Akai Debuts XR20 MPC-Style Drum Machine
Akai has debuted the XR20 Beat Production Station, a portable, MPC-style drum machine with drums, percussion, FX and instrument samples for $500 bucks (ah…if only the MPC500 was $500, they would have a serious hit. —Ed.) The XR20 is a portable beat production station loaded with a sound set that is geared towards making Hip-Hop and R&B beats wherever and whenever inspiration strikes. More than 700 pre-loaded sounds cover...
Akai Drops Big MPC Bomb – Premiers New MPC-5000
Akai, responding to Roland’s successful MV-8800 entry into the “MPC” market, has upped the ante with the new MPC5000 featuring a completely revamped drum sampling engine, and get this, a 3-oscillator analog synthesizer! Seems like the Akai team was taking note of Roger Linn and Dave Smith’s Linn Drum II Analog, also making its debut at the NAMM show. The MPC5000 now includes 8-track streaming hard disk...
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