Akai XR20 Beat Production Station Drum Machine
Product Details
- Item Weight: 21 pounds
- Shipping Weight: 6 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
- ASIN: B0018LUAZ0
- Item model number: XR20
By : Akai
List Price :
Price : $289.00
You Save : $210.00 (42%)
Product Description
Amazon.com Product Description
Create beats wherever you roam with the Akai XR20 Beat Production Station, perfect for making hip-hop and R;B wherever and whenever inspiration strikes. The XR20 features sounds of standard and electronic drums, single (one-shot) hits, bass and synth sounds to easily create the maximum mix in minimal time.
Produce serious Hip-Hop and R;B beats wherever and whenever inspiration strikes (see larger image).
Includes sounds of standard and electronic drums, single (one-shot) hits, bass and synth sounds (see larger image).More than 700 pre-loaded sounds cover a range of drums, percussion, effects and instrument samples, while an integrated effects engine includes Reverb, EQ and Compression, enabling users to make complete backing tracks. Plug in a microphone and mix vocals with your beats. In Pattern Play mode, you can trigger different patterns from each pad, so you can tailor the beats to flow with the energy on-stage. Bright blue pads light with the beat to illuminate your performances as you light up the club. The XR20 runs on wall or battery power, so it's flexible and portable.
Key Features
- Over 700 sounds produced by Chronic Music
- 99 preset patterns and 99 user patterns
- Backlit LCD
- Bright, glowing, backlit pads that follow the beat
- Microphone input and headphone output
- Pattern Play Mode -- different patterns can be triggered from individual pads
- Drum Roll / Note Repeat feature for realism and expression
- Battery power capability and AC adapter
Specifications
- Inputs:
- One 1/4-inch mic
- Two 1/4-inch footswitch
- One MIDI
- Outputs:
- One 1/4-inch stereo pair (main)
- One 1/4-inch stereo (aux)
- One 1/4-inch stereo headphones
- One MIDI
The Akai XR20 Beat Production Station raises the bar for drum machines by incorporating fresh new sounds and amazing performance features. Over 700 pre-loaded sounds, and an integrated effects engine for Reverb, EQ and Compression put you in full control of your beat production. A microphone input is even included for mixing vocals with your patterns. Brilliant backlit pads provide visual cues for added beat precision. The XR20 features sounds of standard and electronic drums, single (one-shot) hits, bass and synth sounds to easily create your maximum mix in minimal time. Akai XR20 Features Backlit LCD Bright, glowing, backlit pads that follow the beat Microphone input and Headphone output Pattern Play Mode - Different patterns can be triggered from individual pads Drum Roll / Note Repeat feature for realism and expression Battery Power capability and AC Adapter
Akai XR20 Beat Production Station Drum Machine
Product Features
- Backlit LCD
- Bright, glowing, backlit pads that follow the beat
- Microphone input and Headphone output
- Battery Power capability and AC Adapter
- Drum Roll / Note Repeat feature for realism and expression
Customer Reviews
I sent my XR20 midiclock, balanced its levels with some other gear, and voila! Amazing results. Funky, groovy, sounds awesome through my Korg KP3 Kaoss pad. Cool modes on this machine, too: it plays bass and synth. And one-shot FX. And there's tons and tons of samples--and you can switch drum kits on the fly. And you can switch patterns on measure boundaries only! Which keeps live jams with it from running out of control. And it does fills. And it sounds great. AND it has a microphone input, which means that I can send my voice into it! And it looks awesome. And the user interface is really well designed. And it's small. And it runs on batteries. And and and and and...
I used to own an Akai Professional MPC500 Portable Music Production Center. I sold it recently. Why? Because the pads were too stiff. Because the interface was far from intuitive. Because the polyphony on it was faulty. Because as a performance tool, it was dull as hell visually.
Before I sold the MPC500, I picked up an XR20. I turned it on. Fifteen minutes later, I was programming beats and songs. The interface is pretty intuitive once you understand about five things. The sound quality is amazing. The number of kits included is insane. The look of the unit once its turned on it pretty spiffy as well. I love the light-up pads (I also own a Korg PadKontrol USB Drum Pad Studio Controller, White - instead of a number of other pad controllers - for this reason).
Plus - biggest advantage over the MPC500 - the pads feel GREAT. Solid but "soft." No more pounding to get a trigger response - the XR20 responds like a dream.
I cannot recommend the XR20 enough for any level of producer (amateur, professional, etc.). If you need the "flexibility" of the MPC500, then I suggest you buy some software for your laptop. Otherwise, the XR20 will get you 90% of where you need in a production scenario (for beats). Awesome product. A home run for Akai!
Akai XR20 Beat Production Station Drum Machine
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