A staple of every recording studio today, the Akai MPC began as a simple sampling groove box in the early 90s. The form factor of a few force sensitive pads assignable to different samples should ...

When Akai Pro added the number ‘61’ to the name of its first MPC Key standalone music production ... and new owners also get a voucher for one additional plugin from the available range.

A bunch of pads connected to a MIDI out port is as old an idea as the Akai MPC. creating a homebrew version is great, but [Scott] took his version one step further. He used old laptop trackpads to ...

Akai Professional, in collaboration with Splice and Melodics, proudly presents the 2025 Beatmaker Bootcamp, a free 14-day ...

Akai Professional® and Native Instruments®, two industry pioneers, today announce an unprecedented collaboration designed to redefine music creation and performance. Central to this groundbreaking ...

Akai’s MPC Beats software is more aimed at producers ... to use with the MPC Beats software (you’ll know if you have one of these), now is the time to set it up, using the instructions from ...

The MPC platform will soon be home to Native ... It’s a bit understandable, given that the company only has one standalone device, but still. Finally, the partnership extends to MPK controllers.