Designed for the Image Line FL Studio DAW platform, the Akai Professional Fire is a dedicated, high-performance USB controller, which enhances the workflow and music-creating experience for FL Studio producers. The plug-and-play controller easily integrates into your setup, allowing for a fast and efficient means of creating patterns and building tracks.
The Fire utilizes a 4x16 matrix of velocity-sensitive RGB pads for programming notes, while dedicated controls provide instant access to the Channel Rack, Browser, Tool Bar, and Playlist menus without needing a mouse. The graphical OLED display makes for easy browsing and tactile control over the various files, menus, and parameters within your FL Studio session, while the dedicated transport buttons give you full control of your music. Up to four units can be used at once, creating an 8 x 32 matrix for advanced production techniques. The Akai Fire is Windows and Mac compatible (with the release of FL Studio 20) and includes the FL Studio 20 Fruity Edition software and a USB cable.
- Designed for FL Studio 20
- Plug-and-Play Integration
- RGB Pads with Velocity Sensitivity
- 4x16 Button Matrix + OLED Display
- Instant Navigation for Channel Rack
- Browser, Tool Bar, and Playlist Menu
- Dedicated Transport Controls
- Windows and Mac Compatible
- Includes FL Studio 20 Fruity Edition
Introducing the Akai Professional Fire
The new Akai Professional Fire represents the first of its kind, a dedicated hardware controller. Created in close partnership with Image-Line, Fire is a high-performance tool designed to enhance the workflow.
Browse, Audition
Fire features a dedicated browser function to navigate, audition and load your audio samples, recall project files and open plugins. Simply select browser and use the Select rotary encoder to preview and load content
Step Sequence
Featuring plug-and-play integration, within seconds you’ll be creating patterns and building tracks using Fire’s 4 x 16 velocity-sensitive RGB pad matrix, designed for immediate interaction with FL Studio’s celebrated step sequencer.
At the touch of a finger
Get hands-on with your production with everything you need to control FL Studio’s channels and patterns. With direct hardware control over your session, you can easily mute and solo channels, expand the grid matrix, select new channels, navigate through patterns and much more without touching a mouse.
Note Mode
From searing synth leads to lush pads, Fire’s Note mode provides the ultimate platform to add melody and harmony to your production.
Drum Mode
Fire’s pad matrix features an MPC-style 16-pad layout for seamless integration with FPC and SliceX.
Performance Mode
Whether you’re a studio producer refining an arrangement or live performer looking to take your sessions to the stage, Fire’s Performance mode provides the ideal platform to remix and reimagine your tracks. Simply select Performance mode and launch MIDI clips and audio directly from Fire’s RGB pad matrix for a truly inspiring live production experience.
Transporting
Fire also provides immediate access to transport controls straight from the hardware. Record, Stop, Play, as well as a button to instantly switch between Pattern and Song mode are intuitively placed. Plus, these all double up with secondary controls providing access to Loop Record, Countdown, Wait and Metronome.
All in the mix
Bringing a tactile, mouse-free mixing solution to the FL Studio environment, Fire includes 4 banks of 4 touch-capacitive knobs that enable the user to instantly see and adjust parameter values. Providing control over channel, mixer and user-assignable parameters, this enables a more intuitive and enjoyable workflow. From tweaking volume and pan within FL Studio’s mixer to adjusting filter controls within the selected channel and recording automation, you’ll spend less time clicking and more time executing.
Multi-device Mode
Speed is power. Up to four Fire devices can be connected at once, enabling unprecedented hardware control and production workflow. Expand channels or make more in the sequencer accessible by selecting Multi-Device Mode from the OLED display. Instantly expand the 4 x16 matrix of one Fire unit to an 8 x 32 workflow.
System requirements:
Windows:
Windows 7, 8, 10 or later
4GB of RAM or higher recommended
4GB free disk space
Mac OS:
10.11 or later
4GB of RAM or higher recommended
4GB free disk space
