Akai Professional's new MPC Sample is a standalone sampler with an MPC workflow in a portable, battery-powered device aimed ...

The MPC range gains a fun, affordable sketchpad with a fair few tricks up its sleeve ...

In light of AKAI just dropping the MPC Sample, it's a good time to highlight how the innovative machine changed the music we ...

The new flagship of the MPC range is a true production powerhouse ...

Akai Pro MPC One+: What is it? Having used Akai’s MPC Live (Mks 1 and 2), MPC Keys 61, and flagship MPC X SE, the mysteries of the smallest MPC, the One, have eluded us until now. It’s time to put ...

Cumberland, RI, USA, July 25, 2024 – Akai Professional, a leading innovator in music production technology, is excited to announce the public beta for its MPC 3 standalone software. This beta will ...

Cumberland, RI, USA, February 6, 2024 — Akai Professional, a leading musical equipment and computer software manufacturer for performers and producers, is proud to debut MPC Key 37. The standalone ...

Let’s start with the basics. That’s to say, the hardware features that carry over from the original. First of all, there are the 16 velocity-sensitive sample/trigger pads. No change here. They are ...

Back in March, Akai Professional released an iPad app that aims to emulate its classic MPC drum machine. Akai is perhaps best known for the MPC— a series of physical drum machine/midi ...

Akai's MPC hardware is normally an expensive investment — you're looking at $699 for the 'entry' One production studio. That ecosystem just became much more affordable if you have a computer, however.