Drew Hollis from Akai Professional presents the sweet MPX8 sample controller at Winter NAMM 2013 - http://www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/MPX8
Simplicity is the key to the Akai Professional MPX8 SD sample pad controller. Sporting eight velocity-sensitive and pressure-sensitive pads, the MPX8 can trigger samples and sounds loaded on standard SD card. An included drag-and-drop sample editor makes it easy to manage your sounds, and there's a massive library of built-in sounds included.
Akai Professional MPX8 SD Sample Pad Controller Features:
• 8 x velocity-sensitive and pressure-sensitive pads
• Add sound samples via standard SD card or use the extensive built-in library
• Tune, add reverb, save sample sets for easy recall
• USB MIDI plus standard MIDI inputs and outputs
• Drag-and-drop sample editor for Mac and PC included