The MPC line have long been what Akai has been known for, and rightly so many would say. With each progressive flagship model of MPC, Akai manage to raise the bar, by adding yet more features and increasing memory and other technical specs. All in all this new beast from Akai is looking pretty dam lovely, though naturally all this hardware packed into a portable unit comes at a price.
Result
LEGENDARY MPC FEEL AND WORKFLOW WITH A GREATLY EXPANDED FEATURE SET. MPCs are the unquestioned standard in studio and live beat and track production, mixing expressive pressure and velocity-sensitive pads, a comprehensive compliment of assignable tactile controls, and powerful sequencing, sampling and effects.
Brief
Add the optional CD/DVD drive and you can then burn an audio or data CD or your mix. Three-oscillator virtual analog synth engine with built-in arpeggiator. Eight tracks of Direct-to-Hard Disk recording. Patched Phrases - creates multiple splits in looped samples to ensure proper tempo sync without changing pitch.
Description
These machines essentially pack a small studio into a solid shiny portable unit. Hardware sampling, MIDI Sequencing, MIDI control of external equipment, and a whole array of nifty drumming and percussion effects that have helped craft some of the worlds most popular hiphop and electronic tracks, as well as finding a place in the hearts of producers of other genres. Full waveforms can be shown clearly on this new backlit LCD. The screen is also capable of tilting to whatever angle you'd like, which I'm sure many people will find suits their production seating arrangements, rather than having to always look straight down on the MPC in order to view the details on screen. I suspect that not only will diehard MPC fans be looking to upgrade, but that the extra additions such as the hardware synth and so on will most probably begin to persuade some others who in the past weren't overly interested in the MPC line of production tools. The great thing about using the arpeggiator is that you can apply effects to each track even after a recording has been made.
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