street priceThe AKAI MPC60 is a classic sampler and drum machine released by Akai Professional in 1987-1988 and updated with the mkII version in 1991. The difference is the leather wrist rest gone with the mkII but headphones out appeared. The OS 3.10 introduced SCSI support and double compression mode that gives you 52 seconds of sample length when maxed memory. For the full description, please refer to the Akai MPC60 mkII.
Country of origin / production: Japan
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| Usage area | |
|---|---|
| Rhytm/ Drum Machine | |
| Groovebox/ MPC | |
| Sampler | |
| Usage Design/ Form Factor | |
| Without Keys, Desktop | |
| Archetype | |
| Digital (D) | |
| Polyphony | |
| Voices | 16 |
| Multi Timbral Capacity | 64 part(s) |
| Tone Generator / Sound Synthesis | |
| Synthesis Method | Digital Subtractive |
| Sampler | |
| Sample Format | Custom |
| Sample Memory | 1.5 Mb |
| Sequencer | |
| Tracks count | 99 |
| Sequencer Resolution | 96 ppqn |
| Note Capacity | 60000 |
| Max number of songs | 99 |
| Display | |
| Color resolution | Monochrome |
| Resolution: Horizontal | 240 |
| Resolution: Vertical | 64 |
| Pads Matrix | |
| Pads Count | 16 |
| Pads Count, vertical | 4 |
| Velocity | |
| Power | |
| Power Supply | Built-in, internal 1 , 1 |
| Dimensions | |
| Height | 165 mm |
| Width | 427 mm |
| Depth | 515 mm |
| Weight | 9 kg |
| Case/ body | |
| Metal&plastic | |
| Color | |
| Grey | |
| Beige | |
| Production start | 1988 |
| Production ended | |
The Akai/Linn MPC60 II is a fascinating piece of music technology history that emerged as a refined successor to its predecessor, arriving with an interesting backstory. While the original MPC60's launch in October 1987 was somewhat overshadowed by the...
