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 ...

Akai has announced a new entry to its iconic MPC (Music Production Center) line called the MPC One. The standalone music-making workstation has a more compact form factor and borrows bits from other ...

Do you like digital music production tools like the MPC One, but feel that modern look is out of place next to your vintage gear? You're in luck. Akai has introduced an MPC One Retro that offers the ...

The grey pads and case are back, but the modern features remain When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. If you’re a longtime user of Akai ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Much of what impressed us about the MPC Live remains intact here. As you’d expect with any MPC, ...

Akai has pulled back the curtains on its new One Groovebox offered in a sleek vintage-inspired look with all the modern bells and whistles: MPC One Retro. It offers the same functions as the ...

Akai has introduced a new stand-alone MPC in the form of the Akai MPC One which will be available next month during February 2020 priced at $699. The Akai MPC One Requires no computer and offers a ...

Akai's MPC is an iconic of electronic music, but while the sound might be achievable today, for the style you've had to step up to the plate with your own retro wardrobe as you hit its familiar pads.

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 ...

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 ...