Akai has announced the latest incarnation of its MPK Mini line of MID keyboards with version IV dropping now. MPK Mini IV comes with mechanical pitch bend and mod wheels and a newly designed keyed allowing for more expressive playing. Added to this are transport controls and the MPC pads […]
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Akai has announced the launch of its latest MPC Live III, claiming it’s “built for producers who move fast” and featuring dynamic production tools, responsive controls, sounds from top sample makers, and the fastest processor of any MPC to date. MPC Live III is a fully standalone system with a […]
Akai has announced the latest update for its MPC line of standalone music making devices, with the launch of MPC3 and Native Instruments integration. Although MPC3 has been floating around since the middle of last year, this is the official launch and there’s quite a buzz. New features include Enhanced […]
Akai has made its much-hyped instrument, the MPC Key 37, official. It’s a powerful standalone MPC desktop synth with onboard sampling, plugin instruments, insert effect, Splice integration, and more. Sporting three octaves of full-size keys, it’s big enough to be able to handle a lot of creation tasks, including two-hand […]
Akai has announced the launch of its “next generation” Ableton Live controller, the APC64. Featuring 64 RGB velocity-sensitive poly-aftertouch pads in a familiar 8×8 grid, plus eight assignable touch strips for instant hands-on control of devices, pitch, modulation and more. It’s touted as an Ableton Live device but in reality […]
Hot on the heels of the MPC X Special Edition from Akai comes the MPC ONE+, featuring the same core performance of the flagship MPC X SE but with the addition of WiFi and Bluetooth to allow for instant plugin download and wireless updates, plus 16GB of onboard storage, an […]
Thirty-five years ago Akai launched the first MPC (Music Production Center), and now after a run of incredible, game-changing devices, the company is celebrating its triple-and-a-half-decade with the launch of the MPC X Special Edition (SE). More than just a snazzy update to celebrate a milestone, this is Akai’s most […]
Akai Professional has just launched its iMPC app for iOS devices, offering them a virtual music production environment based on Akai’s hardware controllers. It comes with over 600 samples, 47 editable programs and 80 editable sequences, and features an exclusive iMPC sound set plus classic Akai Professional sound library. Users […]
Akai recently announced this interesting-looking mini synth, the MINIAK, featuring three octaves (37 notes) of semi-weighted keys, 8 multi-timbral voice polyphony, phrase and step sequencers, 40-band vocoder, built-in drum machine and rhythm sequencer, arpeggiator, stereo effects, and much more (scroll down for the full spec list). The virtual analog synth […]
Akai has unveiled the MPK49, a semi-weighted, touch and aftertouch sensitive 49-note keyboard complete with 12 MPC-style drum pads. 48 drum pads are available via 4 banks, and there’s MPC Note Repeat function and Swing parameters, plus an arpeggiator. It delivers 72 assignable controls, including an expression pedal, footswitch, pitch […]
Infinite Space Piano plugin Zak Sound has released its free Infinite Space Piano plugin for any VST3/AU-compatible DAW. “Infinite Space Piano is a piano combined with inspirational textures and environments designed to fill the space.It is based on an essential acoustic piano mixed with three different textures to achieve a […]