Launched in 2019, Akai Pro's Force standalone groovebox hasn't received much love of late: it's almost been four years since its last update and some have even speculated that that it might soon be ...

We suspect that, sooner rather than later, stem separation is one of those things that’ll be included in pretty much every DAW, but Akai Pro has stolen a march on some of its rivals by confirming that ...

Cumberland, RI, USA, March 26, 2024 – Akai Professional, at the forefront of musical technology for both the stage and studio, unveils MPC Stems, an advanced feature for its MPC desktop software. This ...

Paid-for upgrade gives MPC users an easy way of breaking music apart When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Announced earlier this year, ...

Akai has created a new standalone music production studio and DJ performance system in the form of the Akai Force. Created to offer features such as clip launching, step sequencing, sampling, synths ...

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.

Akai's MPC hardware is normally an expensive investment — you're looking at $699 for the 'entry' One production studio. That ecosystem just became much more affordable if you have a computer, however.

Akai celebrated 35 years since the release of its seminal sampler, the MPC-60, with a brand new model that promises to be its “most powerful” production machine to date. The MPC X Special Edition is ...