Akai is following Teenage Engineering and Casio with a new portable sampler.

Retailer Alto Music has leaked a new portable sampler by Akai that looks inspired by the company’s MPC60 and MPC3000, according to Synth Anatomy. The streamlined $399 Akai MPC Sample will pair 16 pads ...
Engadget

Akai finally brings vinyl simulation to MPC samplers

Akai is bringing some notable features to the MPC series, which are among the most significant samplers in the music world. The updates could help the devices better compete with products from other ...
Mixmag

Akai mark 35 years with MPC X Special Edition sampler

Akai celebrated 35 years since the release of its seminal sampler, the MPC-60, with a brand new model that promises to be its “most powerful” production machine to date. The MPC X Special Edition is ...
Gizmodo

Akai MPC Fly Stuffs a Classic Sampler into an iPad Case

Akai’s original MPC revolutionized music forever by combining all of the tools a producer needs—a sampler, mixer, multi-track recorder and editor—in one device. The new ultra-portable iPad version of ...
Mixmag

Blipblox unveils MPC-style sampler and synth for kids, myTRACKS

Blipbox has announced its latest piece of hardware, myTRACKS, an MPC-style sampler and synth for kids. First launched by Playtime Engineering, myTRACKS is a fully functional synthesizer, aimed at ...