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Feature

Integrated 4.3-inch high-resolution full-color screen with dedicated interface buttons
Screen provides 1:1, real-time feedback of plugin parameters
Includes Virtual Instrument Player software for unprecedented virtual instrument preset management, control mapping and multi patch creation
49 premium, semi-weighted velocity-sensitive keybed with after touch
8 large, endless and continuously variable control knobs

Description

The Akai Professional Advance 49 gives you unprecedented playability and unrestricted manipulation of any virtual instrument with our exclusive interactive, full-color display, complemented by performance-friendly hardware controls.

Available in 25-, 49-, and 61-key sizes, the Advance Keyboards deftly fuse the power of software instruments with the live playability of a keyboard workstation, so you can create like never before. The dividing line between software and hardware instruments is finally gone!

The Advance Keyboards transform computer-based plugins into an entirely hands-on playing experience. The keyboard surface features an integrated high-resolution full-color 4.3-inch display, providing real-time control and feedback of all virtual instruments. The screen instantly adapts itself to the selected plugins controls, delivering immediate 1:1 access to the instrument and various editable functions.

Better yet, the Advance Keyboards work with any VSTi virtual instrument. Using the Advance Keyboards custom-designed Virtual Instrument Player (VIP) software application, your entire VSTi library is controlled by one application. VIP operates as a plugin inside any major digital audio workstation (DAW) or as a stand-alone application on both Mac and Windows operating systems.

Virtual Instrument Player Software Highlights

• Plays virtually every VSTi-compatible plugin
• Operates as a standalone virtual instrument player for your computer
• Also operates as a plugin within any AU, VST, or AAX compatible DAW
• Organizes your plugin collection with intuitive browsing by plugin, artist collection, instrument type, timbre, and more
• Access, edit, and mix up to 8 virtual instruments at one time
• Setlist feature lets live performers switch between patches from any plugin instantly from the keyboard
• Extensive key zone splitting, custom mapping, and instrument mixing options
• Pre-mapped to hundreds of industry-leading virtual instruments
• Unlimited instances of VIP may be run in a DAW

Technical Specs

• Keyboard
  • 49 velocity- and pressure-sensitive keys
  • 10-octave range with Octave Down/Up buttons
  • Pitch-bend wheel
  • Modulation wheel
• Encoders
  • 8 360 assignable encoders
    1 360 encoder with push function for display navigation
• Pads: 8 velocity- and pressure-sensitive pads; multicolor-backlit
• Switches
  • 8 assignable switches; amber-backlit
  • 23 function switches; amber-backlit
  • 4 directional cursor buttons
• Display: 3.75" x 2.125" (95.3 mm x 54 mm) full-color LCD
• Connections
  • (1) 1/4 (6.35 mm) TRS expression pedal input
  • (10 1/4 (6.35 mm) TS sustain pedal input
  • (10 5-pin MIDI input
  • (1) 5-pin MIDI output
  • (10 USB port
  • (1) power adapter input
• Power: 6 V DC, 1 A, center-positive
• Dimensions (width x depth x height): 29.5" x 11.5" x 3.63"
• Weight: 10.2 lbs

Box Contents

• Advance 49
• USB Cable
• Software Installation Card
• Quickstart Guide
• Safety & Warranty Manual