Akai Professional Advance 61 MIDI Keyboard Controller

Switch VSTs from Your Keyboard Controller
Take full control over your entire virtual instrument collection with the Akai Professional Advance 61 keyboard controller. Using Akai's Virtual Instrument Player (VIP) software, you can switch between your favorite software instruments right from the Advance 61 - even if you're performing live without a DAW! You can easily browse your instruments for inspiring sounds without losing focus on your instrument. Keyboardists at Sweetwater know that you need precise response and easy navigation when you're playing live, and that's exactly what the Akai Professional Advance 61 is designed for.

Akai Professional Advance 61 USB/MIDI Keyboard Controller at a Glance:

Use VIP for instant access to all of your software instruments
Perfect for live or studio
Comes with 16GB of sounds and instruments

Use VIP for instant access to all of your software instruments
The Akai Professional Advance 61 comes with Akai's Virtual Instrument Player software, and it's the key to unlocking the full potential of this keyboard controller. Load up VIP (with or without DAW software running), and you'll be able to switch between your software instruments without taking your hands off the Advance 61. And that's just the start - using VIP you can create custom key zone splitting and custom mappings, allowing you to work with your virtual instruments as if they were all part of the same keyboard workstation.
Perfect for live or studio
If you're a gigging keyboardist, you already see how easy it is to work with software instruments on stage with the Advance 61. And it's just as powerful in your studio - Akai's VIP software can be loaded as a virtual instrument in any standard DAW software. You can easily audition different sounds and software instruments without once reaching for your mouse.
Comes with 16GB of sounds and instruments
With the Advance 61 you also get a 16GB download of over 10,000 sounds from the sonic gurus at AIR Music Technology, SONiVOX, and Toolroom Records. In all you get nine plug-ins covering a wide range of styles, making the Advance 61 keyboard controller a complete performance solution right out of the box.
Akai Professional Advance 61 USB/MIDI Keyboard Controller Features:

61-key USB/MIDI keyboard controller for Mac and PC
Tweak parameters in realtime with eight continuously variable knobs
Control instruments and more with eight velocity- and pressure-sensitive MPC pads
Instantly switch between your software instruments using Akai's Virtual Instrument Player
Combine your software instruments with keyboard zone splits and multi-patch creation
Includes a 16GB download of sound content from AIR Music Technology SONiVOX, and Toolroom Records
Works with most major DAW software

Look to the Akai Professional Advance 61 for maximum control over your software instruments.


Tech Specs



Number of Keys
61


Type of Keys
Semi-weighted


Aftertouch
Yes


Number of Performance Pads
8 x Velocity- and Pressure-sensitive MPC Pads with RGB Illumination


Number of Encoders/Pots
8 x Large, Endless, and Continuously Variable Control Knobs


Other Controllers
Pitchbend, Mod Wheel


Pedal Inputs
1 x Expression, 1 x Sustain


MIDI I/O
USB/In/Out


USB
1 x Type B




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