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Akai Professional XR20 Beat Production Station  

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Akai Professional

A pro-grade, portable beat machine with a bunch of great sounds!

The Akai XR20 is loaded with pro-grade, industrial-strength drum, percussion, bass, synth, sound effects; vocal and instrument hit sounds. Make your own beats with this machine that has the ability to lay percussion and other sound effects in a groove wherever and whenever you're ready, because inspiration can happen anywhere.

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 Akai XR20 also features sounds of standard and electronic drums, single (one-shot) hits, bass and synth sounds to easily create your maximum mix in minimal time.

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

Get your portable beat machine, because inspiration can happen anywhere! Order today!

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Indeed a great deal

| Review By: Karl Werner | 5 months, 3 weeks ago

2 people out of 2 found this review helpful

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I have been using beat machines and softwares for over 10 years including the Roland MC-505, Boss DR-3, Reason, Acid, Hydrogen.  If you are looking for a drum machine for the primary purpose of making beats that are of a current pop/hip-hop style, this is your machine.  Very current sounding.  This thing isn't quite as tweakable as more expensive sequencers, but it does what I need it to do.  The footswitch compatibility sets this thing apart from other more expensive sequencers in that if you are a live performer, especially one who is simultaneously playing a guitar or keyboard at the same time, you can very realistically start/stop & toggle between A/B/fills hands free.  What sets this drum machine apart from other drum machines is that it has a MIDI OUT.  This means you can use this drum machine to trigger an external device, in my case, a Korg MicroKorg.  The combination gives me all of the drum & analog synth timbres that I am looking for.  However, editing a keyboard part can get hairy because the range of the pads on the drum machine is not as extensive as that of your keyboard, so often I find I have to completely re-record a keyboard sequence if I don't have a perfect take.  This thing won't record knob modulations as on many high-end Roland products, etc. you would need to do those live.  I use this thing to do cover songs from Brown-Eyed Girl (Van Morrison) to Party Rock Anthem (LMFAO).  If you are a rap composer and you want to use it live, this is great.  If you are primarily a studio musician, I would recommend using a computer with Reason or Ableton software instead.    --DJ Guitar Hero, Tulsa, OK

Quality:

High quality drum pads, LCD screen.  After gigging with it for almost a year, the ac adapter shorted out.  I called Akai about it, and they shipped me a new one.

Value:

For the $, the features can't be beat.

Overall:

Exactly what I have been looking for:  price, ease of use, awesome & current sounds, MIDI OUT, owned one for 2 years.  The perfect drum machine for a live hip-hop style performer.  Akai is a great company that builds quality products and stands behind them.

Do you own the product?:
Yes
Have you used the product?:
Yes
Musical Experience:
professional small club musician
Style of music you play:
mostly cover songs of a variety of genres & original music in a current/hip-hop/pop style
Where you live:
Tulsa, OK

Did you find this review helpful? yes no1099798

Great tool.

| Review By: justplay | 1 year, 9 months ago

0 people out of 0 found this review helpful

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I use this mostly to make backing tracks to practice other instruments but it's loads of fun by itself and has quality sounds and features.  There is a learning curve so keep that in mind when reading some of the reviews out there, once you get proficient you'll love it.
Do you own the product?:
Yes
Have you used the product?:
No
Musical Experience:
hobbyist
Style of music you play:
uhhhh... jazzy prog trance metal.
Where you live:
NM

Did you find this review helpful? yes no900990

Simple and sounds great

| Review By: JLazzell - Holla | 1 year, 11 months ago

1 people out of 1 found this review helpful

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Please don't listen to window shoppers that don't know a thing about the Akia XR20. You can change kits and you can make any pad any pre-programmed sound you like, from Bass drum to Crash, from bass synth's to Plucking bass sounds. Work with it people - play with the buttons - hit user - drum set - page to the drum you select on the pad - just hit the pad and change the sound and record the pattern you play on it and play it back, so simple. I have not been able to get MIDI to work, but i am still new with it. Get familiar with Quantization - if you can count to 32, you'll be OK........ ;-) I have only grazed the surface on this - but I think Akai did OK for the price on this one. I can't wait to save up for the MPC 5000
Do you own the product?:
Yes
Have you used the product?:
No
Musical Experience:
Hobby/Active
Style of music you play:
Over the edge 80's PoP covers
Where you live:
Chi-Chi

Did you find this review helpful? yes no1042210

The Lil Black Box

| Review By: Dj Money Mone | 3 years, 1 month ago

0 people out of 0 found this review helpful

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This thing is crazy.  The sounds are off the chain and ten times better than than any workstation drum sounds.  It may not be able to sample new sounds but the sounds it come with are all you need!!!
Do you own the product?:
Yes
Have you used the product?:
No
Musical Experience:
beat maker, recording engineer
Style of music you play:
hip hop, mellow listening
Where you live:
F.L.I.N.T.

Did you find this review helpful? yes no903297

How To Make The Perfect Drum Machine !!!

| Review By: The Big Bully Organization-eLgXg | 3 years, 1 month ago

1 people out of 1 found this review helpful

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The Akai XR20 is the best drum machine on the market, period. It cant be beat hands down the best on the market. For starters it has over 700 preprogrammed sounds and you can customize with tune, EQ, reverb, Compression, Panning etc. You can create patterns with 4 section A, B, A & B fills. Makes for some very complex beats. It has 4 outputs which can be assigned, it also functions as a sound module when using a Midi Cable. You can play drums with pads and use a Midi Controller to play the synth sounds. Really fst hip hop beat creation. And dont forget the mic input, you cant record vocals, but you can buss them through when recording your beats, and the sound will be mixed in the internal buss. I own this thing and I wouldnt trade it for anything else.
Do you own the product?:
Yes
Have you used the product?:
No
Musical Experience:
Aspiring Recording Label
Style of music you play:
Hip-Hop
Where you live:
Phoenix, AZ

Did you find this review helpful? yes no1041250

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