A staple of every recording studio today, the Akai MPC began as a simple sampling groove box in the early 90s. The form factor of a few force sensitive pads assignable to different samples should ...

Akai’s legacy goes back to the digital samplers and drum machines that were a staple of hiphop, drum and bass, and countless popular electronic music styles. While MPC Beats opens the door ...

Native Instruments has responded to those frustrations with a post shared to its own community forum on January 31 that ...

These long-time rivals offer many similar products, but some musicians get drawn to Akai’s MPC workflow while others choose NI’s Maschine platform. Soon, folks may not have to choose at all.

Akai Professional, in collaboration with Splice and Melodics, proudly presents the 2025 Beatmaker Bootcamp, a free 14-day ...