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.

That new MPC 2.10 update proves to be a big hit with users, packed full of features

New plug-ins – and vocal tuning – and USB class compliant audio devices? MPC 2.10 is winning over users of the standalone MPC range.

Peter Kirn - July 26, 2021

Those standalone MPCs do wireless Link and MIDI and it’s the future

The world now: a bunch of mismatched cables, and then complicated setup. The world of the future: wireless, easy to configure. Or so we hope.

Peter Kirn - October 4, 2017

Can the MPC X win over some die-hard German MPC hardware users?

Peter Kirn - May 30, 2017

The new MPCs in videos, including how those clips work

Peter Kirn - January 9, 2017

Akai’s standalone MPCs revealed – and they could replace your laptop

Peter Kirn - January 9, 2017

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