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Akai refreshes the MPC One and Key 37 workstations
Akai has updated its MPC One and Key 37 music production workstations with enhanced processors, increased RAM, and expanded storage. These upgrades aim to improve performance and user capabilities for music creation.
InMusic will acquire Native Instruments, putting it under the same umbrella as Akai
InMusic is set to acquire Native Instruments, bringing it under the same corporate umbrella as Akai. This acquisition, which also includes Moog and M-Audio, will create a significant entity in the music production hardware industry.
Akai just released a portable and relatively budget-friendly MPC sampler
Akai has released the MPC Sample, a portable and budget-friendly sampler and groovebox featuring 16 velocity-sensitive pads, 32 stereo voices of polyphony, and various sampling and editing capabilities. It includes four effects engines with 60 effect types and ships with 8GB of internal storage expandable via microSD. Priced at $400, it offers a five-hour battery life and is available now, with comparisons drawn to Teenage Engineering's EP series and older Akai MPC models.