and 32 MIDI channels via the two MIDI outputs, multiple audio outputs as standard, footswitch inputs for hands-free control and you have a dependable alternative to computer sequencer headaches.

The MPC1000BK comes with 16MB of on-board memory as standard that can be expanded up to 128 MB of RAM. It includes internal preset sounds in flash memory (factory sounds are user-replaceable). Standard Compact Flash is used as the storage medium. A 32MB Card is included and present testing has verified the use of up to 2GB cards. Furthermore, the MPC1000 supports the ‘Mass Storage Class’ USB standard. When connected to a Mac or PC via its built-in USB port, this implementation allows to simply drag & drop data between the computer and the MPC1000BK CF card.

Technical specifications

Key Features

1) Akai MPC design

* Established, friendly, and intuitive user interface of MPC series
* MPC’s legendary “feel” and “groove”
* Pattern-based and linear 64-track sequencer with 32 MIDI channels
* 32-voice drum/phrase sampler with up to 128MB RAM
* Great-feeling, velocity and pressure sensitive pads for expressive programming
* 16 levels function: one sound on all pads with varied level, tuning, attack, decay or filter per pad
* Two Q-Link sliders for real-time performance control

2) Computer friendly

* Built-in Compact Flash drive and USB port (Mass Storage Class)
* Standard WAV files samples and MIDI Files sequences
* 3rd party offline Pad/Program editor software and sample editing/processing software

3) Ready-to-go

* Built-in Analog and Digital I/Os, headphone output and 2 x MIDI In /Out
* Internal sounds in flash
* Portable laptop size and 19W power (can use car/airplane DC-AC adaptor) – ideal for taking on the road

4) Extensive sound control

* 4-way sample layering and velocity switching per pad
* 4-pole filters (two 2-pole filters) filtering for each of the 32 voices
* 2 onboard effects processors plus 1 main out effect processor; all which can be used simultaneously
* Can resample its own output

5) Free Sounds

* 20MB of free sounds and grooves on included Compact Flash card
* Many classic drum machines and real drum/percussions kits available for free download

Specifications
Sound Generator
Data format: 16-bit linear WAV
Sampling rate: 44.1 kHz
Memory: 16MB standard (11.5MB sound memory), expandable to 128MB with EXM128 option
Preset sound memory: 5MB Flash
Recording time: 136 sec (16MB mono) 24m28sec (128MB mono)
Polyphony: 32-voice
Filters: 2 x 2-pole filters per voice
Filter types: Low pass, band pass, high pass
Number of active programs: 24 (with 64 pads per program)
Effects 2 general effects: Chorus, Flanger, 4-band EQ, Bit-Grunger,
Compressor, Phaser, Tremolo, Auto Pan, Reverb
Master effect: 4 band EQ, Compressor
Sequencer Capacity: 100,000 notes
Resolution: 96ppq
99 Sequences
64 Tracks per sequence
32 MIDI output channels (16 channels x 2 output ports)
Song mode: 20 songs, 250 steps per song
MIDI Clock Sync: Master/Slave
Drumpads 16 velocity and pressure sensitive pads
4 pad banks
16 Levels: Velocity, Tuning, Filter Cutoff, Attack, Decay
Track Mute and Next Sequence features for live performance
General Display: 240x64 dot graphic LCD w/back light
Memory Card slot: Compact Flash type 2 (up to 2GB)
Standard accessories: 32MB Compact Flash Card, Power cable
Connections Record Input (L and R): jack x 2, balanced
Digital Input: RCA x 1, SPDIF
Stereo Output (L and R): jack x 2, unbalanced
Individual Outputs: jack x 4, unbalanced
Headphone Output: stereo jack x 1
Digital Output: RCA x 1, SPDIF
MMIDI: 2 x MIDI In and 2 x MIDI Out
USB: Device connector x 1 (Mass Storage Class support)
Footswitches: jack x 2
Power 100-240V AC, 50/60Hz
Consumption: 19W
Dimensions
& Weight H x W x D:2.97” x 12.99” x 8.985”, max 9.235” (75.5mm x 330mm x 228.2mm (Max 234.6mm)
Weight: 7.6 lbs (3.45kg)