AKAI Professional Midimix B-Stock

The MIDImix gives producers precise mixing and parameter adjustment on the fly, thanks to its ergonomic and well-organised layout. The mute buttons can be assigned to solo mode via a toggle switch located above the master fader. The navigation buttons allow users to move between banks of eight channels at a time, making it possible to control an extensive number of tracks, limited only by the DAW's capacity and user configuration. This enables seamless navigation within large projects, ensuring efficient hands-on mixing without needing constant mouse interaction. The three rotary knobs per channel are fully assignable to DAW parameters, including filter sweeps, automation, and effects. Once adjustments are made, the Send All button instantly transmits all settings to the DAW, overriding previous settings. The MIDImix connects via USB and is plug-and-play compatible with both desktop and laptop setups.

Akai Professional has its origins in the long-established Japanese company Akai, founded in 1929, which initially manufactured electric motors, soon to be followed by high-quality tape recorders and hi-fi products. Since 1988, Akai has also become a household name like no other on the Hip-Hop scene. With the development of its first MIDI Production Centre (MPC for short), created in collaboration with Roger Linn, Akai wrote history by decisively influencing the sound of Hip-Hop and Electronic music, which it continues to do to this very day. Famous exponents of the MPC series include DJ Shadow, Eminem, and Kanye West. Today, Akai is also well known for its robust and versatile USB MIDI controllers, not least of which is the bulletproof APC range of Ableton controllers.