Akai’s current MPC matures as gear hub, with new MPC Live II hardware and 2.8 software

Peter Kirn - May 14, 2020

Free software lets you recreate the MPC2000XL drum machine

Peter Kirn - April 20, 2020

Hydrasynth is a no-compromise polysynth, and a key Akai, Arturia alum designer was involved

Peter Kirn - September 3, 2019

AKAI’s cute little MPK mini keyboard now has internal sounds

Peter Kirn - April 18, 2019

Akai Force: hands-on preview of the post-PC live-in-a-box music tool

Peter Kirn - January 17, 2019

What could make APC Live, MPC cool: Akai’s new software direction

Peter Kirn - January 2, 2019

APC as standalone hardware? Leaked Akai APC Live

Peter Kirn - January 2, 2019

FL Studio 20.1 arrives, studio-er, loop-ier, better

Peter Kirn - December 12, 2018

Fake a $30k pro video controller with an APC40 or Beatstep and Davinci Resolve

Peter Kirn - October 15, 2018

Novation’s SL MkIII has it all: sequencer, CV, MIDI, software control

Peter Kirn - October 10, 2018