Akai Professional Tom Cat | True Analog Drum Machine with Built-in Percussion Voices

Tom Cat is an exciting true analog drum machine with five built-in percussion voices, including kick, snare, and clap sounds with chromatically tunable Disco Toms.

On-board controls—all continuously variable—let you customize the tuning, amplitude envelopes, and volume of each drum voice separately for precise real-time adjustment, so you can get that perfect sound.

With Tom Cat we’ve put the sound and design of classic analog drum machines into a compact piece of gear that can be integrated into both modern and vintage rigs.

Technical Specs

• Sounds: Kick drum, snare drum, clap, hi-hat (open or closed), disco toms
• Time Divisions: 1/4; 1/4 triplet-based; 1/8; 1/8 triplet-based; 1/16; 1/16 triplet- based; 1/32
• Patterns / Sequences: 16 patterns, each with 2 sequences + 2 fills/sequences
• Display: 3-digit, 7-segment LED
• Pads: 6 velocity-sensitive pads
• Step Switches: 16 on-off buttons with 3-color step indicator LEDs
• Knobs
  • (1) 360° encoder
  • (23) 270° knobs
• Inputs / Outputs
  • (1) 1/4” TRS main output (TS-compatible)
  • (1) 1/4” TRS headphones output
  • (1) 1/8” TS gate trigger input (0–12 V max, 5 V recommended)
  • (1) 1/8” TS gate trigger output (5 V pulse)
  • (1) 5-pin MIDI input
  • (1) 5-pin MIDI output/through
  • (1) USB port
• Power: 12V, 2A, center-positive power adapter (included)
• Size (width x depth x height): 12.4” x 8.7” x 2.0”
• Weight: 4.6 lbs

Box Contents

• Tom Cat
• Power Adapter
• User Guide
• Safety & Warranty Manual