The Waldorf Iridium Keyboard is a premium-grade all-digital flagship synthesizer based on the architecture of Waldorf's hybrid Quantum. While the Quantum features eight analogue/digital hybrid voices, the Iridium boasts 16 all-digital voices, maintaining...
New Species of Production Workstation The Akai MPC Key 61 represents a bold evolutionary step in music production technology, seamlessly merging the beloved MPC workflow with a fully-featured keyboard workstation. This isn't simply an MPC with keys bolted...
The Akai Professional MPC Key 37 represents the culmination of years of development in the groovebox and beatmaking space—a compact powerhouse that strikes an impressive balance between functionality, portability, and price. As a smaller sibling to the...
A Portable Powerhouse with a Speaker Twist Several years after the introduction of the original MPC Live, Akai Professional has returned with a refined sequel that builds upon their successful standalone workstation formula. The MPC Live II emerged as a...
The Akai MPC 4000 emerged in an interesting time for music production. By 2002, Akai's MPC line had already established itself as a studio cornerstone for nearly 15 years. The journey began in 1988, a year that saw Roger Linn and Akai join forces to...
The AKAI MPC 2000XL is a digital music production center released by Akai Professional in 1999. It is a sampling drum machine and sequencer, and is one of the most popular and influential pieces of music production equipment ever made. It is capable of...
Another Cult Digital Percussion Sampler&Sequencer The Akai MPC2000 marks a significant evolution in the MPC line of digital percussion sampler/sequencers, combining improved functionality with a more accessible price point. Most notably, the MPC2000...
The AKAI MPC 3000 is a classic drum machine and sampler released by Akai in 1994. It is widely regarded as one of the best and most influential drum machines and samplers of all time. It features 16-bit sampling, 32-voice polyphony, and a sequencer with...
Akai MPC Live: Stand-Alone Beat Production Powerhouse The Akai MPC Live represents a significant shift in the MPC product line, returning to stand-alone operation after five years of focusing on hybrid software-controller models. This portable workstation...
Akai MPC X: Studio Hub That Redefines The Electronic Music Production The Akai MPC X represents a significant evolution in the MPC product line, expanding on the breakthrough capabilities of the MPC Live. While maintaining the core MPC workflow, this...
