The famous brand with the scarlet logo is proud to present its brand new stand-alone production system, integrating the famous MPC workflow into a workstation with a 37-note keyboard:
MPC 3.0: the ultimate MPC experience
Discover the future of autonomous music production with MPC 3.0! This major update of the MPC OS takes your workflow to new heights. Enjoy a redesigned, intuitive interface with innovative features such as the improved Main mode, linear song arranger, studio mixer, advanced keygroups, Channel Strip XL for greater readability and many other improvements. MPC 3.0 offers exceptional speed and fluidity, allowing you to realise your musical ideas with unparalleled efficiency. Create, compose and produce without limits thanks to the most advanced MPC experience to date.
Akai Pro and Native Instruments revolutionise your MPC
Get ready to enter a new era of production! Akai Pro and Native Instruments have joined forces to enrich the content of your MPC with a new selection of plugins and expansions. Thanks to this innovative collaboration, MPC systems are now compatible with a wide range of plugins developed by Native Instruments, with an interface specifically designed for the MPC environment. Explore new sound dimensions, use studio-quality virtual instruments and stimulate your creativity from your MPC, without taking your eyes off your machine.
The MPC Key 37
This new MPC combines the inimitable 16-pad matrix that has made MPCs famous for decades with a 37-note synth-style keyboard. A true sampling, sequencing and synthesis platform with ultra-fast workflow, the MPC Key 37 incorporates the MPC's legendary sounds and instruments, plus all the connectivity you need to work with your external hardware and computer, all in a single format.
A natural evolution of the famous MPC workflow.
Since the 1980s, the famous MPC produc on systems have established themselves as true mainstays of contemporary music production, with their precise sequencer and unique workflow helping to shape some of the biggest pop, hip hop and electronic music tracks. The MPC Key 37 builds on this rich history and innovative spirit to offer you a whole new way of harnessing the MPC workflow and developing all your creativity by directly combining a 16-pad matrix with a 37-note keyboard, and thus writing the next chapter in the great history of MPCs.
Ultra-complete content for all your productions.
The MPC Key 37 is a self-contained produc on centre and comes with a vast collection of sounds and samples from Akai MPC plug-ins, allowing you to produce with complete freedom. To boost your creativity, the MPC Key 37 incorporates 8 virtual instrument plug-ins including Hype, Odyssey, Mellotron and many more, as well as around a hundred studio-quality effets complemented by over 10GB of samples and battery kits ready to integrate all your productions.
In addition to the 1000 presets available, each plugin features advanced synthesis, as well as in-depth editing of parameters and effets to program the exact sound you need. With 32GB of internal storage and removable media via SD card and USB, you have suffisufficient space to expand your sample and instrument library without constraints.
Control your production with a master's hand.
This ultra-complete stand-alone production centre puts everything you need to compose and produce intuitively at your fingertips. Its 37-note keyboard with aftertouch, bordered by two independent pitch and modulation moletes, offre synth-like action thought for producers and players, perfect for integrating bass lines into your productions or playing synth tracks on stage. The 16 velocity-sensitive RGB pads, identical to those on board the MPC One+, put the inspiring Time Correct, Swing and Quantize fonc ons at your disposal.
Settings and editing are made on the 7-inch touchscreen and via the 5 Q-Link rotary encoders, which offer you precise control and quick access to the parameters you need.
The heart of your production world.
The MPC Key 37 integrates perfectly into your studio environment thanks to its full range of inputs/outputs. A veritable hub for your studio peripherals, the MPC Key 37 has a pair of TRS jack inputs for capturing and sampling any line-level audio source, and lets you control MIDI devices via USB or MIDI I/O, as well as integrating modular rigs thanks to the 8 CV/Gate outputs available. The integrated WiFi and Bluetooth links allow you to synchronise wirelessly with Ableton Link, update the MPC OS and connect to the Splice content service.
Splice content service.
Easy integration with your DAW.
An excellent stand-alone system, the MPC Key 37 is nonetheless a real workstation for DAW enthusiasts. Featuring an integrated 2-in/2-out USB/Midi audio interface, the MPC Key 37 lets you record audio and MIDI directly to your computer, thanks in particular to the DAW MPC Software supplied with your machine. MPC Software is also supplied as a VST/AU plug-in, allowing you to use it in the leading DAWs on the market, such as FL Studio, Logic, Ableton, Pro Tools, Studio One and many others.
Main features of the MPC Key 37
- Powered by MPC OS 3.0: redesigned interface, new innovative features (improved Main mode, linear arranger, studio mixer, advanced keygroups, Channel Strip XL ...)
- Native Instruments MPC Play Edition plugins, developed specifically to integrate with the MPC environment (additional content available for a fee)
- Native Instruments MPC Expansion Series expansion packs designed for optimised use on MPC (additional content available for a fee)
- The iconic standalone MPC production centre, in a 37-note keyboard format
- 37-note synthesiser-style keyboard with aftertouch
- Individual pitch and modulation wheels
- Quad-core ARM processor, 2 GB RAM, 32 GB storage (22 GB available)
- 16 MPC pads with pressure and velocity sensitivity, with poly aftertouch and 16 levels
- 7-inch multitouch colour screen
- 4 QLinks encoders for real-time editing of parameters
- 1 Data encoder with push function
- 38 buttons with dedicated functions: transport, arpeggiator, pad bank, sample editing, shortcuts to main menus, and more. More than 100 studio-quality effects and audio processors built in for creative production and mixing. Includes over 10 GB of sounds and instruments from MPC plug-ins and the Akai Xpansion library. Akai
- Supplied with MPC Software, a complete DAW and VST/AU plugin
- 2 MIDI I/O and 8 CV/Gate outputs to control your studio peripherals
- 2 line-level TRS jack inputs for capturing and sampling audio
- 2 TRS jack outputs and a headphone output
- SD card port
- USB-A and USB-B ports
- Inputs for sustain pedal, expression pedal and footswitch
- WiFi connection for loading plugins, updates and connection to Splice
- MIDI connection via Bluetooth
- USB 2 in/2 out audio interface with MIDI
- Power supply: 12V 3.0A via mains adapter
- Weight and dimensions: 4 kg, 582 x 314 x 104 mm