MusicRadar reviewed Akai's MPC Key 61
Spoiler alert: they liked it.
Tag: Akai MPC
Akai's 'new' MPC One Retro Edition
It’s a new device in an old skin from Akai and its latest MPC sampler.
The Supreme x AKAI MPC Live II
Supreme’s new SS21 collection features all the hip hop essentials.
MusicRadar's best drum machines and samplers of 2020
Their list featured the likes of Akai, Maschine, and Behringer.
The Akai MPC (1988-Present)
Akai’s iconic sampler has been around for over 30 years with fruitful timeline. Think of a producer, any producer. They’ve used an Akai MPC at some point or at the very least they’ve wished they had one. Much like the Fairlight and Mellotron before them, the Akai MPC has been a hardware staple in music …
Jonwayne - Yuletide Bangerz
He wasn’t kidding with the name.
Slim the Chemist - Silence EP
Germany’s Slim the Chemist keeps his jazz beats in order with his Silence EP.
Freddy Bracker - Daily Grooves & Nasty Loops
Belgian producer Freddy Bracker gives “a retrospect of the daily” with Daily Grooves & Nasty Loops. With an SP-202, DR-202, MPC2000XL, MiniNova and a lot of patience at his disposal, Freddy Bracker brings us Daily Grooves & Nasty Loops, an urban smörgåsbord of samples and ever-shifting rhythms. The textures are accentuated by the samplers because sometimes you need …
How J Dilla Humanized The MPC3000
Estelle Caswell discussed how J Dilla made his MPC3000 musical for Vox. Many musicians are synonymous with their instrument of choice – Jimi and his guitar, Questlove and his drums, Dorothy Ashby and her harp. And then there’s J Dilla and his MPC3000. In effect, J Dilla was a Jimi, Questlove, and Dorothy thanks to …
eLiMenCe - Out of Ram
Imagine a whole set made out of a single record. That’s exactly what eLiMenCe has done with “Out of Ram”. According to eLiMenCE, all of the beats on this set contain samples from one record with accompanying drums from one drum kit created from random sounds. But the origins of the name “Out of Ram” is …