Let’s start with the basics. That’s to say, the hardware features that carry over from the original. First of all, there are the 16 velocity-sensitive sample/trigger pads. No change here. They are ...

The Brooklyn rapper pushes past conventional song structures on an adventurous, emotional album that centers his ...

Akai and Native Instruments are sort of like the Nintendo and Sega of music production. These long-time rivals offer many ...

When Akai Pro added the number ‘61’ to the name of its first MPC Key standalone music production keyboard, it always seemed to imply that smaller and/or larger versions of it could be in the offing.

A truly go-anywhere music production experience – and now better equipped than ever. The Live II remains the high point of the current MPC range. MusicRadar's got your back Our team of expert ...

Ever since the first big boom in colour television AKAI has been a presence in consumer electronics. And although a lot has changed since those days, we still seem to be spending a lot of time staring ...

Akai has announced a new entry to its iconic MPC (Music Production Center) line called the MPC One. The standalone music-making workstation has a more compact form factor and borrows bits from other ...