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Akai Professional is back with a new piece of gear: the launch of the MPC Live II. The latest member of the MPC family is the first of its kind to offer a unique, handy feature for producers everywhere: built-in stereo monitors. It…

Has there ever been a totally standalone MPC that's been priced under $1,000? The MPC Touch that was released five years ago seemed like it was going to be the winner - but it still required a computer. With this new MPC One, Akai hopes to…

Meet the Akai Pro Force - a standalone DAW in the style of an APC or Ableton Push. We suspect any producer who tires of being chained to their laptop will be ecstatic to hear about this new launch.

After 20 years of developing a mouse-and-keyboard approach to producing music, Image Line FL Studio software finally has a dedicated hardware controller of its own: the affordable Akai Fire. This review breaks down the various modes and…

Akai is announcing a new controller, the Akai Fire, designed with FL Studio users in mind and created in collaboration with Image-Line (the software developers behind the app).

Mad Zach emerges from tour mode to check out one of the more interesting standalone production tools released recently: the Akai MPC Live. Wondering what a real producer with years of MPC history thinks of this touchscreen-centric…

There's been a small bump of news for DJ and production technology for NAMM 2017, but on the whole, the convention felt a bit lackluster compared to years past. Keep reading for an overview of what we saw that was new, and what booths were…

Akai Professional has historically been one of the most formative brands for production workstations, specifically their MPC lineup. But many of the recent units introduced in that line have been controllers, requiring a computer to use.…