LPD8 is based on Akai Professional’s MPC line of iconic music production workstations. The backlit pads are velocity-sensitive, perfect for programming rhythmic or melodic parts. Send note information, MIDI CCs, or program changes from the pads to your software, and assign each of the eight Q-Link knobs to control any parameter. LPD8 is based on Akai Professional’s MPC line of iconic music production workstations. The backlit pads are velocity-sensitive, perfect for programming rhythmic or melodic parts. Send note information, MIDI CCs, or program changes from the pads to your software, and assign each of the eight Q-Link knobs to control any parameter. AKAI Professional LPD8 Portable USB-powered MIDI Controller with 8 Velocity-Sensitive Drum Pads for Laptops (Mac & PC), Editing Software included (Renewed) 3.9 out of 5 stars 8 1 offer from $54.21.
How To Program / Configure / Map AKAI LPD8 MIDI Controller’s PADS Inside FL Studio and NanoStudio music production and creation software plus playing demonstration?
AKAI LPD8 MIDI Controller PADS Programming In FL Studio & NanoStudio – Note Mapping & Playing Demo Tutorial
How to make AKAI LPD8 Pads + Knobs MIDI Controller work in NanoStudio or FL Studio?
Video Chapters
00:09 AKAI LPD8 Editor software installation
00:57 AKAI LPD8 Editor software quick overview
01:28 AKAI LPD8 & NanoStudio TRG Sampler Programming / MIDI Mapping
04:41 AKAI LPD8 & NanoStudio – LIVE Playing Demo
07:29 AKAI LPD8 & FL Studio FPC Sampler Module Programming / MIDI Mapping
NanoStudio TRG Sampler Instrument
FL Studio FPC Sample Player Instrument
FL STUDIO FPC Instrument
How To Install and Use Akai LPD8 Editor on Mac OSX
We don’t use Mac, but it the procedure shouldn’t be hard* :
- Download Akai LPD8 Editor for Mac and install it:
- Unzip downloaded .zip archive
- Double-click .dmg file
- Drag app file into /Applications
- Connect Akai LPD8 via USB cable
- Open FL Studio and enable LPD8 MIDI controller in Settings
That should do it! Of course, you can later reprogram it, just as I did in this video. You don’t need step 1 in order to use it, Akai LPD8 is instantly recognized, however, you need LPD8 Editor later if you wish to reprogram pads and knob controllers.
* Note:In Akai LPD8 manual it is stated that you simply connect Akai LPD8 via USB first and then double-click .dmg first. We can’t confirm if there is any practical difference, so give it a try.
AKAI LPD8 MIDI Controller Presets Download
Here are 4 presets created in the video above which you can download for your convenience:
AKAI LPD8 EDITOR
Akai offers an Editor to manually edit, save and load presets for the Pads and Faders. You can download from https://www.akaipro.com/lpd8 (select the DOWNLOADS tab)
In order VirtualDJ factory mapping to operate properly, the Pads and Faders need to have certain Midi Note/CC values in Program 1, as shown in the following image
Manual Programming
- Open AKAI Professional LPD8 Editor
- Edit the values for the 8 Pads and faders for Program 1, as shown in the image above.
- Under Program 1, click on the SEND button
- You can manually program Programs 2 to 4, the same way, but keep in mind that these will not be offered as VirtualDJ keys, so do this if you intend to use the LPD8 in other applications.
- You can save your programming from File->Save Program
Load VDJ Programming
- Download the VDJ preset file from https://www.virtualdj.com/documents/LP8Program_VDJv8.lpd8
- Open AKAI Professional LPD8 Editor
- From top menu choose File->Open Program and navigate to the path you saved the previous file.
- Under Program 1, click on the SEND button.
Akai Lpd8 Editor
Akai Lpd8 Editing Software
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