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AKAI Intros MPC Touch Touchscreen Music Production Controller

Akai Professional today officially introduced the MPC Touch, a new MPC design that incorporates a touch screen interface, in addition to the traditional drum pads. Like the MPC Renaissance, the MPC Touch is designed to be used in tandem with your computer. The touch screen is designed to streamline tasks like sample editing, shown above,… Read More AKAI Intros MPC Touch Touchscreen Music Production Controller

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AKAI Timbre Wolf Analog Synthesizer (Video Preview)

This video, via perfectcircuitaudio, previews the Akai Timbre Wolf – a new analog 4-voice polyphonic synthesizer. The Timbre Wolf is unusual in that it can be configured in multiple different modes: You can use the Timbre Wolf as four individual monophonic synthesizers; A 4-voice unison monophonic synthesizer, or As a 4-voice polyphonic synthesizer. Because it has separate controls for… Read More AKAI Timbre Wolf Analog Synthesizer (Video Preview)

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AKAI Intros Next-Generation ‘Thick Fat’ MPD2 Pad Controllers

2015 Summer NAMM Show: Akai Professional has introduced three new MPD2 pad controllers – the second generation of their MPD Series of pad controllers. Key features of the entire line include: New, sensitive ‘Thick Fat’ MPC pads that deliver improved responsive user interaction; Each of the controllers offers an expanded control set, to maximize the sounds and effects available to… Read More AKAI Intros Next-Generation ‘Thick Fat’ MPD2 Pad Controllers

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Akai Pro Announces MIDImix Portable MIDI Mixer

Akai Professional announced today, at the 2015 Musikmesse, the introduction of its new MIDImix, a portable compact high-performance mixer. The MIDImix combines a “high-performance” mixer with 8 individual line faders and a master fader, 24 control knobs (arranged 3 per channel), and 1-to-1 mapping with Ableton Live (Ableton Live Lite is included). MIDImix users can send all the mixer’s… Read More Akai Pro Announces MIDImix Portable MIDI Mixer

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