AKAI Professional Flex Beat v1.1

The Beatmaker's Secret Sauce

Flex Beat takes anything from a drum loop, synth part, guitar riff, and vocal line and injects life at the press of a button.

Flex Beat, created by the pioneers of beat-based music production, Akai Pro, is your ultimate toolkit for powerful beat manipulation and sound design. As you would expect from a brand that has such a heritage in the world of music creation, Flex Beat takes the ordinary and makes it extraordinary.

Now available for MPC Standalone!

Take control of your sound

Elevate your production game with 16 performance pads offering diverse pattern presets. Whether you want Loop, One Shot, or Hold behavior, Flex Beat's pad play modes have got you covered.

Never be out of ideas

Stuck in a creative rut? With a wide range of preset banks, Flex Beat serves as your instant inspiration.

On top of that, enjoy the launch quantization feature to ensure your music is always on beat.

Sound mangling at your fingertips

With a library of inspirational presets, it’s easier than ever to inject character into your tracks. DJ scratches? Trance gates? It’s all at your disposal. You can even import and export presets in .fnv format compatible with Gross Beat™ for an even wider sonic palette.

Flex your creative muscles

Flex Beat’s desktop plugin editor, gives you a level of control typically reserved for a DAW.

Snap to grid, adjustable curve types, and envelope tools make sure you can shape your sound precisely how you want it.

Run it back

With three unique pad playback modes—One Shot, Loop, and Hold—exploring sonic patterns becomes an intuitive process. Just pick your mode and go on a rhythmic journey.

NOT JUST FOR BEATMAKERS

Flex Beat is a powerful tool in the world of sound design and FX creation. Perfect for those working in movies, TV and games. Drop Flex Beat on a sample and soon you’ll be creating new sonic possibilities from what may have been an overlooked audio file without Flex Beat.