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MPC standalone updates look tasty: retro and vinyl FX and amps, probability, ratcheting, workflow
You’re spoiled for choice in standalone drum machines. But Akai is leaning heavily on frequent updates – and there’s plenty in the latest MPC 2.11 release for all their standalone devices.
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AKAI’s cute little MPK mini keyboard now has internal sounds
AKAI’s MPK mini was already something of a sleeper hit – a simple MIDI controller keyboard that was small enough to be irresistible. But the latest revision makes it useful even all by its lonesome.
Peter Kirn - April 18, 2019
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Akai Force: hands-on preview of the post-PC live-in-a-box music tool
The leak was real. Akai have a standalone box that can free you from a laptop, when you want that freedom. It works with your computer and gear, but it also does all the arranging and performance (and some monster sounds and sequencing) on its own. It’s what a lot of folks were waiting for […]
Peter Kirn - January 17, 2019
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Can the MPC X win over some die-hard German MPC hardware users?
Peter Kirn - May 30, 2017
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Akai MPC Touch is an MPC with a multi-touch screen
Peter Kirn - October 7, 2015
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