BTK Unboxing: Akai Professional MPX8 Sample Player

Unboxing, feature overview, and demonstration of the Akai Professional MPX8 Mobile SD Sample Player. This compact little unit is lightweight yet feature-packed! Perfect for small-space gigs as well as full-fledged MIDI setups, there are many creative possibilities inside this cool little bad-boy. I walk you through all of the features, including demos and interesting ways to use these features.

It harkens back to 2013, but is still relevant today... and can be found for under $100! See it in action in this companion video:    • BTK Tutorial: Using the Alesis Contro...  

More info: https://www.akaipro.com/mpx-8

00:00 Title
00:13 Features overview
01:03 Unboxing
03:49 Powering it up and making connections
04:58 Playing internal kits and samples
06:12 Velocity, after-touch, and other MIDI
07:01 Akai Unprofessional
08:01 Free download #1: File Conversion Utility
09:00 Free download #2: MPX8 Editor
09:42 Free download #3 & #4: Loops and Drums/Percussion samples
11:15 Loading and using samples via SD card
11:56 No auditioning
12:20 Tuning the samples
13:40 Panning your output
14:27 Loop features
15:23 Stop all
16:06 No velocity settings
16:43 Computer connection
16:56 Conclusion

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Doug Behind the Kit (BTK-0016)