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product_id: 48208397
title: "Akai Professional MPX8 - Portable Sample Pad Controller With 8 Performance-Ready Velocity-Sensitive Pads, MIDI Connectivity and On-Board SD Card Slot, Black"
brand: "akai professional"
price: "B/.433"
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reviews_count: 13
category: "Akai Professional"
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# SD/SDHC sample playback USB + MIDI connectivity 8 velocity-sensitive pads Akai Professional MPX8 - Portable Sample Pad Controller With 8 Performance-Ready Velocity-Sensitive Pads, MIDI Connectivity and On-Board SD Card Slot, Black

**Brand:** akai professional
**Price:** B/.433
**Availability:** ✅ In Stock

## Summary

> 🎶 Unlock your sonic playground anywhere, anytime with Akai MPX8!

## Quick Answers

- **What is this?** Akai Professional MPX8 - Portable Sample Pad Controller With 8 Performance-Ready Velocity-Sensitive Pads, MIDI Connectivity and On-Board SD Card Slot, Black by akai professional
- **How much does it cost?** B/.433 with free shipping
- **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship
- **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.com.pa](https://www.desertcart.com.pa/products/48208397-akai-professional-mpx8-portable-sample-pad-controller-with-8-performance)

## Best For

- akai professional enthusiasts

## Why This Product

- Trusted akai professional brand quality
- Free international shipping included
- Worldwide delivery with tracking
- 15-day hassle-free returns

## Key Features

- • **Seamless MIDI Control:** Full USB MIDI plus standard MIDI I/O lets you command software and external gear effortlessly.
- • **Custom Sound Sculpting:** Built-in sample editor with tuning and reverb lets you personalize your kits and save presets on the fly.
- • **Performance-Ready Pads:** Eight backlit velocity- and pressure-sensitive pads for dynamic finger drumming and instant creativity.
- • **Pro-Grade Connectivity:** Balanced 1/4-inch outputs and headphone jack ensure crystal-clear sound for studio or stage.
- • **Universal Sample Playback:** Load and trigger virtually any mono or stereo sample directly from SD or SDHC cards—no laptop needed.

## Overview

The Akai Professional MPX8 is a compact, portable sample pad controller featuring 8 velocity- and pressure-sensitive pads, SD/SDHC sample playback, and comprehensive MIDI connectivity. Designed for on-the-go music creators, it offers intuitive sample editing, balanced outputs, and a free professional loop library, making it a versatile tool for live performance and studio production.

## Description

From the brand With 5 decades of experience, Akai Professional continues to empower music creators with the innovative technology needed to make inspiring music. The Akai Professional MIDI Production Center (MPC) pattern-based devices revolutionized music creation around the world. Now alongside the next generation of standalone MPC, we lead the way with world-class hardware controllers, software DAWs, plugin instruments, and insert effects products. With 5 decades of experience, Akai Professional continues to empower music creators with the innovative technology needed to make inspiring music. The Akai Professional MIDI Production Center (MPC) pattern-based devices revolutionized music creation around the world. Now alongside the next generation of standalone MPC, we lead the way with world-class hardware controllers, software DAWs, plugin instruments, and insert effects products. The Flagship of Standalone Visit the store The Flagship of Standalone Visit the store Plug In. Power On. Visit the store Plug In. Power On. Standalone Power Unleashed Visit the store Standalone Power Unleashed Explore MPK Mini Series Visit the store Explore MPK Mini Series Limited Edition White Visit the store Limited Edition White Standalone Production Keyboard Visit the store Standalone Production Keyboard Explore More AKAI Products Visit the store Explore More AKAI Products Create Music Your Way Visit the store Create Music Your Way EWI Series Visit the store EWI Series

Review: Akai are great! - Straight forward easy ready to go mpc anywhere on the go..
Review: Great for drumm tracks - The akia MPX3 is Great for drum tracks and makes the whole thing alot easyer

## Features

- Sample Playback - Load and playback virtually any mono or stereo sample via standard SD or SDHC card
- Finger Drumming Essentials - Eight backlit velocity- and pressure-sensitive pads, ideal for triggering drum sounds, melodies, basslines and more
- Control Anything - Control everything from music software on your laptop to outboard MIDI gear using MPX8's onboard USB MIDI plus standard MIDI inputs and outputs
- Tweak Your Sound - Edit your samples and make them your own using MPX8's sample kit editor (PC and MAC) featuring tuning and reverb controls; save sample sets for instant easy recall
- Connectivity Covered - (2) Balanced 1/4-inch outputs (6.35mm) and 1/8-inch headphone output (3.5mm) connects MPX8 to virtually all studio and live equipment
- Pro Sounds Included - Includes a FREE professional Loop Library download from Akai Pro, plus a large library of standard samples built in

## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
|---------------|-------|
| ASIN | B00BDFQCXA |
| Best Sellers Rank | 6,463 in Musical Instruments & DJ ( See Top 100 in Musical Instruments & DJ ) 43 in MIDI Controller |
| Guaranteed software updates until | unknown |
| Item model number | MPX8X110 |
| Manufacturer | inMusic Europe Limited |
| Product Dimensions | 29.49 x 10.31 x 3.05 cm; 450 g |

## Product Details

- **Brand:** Akai Professional
- **Connectivity technology:** USB
- **Model name:** MPX8
- **Product dimensions:** 10.3D x 29.5W x 3H centimetres
- **Special feature:** Backlit, Compact, Portable

## Images

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## Questions & Answers

**Q: Just to be clear this can actually sample from an external source right? Cause i think the mpx8 you could only load samples. Thanks.**
A: HEY AMAZON, I think this question is attached to the wrong item.

I'm seeing the question on item B00BDFQCXA, which is the Akai MPX8, which does not have the ability to sample sounds directly. (I physically have an MPX8 on the desk in front of me, along with its manual. It does NOT have any "inputs" at all. The only way to use custom samples on the MPX8 is to load them from an SD card.)

The fact that several people have already answered to say that it CAN sample directly, suggests that the question and answers are talking about a different item - and when I click on the question to see all of the answers, it's showing a link to item B00J4JPUFS, which is the Akai MPX16, which is NOT the same item.

I'm not sure how this question got attached to the wrong item, but shoing this question on the MPX8 product page is going to cause confusion, and might cause a customer to buy an MPX8 thinking it can sample, and then return it when they find that it can't.

**Q: can this be triggered using my Simmons SD 9 ?**
A: Probably not, as your only option would be to go via midi. The MPX8 midi implementation is lacking (search for midi running status) and Akai never bothered to fix the firmware. What does that mean for you? That as soon as you start using it, it keeps missing notes: e.g. hit the SD9 3 times and the 3rd won't sound. The only thing MPX8 has going for it: cheap. But then, Akai *is* cheap.

**Q: Will this store sounds and voices that you can play while broadcasting**
A: We use this MPX8 to play voice announcements of our standard 4 messages to operate our Outdoor Shooting Range.  It plays back our recorded wav voice files with clarity throughout the our day.  We plan to buy another as a backup.

**Q: How big are the pads? Could I activate them with my feet to provide effects for a show?**
A: Each pad square is about 1 1/4" x 1 1/4", so using your feet (especially with shoes) will probably not work without running into the other pads

## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Akai are great!
*by C***Y on 29 October 2023*

Straight forward easy ready to go mpc anywhere on the go..

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Great for drumm tracks
*by J***T on 30 March 2023*

The akia MPX3 is Great for drum tracks and makes the whole thing alot easyer

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ AKAI MPX8 - There is a size limit to your sample files.
*by B***D on 8 August 2020*

Just one thing to mention about this product considering previous reviews. You could assign any length of sample to a pad - but it has to be under 3oMB, but also remember, that if you want eight samples assigned to each of the eight pads, then the sum of the size of all eight samples together must be under 30MBs. Therefore, if you had four samples whose combined file size was just under 30MB, then you would not be able to add any more to that particular 'kit'. You can have a 32GB SD card full of samples and numerous different 'kits' on it, but you still have a limit of total file size over the pads For a drum kit, that would be more than adequate, and that is really what this is for. I use lo-fi,16 bit mono 22,000Khz samples, so less space, but even that can be a bit of a juggling act. But if you want long 16bit Stereo files, you would probably find this very limiting. If you are intending to use this as a drum trigger - I think it would be very useful -It is AKAI after all, and the pads are very popular. For me, I like it for one purpose: to trigger lo-fi loops. It is pretty robust but the software editor is not the easiest or most intuitive and can be a bit frustrating, but does have a few tweaking parameters. It wouldn't be my go-to piece of kit, but for my needs at this price it is certainly adequate.

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*Last updated: 2026-02-27*