Akai Professional MPX16 SD Sample Recorder and Player

An Akai Professional MPX16 digital sampler and sample player. The unit is constructed with a plastic housing featuring a black top control panel and a red base. The interface comprises sixteen velocity-sensitive, backlit trigger pads arranged in a two-by-eight grid. The control section includes five rotary encoders, a backlit blue liquid crystal display, and dedicated function buttons for Sample, Mix, Envelopes, Filter/MIDI, Utility, Pad Edit, Main, Select, Record/Sample, and Sample Edit. The front panel is printed with the manufacturer name Akai Professional and the model MPX16. The rear of the unit bears a label for inMusic GmbH, Germany, stating the device was designed in the USA and made in China. A secondary label provides the serial number (21)B51609164100243. An SD card adapter is included in the top slot. At the time of cataloguing, the screen displays KIT:i01 LOC: INT / 001:808 Kick / P01 EDIT: MIX / VOL PAN REV — / 080 CTR 000 —.