The Akai MPC Sample Is Here - Video

When AKAI legend Andy Mac comes down to the Sonic Studios, it can only mean one thing... new gear!

The Akai MPC Sample is it - and a tasty little thing it is too.

The new compact MPC brings old school MPC immediacy with modern DSP:

16 velocity and pressure pads x 8 banks, fader, three control knobs plus data knob, 128 patterns of 128 bars,  2GB RAM, 8GB  on board storage, micro SD Card with disk streaming, stereo sampling, up to 20 minutes sampling per pad, four FX engines, MIDI sequencing, USB audio and MIDI and data, stereo in, stereo out, on board mic and speaker, 5hr internal lithium battery.

Available now $399/£349

https://akaipro.com

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