Akai updates the MPC One and Key 37 with better processors, additional RAM and more storage.

Creative Director Andy Mac details Akai's legacy, the revival of its iconic product line, and the viral craze surrounding the ...

The affordable MPC One and its keyboard counterpart get upgraded CPUs and more storage, but no MPCe pads ...

Akai Pro MPC One+: What is it? Having used Akai’s MPC Live (Mks 1 and 2), MPC Keys 61, and flagship MPC X SE, the mysteries of the smallest MPC, the One, have eluded us until now. It’s time to put ...

Akai Professional has launched the MPC One G2 and MPC Key 37 G2, both running an 8-core processor with 4GB RAM and 64GB internal storage for four times the processing power of their predecessors Both ...

Akai and Native Instruments are sort of like the Nintendo and Sega of music production. These long-time rivals offer many similar products, but some musicians get drawn to Akai's MPC workflow while ...

The MPC One Retro looks more like something your grandparents might’ve used, rather than a hot-new digital production device. It comes with a seven-inch touchscreen and 16 pads that help you edit ...

In a set from 2013, a masked Kanye West appears onstage and stands before a veiled podium. With a slow, theatrical tug, he pulls away the veil to reveal an AKAI Music Production Center, or MPC — a ...

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 ...

Akai's MPC is an iconic of electronic music, but while the sound might be achievable today, for the style you've had to step up to the plate with your own retro wardrobe as you hit its familiar pads.