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product_id: 48208397
title: "Akai Professional MPX8 USB MIDI Sample Pad Controller | 8 Velocity-Sensitive Pads, MIDI Connectivity, SD Card Slot, for Sampling and Beat Making"
brand: "akai professional"
price: "€ 206.64"
currency: EUR
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# Supports up to 32GB SD/SDHC sample storage USB MIDI + standard MIDI I/O for full control 8 velocity & pressure-sensitive pads Akai Professional MPX8 USB MIDI Sample Pad Controller | 8 Velocity-Sensitive Pads, MIDI Connectivity, SD Card Slot, for Sampling and Beat Making

**Brand:** akai professional
**Price:** € 206.64
**Availability:** ✅ In Stock

## Summary

> 🎶 Unlock your sonic universe with MPX8 — where pro control meets pocket-sized power!

## Quick Answers

- **What is this?** Akai Professional MPX8 USB MIDI Sample Pad Controller | 8 Velocity-Sensitive Pads, MIDI Connectivity, SD Card Slot, for Sampling and Beat Making by akai professional
- **How much does it cost?** € 206.64 with free shipping
- **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship
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## 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

- • **Pro-Grade Connectivity:** Balanced 1/4-inch outputs and dedicated headphone jack ensure pristine sound quality in studio or on stage.
- • **Massive Sample Capacity:** Load and play 16-bit mono WAV samples directly from SD/SDHC cards up to 32GB, giving you endless creative freedom.
- • **Customizable Sound Design:** Tweak samples with built-in tuning and reverb controls via the intuitive sample kit editor for PC and Mac.
- • **Seamless MIDI Integration:** Control your entire setup with USB MIDI plus standard MIDI inputs and outputs—software, hardware, and beyond.
- • **Expressive Performance Pads:** Eight backlit velocity- and pressure-sensitive pads capture every nuance, perfect for finger drumming and live triggering.

## Overview

The Akai Professional MPX8 is a compact, versatile USB MIDI sample pad controller featuring eight velocity- and pressure-sensitive pads, support for 16-bit mono WAV samples via SD/SDHC cards up to 32GB, and comprehensive MIDI connectivity. Designed for seamless integration with music software and hardware, it offers onboard sample editing with tuning and reverb, balanced outputs, and a headphone jack, making it an essential tool for producers and performers seeking expressive, portable sample playback.

## Description

From the manufacturer Sample Playback Add 16-bit mono WAV samples (root directory) via standard SD card (sold separately). Sample Playback Add 16-bit mono WAV samples (root directory) via standard SD card (sold separately). Tweak Your Sound Tune, add reverb, and save sample sets for easy recall. Tweak Your Sound Tune, add reverb, and save sample sets for easy recall. Connectivity Covered (2) Balanced 1/4-inch outputs (6.35mm). Connectivity Covered (2) Balanced 1/4-inch outputs (6.35mm). Headphone Out 1/8-inch headphone output (3.5mm). Headphone Out 1/8-inch headphone output (3.5mm). Triggering Sounds 8 velocity-sensitive and pressure-sensitive pads (pressure is sent via MIDI Out as polyphonic aftertouch and does not affect internal sample playback). Triggering Sounds 8 velocity-sensitive and pressure-sensitive pads (pressure is sent via MIDI Out as polyphonic aftertouch and does not affect internal sample playback). Control Anything USB MIDI plus standard MIDI inputs and outputs. Also controls computer MIDI software and outboard MIDI gear. Control Anything USB MIDI plus standard MIDI inputs and outputs. Also controls computer MIDI software and outboard MIDI gear. Sample Simplicity MPX8 is an advanced sample player with eight premium backlit velocity- and pressure-sensitive pads that capture every subtle nuance of your performance, with pressure transmitted via MIDI Out for external control. At home, in the studio, or on stage, the MPX8 is a compact sampling powerhouse. Versatile Integration With the inclusion of two balanced 1/4" outputs, MPX8 connects to virtually all studio equipment for recording and monitoring – or for private listening and fine tuning of your samples, connect to the dedicated 1/8-inch headphone output. Control Software & MIDI Gear MPX8 also has USB MIDI plus standard MIDI inputs and outputs. Control everything from music software on your laptop to outboard MIDI gear. The included USB cable and 1/8"-to-MIDI adapter makes connectivity an absolute breeze!

Review: Works great for my use case of sample playback - Does exactly what it says on the box, a handy wee sample playback unit.
Review: I'm glad I didn't take those negative reviews to heart as ... - I'm glad I didn't take those negative reviews to heart as this is absolutely fab little machine. Unlike some I actually read what is says on the tin first so knew what to expect.. Must admit it is quite tricky to upload your first samples but once I got my head around it it's all go. Superb!

## Features

- Sample Playback - Load and playback 16-bit mono WAV samples (at supported sample rates) placed in the root directory of a standard SD or SDHC card (up to 32 GB, FAT16/FAT32; 30 MB maximum sample assignment)
- Finger Drumming Essentials - Eight backlit velocity- and pressure-sensitive pads, ideal for triggering drum sounds, melodies, basslines and more (pad pressure is transmitted as polyphonic aftertouch via MIDI Out and does not affect internal sample playback)
- 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 | 10,632 in Musical Instruments & DJ ( See Top 100 in Musical Instruments & DJ ) 52 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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## Available Options

This product comes in different **Color** options.

## 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

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Works great for my use case of sample playback
*by M***Q on 29 June 2026*

Does exactly what it says on the box, a handy wee sample playback unit.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ I'm glad I didn't take those negative reviews to heart as ...
*by T***K on 1 June 2015*

I'm glad I didn't take those negative reviews to heart as this is absolutely fab little machine. Unlike some I actually read what is says on the tin first so knew what to expect.. Must admit it is quite tricky to upload your first samples but once I got my head around it it's all go. Superb!

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ 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.

## Frequently Bought Together

- AKAI Professional MPX8 - Portable Sample Pad Controller With 8 Performance-Ready Velocity-Sensitive Pads, MIDI Connectivity & On-Board SD Card Slot
- 32GB Ultra 100MBs Sandisk SDHC Memory Card
- SanDisk 64GB Ultra SDXC UHS-I Memory Card - 100MB/s, C10, U1, Full HD, SD Card - SDSDUNR-064G-GN6IN

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*Last updated: 2026-09-09*