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It’s official: AKAI has unleashed the MPC Key 61! Find out everything you need to know about the first MPC with a keyboard in our review.
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Ever wondered how to get the old-school sampler sound? Punchy lo-fi drums and underwater pad sounds can give your music a retro feel.
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AIR Music Tech has released 7 new plug-ins in one go. Hype, Solina, Odyssey, Mellotron, Electric, TubeSynth, and Bassline are based on sound engines from the AKAI MPC and Force.
If you ever wondered what's the missing link between water fowl and grooveboxes, Benn Jordan has the answer - and you don't want to miss it!
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AKAI has announced the new MPC Studio. The USB controller integrates with the MPC 2 software to create a complete, hybrid production studio.
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A simple pad-based layout makes Speedrum instantly familiar and comes with multiple sample layers, effects and low CPU usage.
A new render of the 61-key sampling keyboard AKAI is building as a key-driven variant of its MPCs, has been discovered. Here's what we know so far.
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AKAI updates the MPK mini USB keyboard controller to MK3, with a new keybed, endless rotary encoders, an OLED display and a software pack that includes the new MPC Beats DAW. Not bad for $99.
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AKAI has introduced MPC Beats, a new beat making DAW that's completely free. The included samples and loops and the famed MPC workflow will have you making beats in no time.
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Is Behringer working on an MPC-style sampling groove box named Jam? On the same day as the AKAI MPC Live II announcement, the company has posted a render on Facebook that suggests so.
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Slightly dodgy looking images have appeared on the internet of what appears to be a mash-up between the Akai MPC Live sampler and APC controller. It's filed for FCC testing as the APC Live so it must be real ...
With a suitable Samsung Galaxy device you can now make beats with the iMPC virtual MPC machine
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Rumours are heating up that AKAI is working on a new MPC Professional unit, which might be called the 'MPCX' - we give our take on the latest leaked images.
A Level 1 qualification in MPC beat making? Now there's something to put on your CV.
Electribe 2 users want you to sign a petition to tell Korg they seriously need some updates - power to the people!
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This mighty Morph-ing pressure sensitive device is flexible enough to be whatever you want it to be - design it, print it, control it. Prepare to be enthralled.