Akai Professional Audio & music gear news

With 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.

The 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 has released Sound Mob, a new hip-hop/R&B sound pack available in MPC Expansion and iMPC Pro Pack formats.

Akai has announced the addition of VIP 2.0 software with the Creative FX Plus suite to their family of Advance keyboards.

Akai has released version 1.5 update for its iMPC iPad app.

Akai has announced the update to v1.5 of their iMPC Pro iPad app.

At the NAMM, Akai has introduced its new BT-100 and BT-500 belt-drive turntables.

Akai has released a new MPC Expansion Pack in their Artist Series, this one elaborated with hip-hop/EDM/trap artist and producer araabMUZIK.

Akai has released version 1.9 of its MPC Software, now available for the MPC Touch.

The iconic MPC gets new features and now includes a touchscreen.

Akai announces the release in a few days of the improved MPD series of MIDI pad controllers, which includes three models.

Only one month after the release of v1.8, Akai introduces the new features that you’ll find in the next version of its MPC Software.

Akai introduces at NAMM controller keyboards with advanced plug-in integration. Is it the first serious competitor to the Native Komplete Kontrol?

Akai introduces at NAMM 2015 a drum machine equipped with a circuit that will make the drums “maul”. Really?

2015 is definitely the synth year! Even Akai launches its synthesizer, so we went to see what this Timbre Wolf is all about…

Akai is replying to Native Instruments with a new series of controller keyboards with plug-in and DAW parameters integration.

Akai started shipping its new AMX and AFX MIDI controllers for Serato DJ.