Akai + AVID Beat Factory Kit

The mobile Pro Tools Production Package you've been waiting for. Easy to start, easy to expand.

This studio package is perfect for the budding producer or artist that needs to capture their production ideas quickly, even when on the move. Make recordings sound professional by using the industry standard in recording software: Pro Tools. Add a condenser microphone at any time to expand your studio set up!

THIS PRODUCTION PACKAGE INCLUDES:

AVID Recording Studio USB Recording Interface
ProTools SE Essential Recording Software Bundle, including Virtual Instruments and 5.5gb of loops and production tools
AKAI MPK Mini Portable MIDI Controller with Beat Pads
(2) USB cables to connect the devices to your computer - FREE!
One Year Warranty on everything - FREE!

Pro Tools M-Powered Essential

Streamlined Edition of Pro Tools M-Powered

Pro Tools® M-Powered™ Essential gives you easy access to many of the same Pro Tools software features that professionals use every day to create Grammy® award-winning albums, Emmy® award-winning television shows, and Academy Award®-winning films. This easy-to-use software lets you create pro-sounding mixes with up to 16 mono or stereo audio tracks. You also get 60+ virtual instrument sounds to play and record, plus EQ and other effects to make your mixes sound professionally produced. It even comes with over 5.5GB of music-making tools to help you get started instantly.

AVID Recording Interface

Turn your computer into a powerful music production studio with the AVID Recording Studio —the best-selling recording interface in its category. Featuring a simple "plug-and-play" USB connection, Fast Track is the easiest way to record guitar, vocals and more with your PC or Mac. Simply plug in your instruments and you’re ready to rock. Recording Studio even offers phantom power so you can use professional-quality studio condenser microphones like the MXL 440!

Akai MPK Mini Portable MIDI Controller

The Akai Pro MPK mini is an ultra-compact mini-keyboard with an impressive array of buttons, knobs and pads to provide "hands-on" performance and production control no matter your location. MPK mini strikes the perfect balance between portability and comprehensive software control by melding together the complete control offered in the popular Akai Pro MPK family with the grab-and-go convenience of the LPK25 and LPD8. With a 25-note keyboard, 8 back-lit, MPC-style pads and 8 Q-Link knobs, the MPK mini is the ultimate portable controller to get your music moving.

Minimum System Requirements:

Windows

Windows 7 Home Premium, Professional, or Ultimate; Windows XP Home or XP Pro (SP3)
1.8GHz multi-core processor (Intel or AMD)
5400 RPM hard drive
2 GB RAM for Windows 7 64-bit; 1 GB RAM for Windows XP and Windows 7 32-bit
1 available USB port for included hardware
Adobe Flash Player 10 (free at adobe.com)

Note: Windows Vista is not supported

Mac