Akai's new and improved MPD218 is six years of hard work in the making, incorporating customer research with years of industry experience to create the perfect drum pad controller.The MPD218 features ultra sensitive Thick Fat MPC pads and a set of six knobs in three banks to control effects and sounds.The controller is iOS compatible and also features tons of free software, including; Akai Pro MPC Essentials, Big Bang Drums and Big Bang Cinematic Percussion from Sonivox, Ableton Live Lite, and Software Preset Editor.Akai Product OverviewThe MPD2 Series is a product of over six years of detailed customer research and user feedback. We asked what you wanted and we listened closely. We took what you told us and turned it into the most capable and user-friendly line of pad controllers Akai Professional has developed to date.The MPD218 is a MIDI-over-USB pad controller perfect for producers, programmers, musicians and DJs alike. Its intuitive blend of MPC controls and technologies mesh with