Cumberland, RI, USA, March 26, 2024 – Akai Professional, at the forefront of musical technology for both the stage and studio, unveils MPC Stems, an advanced feature for its MPC desktop software. This ...

We suspect that, sooner rather than later, stem separation is one of those things that’ll be included in pretty much every DAW, but Akai Pro has stolen a march on some of its rivals by confirming that ...

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 ...

Japanese electronics manufacturer Akai has been a prominent brand in the industry for digital synth and MIDI keyboards. Its MPC60, launched over 30 years ago, was a milestone product (via Polynomial) ...

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 ...

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 be ...