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Akai MPC Live III review - Feel the powerWritten testBest Product awardWith improved performance, new workflows, MPCe pads, and more controls, Akai has delivered a new version of the MPC Live that’s more ambitious and feature-rich than ever.
Akai MPK Mini IV review - Control freakWritten testThe MPK Mini IV modernizes Akai's popular series of mini MIDI controllers. With its enhanced keyboard, real pitch and mod wheels, enriched arpeggiator and complete software bundle, it’s a compact, ve…
Akai Professional MPC Key 37 review - The keys to groovebox successWritten testBest Product awardJust a year and a half after the release of the MPC Key 61, Akai is releasing a smaller version of its MPC groovebox concept with a keyboard, the MPC Key 37. Is it a simple variation or a refinement …
In tandem with Advance series controllers, VIP lets you… - [Video] Akai VIP Software in ActionLearningWe recently reviewed the Akai Advance 49 keyboard. In fact, we gave it an Audiofanzine Award for Innovation. A big part of the value of the Advance series keyboards is that they include VIP software …
Review of the Akai Advance 49 Keyboard Controller - Advancing the State of the ArtWritten testInnovation awardImagine a MIDI-controller keyboard that lets you seamlessly switch between virtual instruments from different manufacturers, keeps all your patches together in a single browser, and automatically map…
Akai APC 20 Review - Live at your Finger TipsWritten testWith the APC40, a control surface fully dedicated to Ableton Live, Akai created an extremely successful tool, so the launch of the APC20 comes as no surprise: an APC40 amputated of its right section …
Akai Miniak Review - Miniak On The FloorWritten testAfter having repositioned Alesis on the market, Numark seems to have entrusted Akai with the fate of the synth/drum machine product range. The Miniak is the first Akai synth "in the modern era".