Part pad controller, part control surface, and completely ready to rock, Akai Professional's MPD226 lets you set up your music-creation to fit the way you like to work. It starts off with the same 16 MPC pads? and it only goes uphill from there. RGB backlighting behind those pads makes it easy to color code your layout, which is especially handy when you're switching between four banks of pad assignments. On the other side of the MPD226, there are four sliders, each with an assignable button and encoder. You can use these to set up track controls, ADSR envelopes, EQs, and much more. Top it off with classic MPC Note Repeat, dedicated transport controls, and a killer software package, and the MPD226 is a creative goldmine.

M-Audio’s revival of the Trigger Finger proved there’s still a healthy market for generic MIDI Pad controllers, in spite of the popularity of all-in-one workstation hybrids like Maschine, Push and Akai’s own MPCs. Now Akai have refreshed all three of their MPD models with the new slimline styling we saw recently on their updated APC. As well as the physical update, the high-end model adds a built-in sequencer, and there’s a bundled software package to sweeten the deal. We had the 226 and 232 models on test.

The MIDImix from Akai is a portable and compact high-performance MIDI mixer offering single-button control over virtually any DAW. The MIDImix offers an intuitive mixer layout with 8 individual line faders and a master fader, 24 control knobs arranged 3 per channel, and 1 to 1 mapping with Ableton Live. The controller can send all the mixer's settings to the connected DAW with a single press of a button, for unprecedented management and precise control over your DAW's functionality. The bus-powered MIDImix ships with a USB cable and a license for Ableton Live Lite.

Akai Professional's MPK controller keyboards have become standard equipment in many professional MIDI rigs. The latest MPK225 rocks improvements in every major area, from its new RGB-illuminated MPC-style pads to the superb action of its aftertouch-enabled 25-note keybed. The MPK225 gives you boatloads of workflow-enhancing features such as MPC Note Repeat and an arpeggiator for complex rhythmic and melodic manipulation. With its assignable encoders and buttons, eight performance pads, transport controls, LCD screen, and USB/iOS modes, the MPK225 gives you absolute control over your software.

- Precise and intuitive control

- 64 dynamic RGB pads

- Device and Drum mode

- Smart Scale View mode

- Ableton Live Lite and more

The Native Instruments Traktor Audio 2 Mk2 compact USB DJ audio interface gives you the connections and functionality you need to take your show anywhere with your laptop or iOS device. The Traktor Audio 2 interface includes two stereo line/headphone outputs, allowing you to easily plug it into a mixer or a PA. Not just DJs but iOS users in general dig the Traktor Audio 2 Mk2 because its high-quality AD/DA converters give you stellar 24-bit/96kHz quality, making sure your tracks come through loud and clear, and its plug-and-play compatibility with iOS devices even includes charging your iPhone or iPad if you connect an optional power supply. Travel light and still sound great with a Native Instruments Traktor Audio 2 interface!

The new Akai Professional Fire represents the first of its kind, a dedicated hardware controller for the FL Studio Digital Audio Workstation (DAW) platform. Created in close partnership with Image-Line, Fire is a high-performance tool designed to enhance the workflow and music-creating experience for all FL Studio producers.

- 4 channel DJ controller 

- 24-bit / 44.1 - 48 kHz audio interface

- 3-band EQ / Mixer 8 Fx and 3 Filters per channel 

- High Responsiveness Buttons and Faders

- 16 RGB Pads

- 4 channel DJ controller 

- Professional quality 24-bit/96kHz audio interface 

- FX Mixer: Filter + 4 effects

- 2 Jog Wheels Haptic Drive / 3 modes: Turntable, Jog and Beatgrid

- Carbon protected faders for longer life

- 2-way USB DJ controller

- 24-bit 44.1/48 kHz Audio Interface

- 3-band EQ per channel and 4 FX

- High Responsive Buttons and Faders

- 16 RGB Pads

the Native Instruments Maschine Mikro Mk3 is optimized for making music on your laptop. You'll find all your most-used controls right at your fingertips. Play in your sounds with the 16 performance pads, now larger for more enjoyable playability.