Akai Pro, the legendary brand of music production, proudly introduces the Flex Beat, the perfect rhythmic instrument that
gives you complete control over the timing and groove of your music.
Flex Beat makes it easy to create beats, DJ-style scratches, trance gates, and reverse or time your audio.
Producers of any genre can distort samples beyond recognition or add extra flair to any loop in your sample collection.
Characteristics
BEND YOUR RHYTHMS :
Akai Pro, the legendary music production brand, is proud to introduce the Flex Beat, the ultimate rhythm tool that gives you total control over the rhythm and groove of your music. Flex Beat lets you create beats, DJ-style scratches, trance gates, and easily reverse or time your audio. Producers of any genre can distort samples beyond recognition or add extra flair to any loop in your sample collection.
Control your sound :
16 performance pads for pattern presets.
Pad playback modes: Loop, One Shot and Hold.
The pads are controlled by MIDI using the MIDI sidechain input.
Preset banks for instant inspiration.
The ability to trigger quantized patterns so your music never skips a beat.
Large library of pad presets with preview function.
Detailed pattern editor with snapping, adjustable curve types and envelope tools.
Export or import pattern presets in Gross Beat™ compatible .fnv format.
Dry/Wet mix.
ADD EXTRA TASTE WITH HUNDREDS OF PRESETS :
Sound engineering at your fingertips :
Flex Beat lets you add rhythm and movement to your music. With a library of hundreds of presets, you can add anything from simple scratches to full-fledged pitch-shift automation with just a few clicks. You can even modify existing presets or create your own patterns to use in your projects.
YOU ARE THE PRO – STRENGTH YOUR CREATIVE MUSCLE :
Pattern Editor :
The Pattern Editor helps you create rhythms and songs by easily controlling pitch, speed and steps. With the pattern editor, you can easily edit values in the sequencer like in a DAW, customize curve and envelope types, snap notes to a grid, randomize values, and save presets.
DON’T FORGET TO ADD THE SAUCE :
Run it Back :
Select a mode to play the pads in loop, single shot or hold mode and navigate through the patterns available to you.
One Shot: Plays the selected pad pattern to the end, then returns to the previous pad.
Loop: The default behavior, the pad pattern always loops.
Hold: Plays the selected pad pattern as long as the pad is held, then returns to the previous pad.
