--- product_id: 279631089 title: "MPX8 - Portable Sample Pad Controller with 8 Performance-Ready Velocity-Sensitive Pads, MIDI Connectivity & On-Board SD Card Slot, black" brand: "akai professional" price: "€ 199.95" currency: EUR in_stock: true reviews_count: 5 category: "Akai Professional" url: https://www.desertcart.be/products/279631089-mpx8-portable-sample-pad-controller-with-8-performance-ready-velocity store_origin: BE region: Belgium --- # SD/SDHC sample playback USB & MIDI connectivity 8 velocity-sensitive pads MPX8 - Portable Sample Pad Controller with 8 Performance-Ready Velocity-Sensitive Pads, MIDI Connectivity & On-Board SD Card Slot, black **Brand:** akai professional **Price:** € 199.95 **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Summary > 🎶 Unlock your sonic universe with the ultimate portable sample powerhouse! ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** MPX8 - Portable Sample Pad Controller with 8 Performance-Ready Velocity-Sensitive Pads, MIDI Connectivity & On-Board SD Card Slot, black by akai professional - **How much does it cost?** € 199.95 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.be](https://www.desertcart.be/products/279631089-mpx8-portable-sample-pad-controller-with-8-performance-ready-velocity) ## 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 - • **Performance-Ready Pads:** Eight backlit velocity and pressure-sensitive pads deliver dynamic finger drumming and sample triggering with precision. - • **Pro-Grade Connectivity:** Balanced 1/4-inch outputs and headphone jack ensure flawless integration with studio monitors and live rigs. - • **Universal MIDI Control:** Full USB MIDI plus traditional MIDI I/O lets you command DAWs, virtual instruments, and external gear effortlessly. - • **Seamless Sample Playback:** Load virtually any mono or stereo sample from standard SD or SDHC cards for instant creative access. - • **Customizable Sound Design:** Built-in tuning and reverb controls via the sample kit editor empower you to personalize every sample on the fly. ## Overview The AKAI Professional MPX8 is a compact, metal-built sample pad controller featuring 8 velocity- and pressure-sensitive pads, SD/SDHC sample playback, and comprehensive USB plus MIDI connectivity. Designed for musicians and producers on the move, it offers real-time sample editing with tuning and reverb, plus pro-level outputs for seamless studio or stage integration. Perfect for finger drumming, live triggering, and creative control across all major DAWs. ## Description Product Description Sampling essential MPX8 is a sampler/player with eight backlit velocity- and pressure-sensitive pads. Combining an ultra-portable footprint with convenient USB power, musicians, producers and performers can trigger sound samples stored on standard SD cards using the best pads in the business. Insert the SD card, assign its contents to any of the MPX8’s pads, and you’re ready to perform. For unrestricted production capability MPX8 features MIDI over USB and on-board MIDI inputs and outputs - Perfect for controlling DAWs, virtual instruments, drum machines and more. Plus, with on-board processors for tuning and reverb, take command of your samples, add some dynamic flair to your performance and make your samples your own. At home, in the studio, as part of a producer's rig, or on stage as a solution for triggering critical sounds, MPX8 is a compact sampling powerhouse. Set Contains: MPX8; USB Power Adapter; MPX8 Sample Kit Editor (download); 1/8"-to-MIDI Adapters (2); Loop Library (download); User Guide; USB Cable; Safety & Warranty Manual Review: Straight forward easy ready to go mpc anywhere on the go.. Review: J’ai pris ce drumpad pour mon compagnon et il adore !!!!! Parfait pour faire de la musique, les touches sont agréables ## 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 - Two Balanced 1/4-Inch outputs (6.35 mm) and 1/8-Inch headphone output (3.5 mm) 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 | | Color Name | MPX8 - black | | Color Screen | No | | Compatible Devices | desktop, laptop | | Connector Type | USB | | Country Produced In | china | | Customer Reviews | 4.0 4.0 out of 5 stars (1,036) | | Date First Available | 30 June 2013 | | Hardware Interface | USB | | Hardware Platform | USB-MIDI generic/standard | | Instrument Key | Any | | Item Weight | 450 g | | Item model number | MPX8X110 | | Material Type | Metal | | Mixer Channel Quantity | 10 | | Musical Style | Electronic | | Product Dimensions | 29.49 x 10.31 x 3.05 cm; 450 g | | Proficiency Level | Beginner | | Size | 8-pad | | Standing screen display size | 1 | | Supported Software | Ableton Live, FL Studio, Pro Tools, Logic Pro | ## Product Details - **Brand:** Akai Professional - **Connectivity technology:** USB - **Model name:** MPX8 - **Product dimensions:** 10.3D x 29.5W x 3H centimeters - **Special features:** Backlit, Compact, Portable ## Images ![MPX8 - Portable Sample Pad Controller with 8 Performance-Ready Velocity-Sensitive Pads, MIDI Connectivity & On-Board SD Card Slot, black - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/71bOpal68XL.jpg) ## Available Options This product comes in different **Style** 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 ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Review *by C***Y on 29 October 2023* Straight forward easy ready to go mpc anywhere on the go.. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Review *by J***A on 17 February 2024* J’ai pris ce drumpad pour mon compagnon et il adore !!!!! Parfait pour faire de la musique, les touches sont agréables ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Review *by P***O on 17 January 2021* I put off buying this for a long time, mainly due to reviews here and elsewhere online. After watching a product demonstration on YouTube I decided to buy and I am very glad that I did. This is an excellent piece of kit that does exactly what I needed. I was looking for a stand-alone sample pad that did not need to connect to a laptop and would fit straight into my existing keyboard rig. The MPX16 ticks those boxes, resting neatly on one of my keyboards on its non-slip rubber feet. The menu system is so intuitive that within a few minutes of unboxing I had figured out most of the functions without referring to the manual. The pads themselves are robust and dynamic, responding well to velocity and colour-coded to indicate in play, sample assigned etc. Within a couple of hours the MPX16 was part of my set-up and I was using it live; it's that easy to use. I need it to trigger phrases so I won't say much about the internal sounds; they seem OK but most of them (like the hip hop kits) won't be of any use to me. I want to address some of the comments in other reviews. There have been a number of comments about how difficult people found it to load samples, not knowing what format they should be in. The user manual on page 9 makes it pretty clear which formats are acceptable so before the product arrived I had prepared my samples in Audacity (if you're working with samples and you don't have Audacity, you should download it immediately). It was a simple task to drag and drop my samples onto my correctly-formatted card (also page 9) and the MPX16 picked them up immediately. If you want to use the MPX16 as the card reader, the instructions on page 12 are quite clear on how to do this. Alternatively, you can download the converter from the Akai site. I have seen a number of comments that the maximum capacity of samples that can be loaded into a kit at any time is 30MB - in fact, it's 48MB (page 9 again!). Most of the problems encountered by other reviewers would have been avoided if they'd read the manual! However, it is true that each kit takes a while to load from the card. I have one kit containing 38MB of samples and it takes about 2.5 minutes to load. Having said that, if you arranged your set and your kits appropriately, you could still probably get away with it. Again, use Audacity to optimise your samples to make them as lean as possible. I haven't tried sampling on the device; at the moment, it's not what I need it for. Having said that, like everything else about the MPX16 it appears to be fairly straightforward. Overall, I am very pleased that I went with the MPX16. It may not be for everyone, but it's perfect for my requirements. ## 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 --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.be/products/279631089-mpx8-portable-sample-pad-controller-with-8-performance-ready-velocity](https://www.desertcart.be/products/279631089-mpx8-portable-sample-pad-controller-with-8-performance-ready-velocity) --- *Product available on Desertcart Belgium* *Store origin: BE* *Last updated: 2026-05-23*