What is Akai LPD8?

What is Akai LPD8?

Measuring in at just 13 inches, LPD8 is a USB MIDI pad controller that’s meant to escape the boundaries of your studio. It weighs less than a pound, will easily fit into a laptop case, backpack, or messenger bag, and gives you great-feeling pads and simple parameter controls so you can make music wherever you are.

Can I use a drum machine as a MIDI controller?

If your drum machine has MIDI ports, it should be able to sync with your DAW’s MIDI clock. Send a cable from the main output of your drum machine into your audio interface and set up an audio track in your DAW so that you can hear the audio from your drum machine.