Akai Pro MPC Studio MKII | I Can't Map The Pads In My DAW

It is important to note that the MPC Studio MKII along with the rest of the MPC series hardware products require MPC 2 software (Desktop or VST version) to be launched for the correct mapping of the pads and other physical hardware functions.

Attempting to use the MPC Studio MKII as a generic MIDI controller without launching MPC 2 software or the VST version in your DAW, will not give you the option to customize the pad mapping as this is not how the MPC's have been designed.

If you do require a MIDI drum pad controller for this purpose, please see the following alternatives below: