Akai MPK249 Manual

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MPD218
Important: Remember to select and load the Bitwig program each time you use your
MPD218 with Bitwig Studio.
Pads: Press the pads to play the active instrument track. Press Pad Bank to change the
current pad bank.
Knobs: Turn the knobs to control macros or parameters of the active track, depending on
your MPD218’s current control bank:
• Control Bank A: Turn the knobs to control Macros 1–6 of the current device.
• Control Bank B: Turn the knobs to control Parameters 1–6 of the current device.
• Control Bank C: Turn the knobs to control Parameters 7–12 of the current device.
Press Ctrl Bank to change the current control bank.

Akai MPK249 Specifications

General

Mixer section	-
Product color	Black
Backlight buttons	Yes
Display type	LCD
USB version	2.0
USB ports quantity	1
Power supply type	USB
Minimum RAM	1 GB
Minimum processor	Pentium 4/Celeron compatible CPU
Minimum processor speed	1.5 GHz
Mac operating systems supported	Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger, Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard, Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard, Mac OS X 10.7 Lion, Mac OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion, Mac OS X 10.9 Mavericks
Windows operating systems supported	Windows 7 Home Basic, Windows 8, Windows Vista Business, Windows XP Home
Bundled software	Ableton Live Lite, Hybrid 3 by AIR Music Tech, SONiVOX Twist 2.0, and Akai Pro MPC Essentials

Weight and Dimensions

Depth	85.8 mm
Width	736.6 mm
Height	311.15 mm
Weight	5715 g