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

Product Features

  • True analog drum machine with five percussion voices
  • Kick, snare, and clap sounds with chromatically tunable Disco Toms
  • On-board 32-step sequencer with classic drum machine workflow
  • Gate trigger In/Out, for triggering your sequences via modular synths, vintage sequencers or external sound sources
  • “Maul” circuitry to dirty up your drum beats
Akai Analog Builtin Drum Machine Percussion Professional True Voices