When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. In this episode of the Standalone Challenge, Akai link up with Grammy-award winning producer ...

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 ...

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The impact of Akai's MPC series on hip-hop cannot be overstated. The first model -- the MPC60 -- hit the market in the late 80s, perfectly timed with hip-hop's culture of borrowing and reinventing ...