Akai tells The Verge that it focused on smaller size, added CV functionality, and a cheaper price to make the MPC One “the center of a ‘DAW-less jam’ style studio.” The MPC One won’t be ...

If you'd rather use the MPC One Retro with a computer, meanwhile, Akai includes MPC2, its DAW software for Mac and PC. It supports 128-track sequencing, real-time time stretching, MIDI editing ...

In a typical DAW, like Logic ... has grown recently. For one, the portability credentials of the MPC Live II are much stronger. The two devices are about the same in terms of mass.

For a cheaper alternative, try the MPC Live. This eight-track sampler and sequencer, FX unit and mixer is one of the most creative routes to DAW-less production out there. While its sequencer is ...

Air Music Tech, a sister company to Akai Professional, has taken the DrumSynth engine from Akai’s MPC Standalone and packed it into a plugin. Like its hardware-housed sibling, the software ...

MPC Beats looks like it takes the guts of Akai’s existing desktop software and boils it down to the essentials, but for the price of free, it looks pretty good. For one, you’ll still have acce ...

A new music production system by the name of MPC Studio was revealed this week by Akai Professional. This device works with new MPC2 Desktop Software DAW for both PC and Mac computers and rolls ...