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| | Features | Backlit LCDBright, glowing, backlit pads that follow the beatMicrophone input and Headphone outputBattery Power capability and AC AdapterDrum Roll / Note Repeat feature for realism and expression
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| | Description | The Akai XR20 Beat Production Station raises the bar for drum machines by incorporating fresh new sounds and amazing performance features. 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 XR20 features sounds of standard and electronic drums, single (one-shot) hits, bass and synth sounds to easily create your maximum mix in minimal time. Akai XR20 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 | |
| | Product Details | | Product Length: | 0.0 inches | | Product Width: | 0.0 inches | | Product Height: | 0.0 inches | | Product Weight: | 21.0 pounds | | Package Length: | 13.0 inches | | Package Width: | 12.4 inches | | Package Height: | 5.1 inches | | Package Weight: | 4.25 pounds | | Average Customer Rating: |  based on 9 reviews |
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14 of 15 found the following review helpful:
 Amazing sounding little box Feb 03, 2009
By Michael Rosenstark
I sent my XR20 midiclock, balanced its levels with some other gear, and voila! Amazing results. Funky, groovy, sounds awesome through my Korg KP3 Kaoss pad. Cool modes on this machine, too: it plays bass and synth. And one-shot FX. And there's tons and tons of samples--and you can switch drum kits on the fly. And you can switch patterns on measure boundaries only! Which keeps live jams with it from running out of control. And it does fills. And it sounds great. AND it has a microphone input, which means that I can send my voice into it! And it looks awesome. And the user interface is really well designed. And it's small. And it runs on batteries. And and and and and...
6 of 6 found the following review helpful:
This could be a one stop shop Oct 26, 2010
By Bakuhatsu
If you're looking to do electronic music this drum machine could possibly keep you occupied by itself for a very long time. With so many presets, so many samples and a fairly simple interface the beats seem to roll out of this drum machine in no time. You can add bass lines and synth lines in a matter of seconds. I own another drum machine that's a few years old and good for the basics, but all the different samples in this got me excited. I'm not even really all that interested in modern hip hop/rap but the variety hooked me and has kept me.
2 of 2 found the following review helpful:
Very versatile, very practical, very intuitive, very awesome! Dec 14, 2011
By Jimmy Lin
I used to own an Akai Professional MPC500 Portable Music Production Center. I sold it recently. Why? Because the pads were too stiff. Because the interface was far from intuitive. Because the polyphony on it was faulty. Because as a performance tool, it was dull as hell visually.
Before I sold the MPC500, I picked up an XR20. I turned it on. Fifteen minutes later, I was programming beats and songs. The interface is pretty intuitive once you understand about five things. The sound quality is amazing. The number of kits included is insane. The look of the unit once its turned on it pretty spiffy as well. I love the light-up pads (I also own a Korg PadKontrol USB Drum Pad Studio Controller, White - instead of a number of other pad controllers - for this reason).
Plus - biggest advantage over the MPC500 - the pads feel GREAT. Solid but "soft." No more pounding to get a trigger response - the XR20 responds like a dream.
I cannot recommend the XR20 enough for any level of producer (amateur, professional, etc.). If you need the "flexibility" of the MPC500, then I suggest you buy some software for your laptop. Otherwise, the XR20 will get you 90% of where you need in a production scenario (for beats). Awesome product. A home run for Akai!
2 of 3 found the following review helpful:
Good entry level Mar 04, 2011
By Unbridled Fate
I got 3 of these for a knock around drum machine to lend to the interns at the studio I work at. They're just High school kids so it's nice to give them something they can play around with at home. We used to lend out the lend out the Alesis Sr16 pads but over the years they got beat to death. Other than this MPC this is the first entry pad I've personally played around with from Akai. I used to own a Boss DR. 770 when it was brand new and that to me was a mind blower with it's features an the like. The XR20 is far from a 770 at least to the time I spent with it but it does have some good basic features that I think can really help those just starting out learning how to program drums get the hang of. A lot of the kids that come to our studio just want to jump on the MPC because they heard so much about it but getting the hang of it all starts with a simple machine like this. I like it so far and so do our interns. I just hope they last as long as the Sr16's did.
0 of 1 found the following review helpful:
Extremely pleased! Dec 13, 2011
By Cebrum George II
Not only was the item shipped in a timely fashion; but the seller gave a prompt response to my inquiry; and the item, itself, is AWESOME!!! One of the best on-board sounds of any drum machine out there.
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