Engadget

Many Akai devices will soon support Native Instruments sound packs

Akai and Native Instruments are sort of like the Nintendo and Sega of music production. These long-time rivals offer many similar products, but some musicians get drawn to Akai’s MPC workflow while ...
Forbes

Akai Professional’s MPC Sample Is A New Way To Make Beats Almost Anywhere

This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. You shall have music wherever you go. The new MPC Sample is a fully portable devices for ...
MusicRadar

MPC Stems goes standalone, bringing on-device stem separation to the Akai Pro MPC One, Live, X and more

MPC owners can now split samples up into four layers of stems using tech from Zplane When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Back in ...
MusicRadar

“A truly go-anywhere production box that’s determined to keep you away from a laptop at all costs”: Akai MPC Live III review

The MPC Live III is a major step up from its predecessor, and the best iteration of an MPC we've seen in recent times. For those who want to commit to a laptop-free workflow, this is the best in the ...
wallpaper

The mighty new Akai Professional MPC XL is a pro-grade music studio in a box

The first MPC emerged at the tail-end of the 1980s, engineered and overseen by legendary music engineer Roger Linn, creator of one of the earliest programmable drum machines, the 1982 LinnDrum. For ...