Akai Professional FIRE Hardware Controller for FL Studio without Software

The new Akai Professional Fire represents the first of its kind, a dedicated hardware controller for the FL Studio Digital Audio Workstation (DAW) platform. Created in close partnership with Image-Line, Fire is a high-performance tool designed to enhance the workflow and music-creating experience for all FL Studio producers.

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 and devices within FL Studio - The graphical OLED display makes for easy browsing and controlling the various files, menus and parameters within your session a breeze.

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.

Key Features

• Plug-and-play integration with FL Studio
• Quickly input patterns along the timeline in the step sequencer
• 4 x 16 Matrix of Velocity-Sensitive RGB Pads
• Record notes in Performance mode
• 4 banks of assignable Touch-Capacitive Knobs
• Instantly navigate the Channel Rack, Browser, Tool Bar and Playlist windows
• Use dedicated controls to quickly browse audio and project files
• Dedicated Transport controls
• USB bus-powered

Technical Specifications

Pads
(64) Velocity-Sensitive RGB Backlit Pads
Knobs
4 x 360 degree Assignable Touch-Capacitive Knobs
1 x 360 Encoder for Display Navigation
Buttons
20 x Dedicated function buttons; Red, Amber or Green backlit
Display
OLED Display
Connections
1 USB Type-B Port
System Requirements
Windows:
Windows 7, 8, 10 or later
4GB of RAM or higher recommended
4GB free disk space
FL Studio 20.0.5 or later
Mac OS:
10.11 or later
4GB of RAM or higher recommended
4GB free disk space
FL Studio 20.0.5 or later
Please note: The more powerful your CPU, the more instruments and FX you can run.