VIP Standard

Direct control of your entire VST library for all keyboards

AKAI’s award-winning VIP is the first and only music software that enables you to control your entire VST instrument and FX library directly from any keyboard. Switch patches from all your VSTs in one place, instantly access pre-mapped plugin parameters for hands-on knob tweaking, customize pre-set loading from multiple VSTs using Setlists, and much more.

Key Features

• Plays virtually every VST-compatible plugin and effects unit

• Standalone virtual instrument and effects player for your computer

• Effects Browser - search effects by type and audition across multiple plugins with a single click

• Access, edit and mix up to 8 virtual instruments at one time in a Multi

• Effects Stacks combine multiple effects into recallable patches

• VIPMS – The VIP Native Plugin Map Standard allows 3rd party virtual instrument and effect developers to produce their own plugin maps for enhanced VIP integration

• MIDI Learn functionality seamlessly maps the controls of any VIP-compatible keyboard (knobs, encoders, faders, buttons) to VIP’s parameters

• Pad Chord Progressions - play chord progressions using a VIP-enabled keyboard controller’s pads 

• Key Control modes: play scales, harmonised chords or chord progressions from a VIP keyboard or MIDI keyboard 

• Setlist Feature - switch between patches from any plugin instantly from the keyboard

VIP is ideal for live performance and a Standalone App with a built in Digital Mixer. It also runs as a VSTi, AU, or AAX plugin, allowing you access to VSTi's in virtually any DAW, such as Pro Tools, Logic Pro X and Ableton Live.