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 ...

Akai Pro MPC Live NAMM 2017: The future of Akai's MPC line has been the subject of much debate. The classic MPCs were standalone music production units, but more recent models have been ...

Akai's MPC Live II (Image credit: Future) But times change, people move on and Akai and Linn now appear to have mended their broken relationship – hence the video which sees him extolling and then ...

“So it's like an MPC but a modern one,” he told the Apple Music DJ by way of explanation. His much-viewed Boiler Room set involved a lot of pad-bashing on a Maschine+, too.