Introducing the Akai Professional FireThe new Akai Professional Fire represents the first of its kind - a dedicated hardware controller developed in conjunction with Image-Line for the FL Studio DAW platform. Fire is a high-performance tool designed to enhance the workflow and music-creating experience for all FL Studio producers. Fusing a sleek, low-profile and ultra-portable footprint with plug & play integration with FL Studio, a workflow-centric specification, a 4 x 16 pad matrix with radiant RGB backlighting, a graphical OLED display, assignable controls and dedicated transport controls, Akai Professional?s Fire guarantees to enhance the FL Studio experience providing users with a custom-engineered control source, perfect for studio and live performance scenarios alike. Switch up your workflow and get hands-on with the immersive performance capability of Fire - your production demands it.Ignite Your Creative FlowFeaturing seamless plug-and-play integration, within seconds you?ll be creating patterns and building tracks using Fire?s 4x16 velocity-sensitive RGB pad matrix. Quickly input patterns on the step sequencer or switch up to performance mode playing / recording notes and launching your patterns using the velocity-sensitive RGB pads for maximum expressive capability.Total Command of Your ProductionInstantly navigate the Channel Rack, Browser, Tool Bar and Playlist menus and quickly browse audio and project files without the click of a mouse - the graphical OLED display makes browsing and controlling the various files, menus and parameters within your FL Studio session a breeze; plus, the dedicated transport buttons give you full control of FL Studio?s standard playback, navigation and recording facilities.It?s All In The MixNothing beats hands-on, tactile control when it comes to mixing. Fire includes 4 banks of 4 touch-capacitive knobs for ultimate control over channel, mixer and user assignable parameters within FL Studio. From tweaking volume and pan within FL Studio?s Mixer to adjusting filter controls within the selected Channel, all the core hardware controls you demand are thoughtfully included.FL Studio Fruity Fire Edition IncludedEnter the world of unrestricted production capability with the included FL Studio Fruity Fire Edition software, included with Fire. FL Studio is a complete software music production environment (or Digital Audio Workstation DAW), the culmination of more than 20 years of innovative development featuring everything you need in one package to compose, arrange, edit, mix and master professional quality music. With unlimited access to FL Studios piano roll editor and step sequencer, unlimited tracks, VST; DXi instrument support, full automation functionality, plus 18+ virtual instruments and over a dozen built in effects and processors, FL Studio Fruity Fire Edition provides the ultimate platform to spark that initial idea, ignite your creativity and complete your masterpiece - all in an ultra-intuitive, inspiring environment engineered to root your focus on what?s important, your production.