Akai Favourites!
With only three days remaining on our Akai Sale, I thought I might do a quick run-through of some of my personal favourite Akai gear.
Where to begin! MPC’s are amongst the most powerful & versatile analogue sample-based production tools ever! The sound quality is high, the swing and feel is distinctive and the pad response is super dynamic. The MPC drives you to make beats and sample-based music in that distinctive house/hip hop style that can only really come out of an authentic groove-box. For the home producer looking to add some feel to their percussion or DJ’s looking to add samples and beats to their live rig you can’t go past the MPC. A truly classic piece of equipment.
Ableton sets the benchmark for live performance computer software. Whether used as a sequencer for outboard gear or a trigger for samples/soft synths in the DAW, Ableton allows a flexibility that can really make the mixing experience closer to live production. The APC40 is perfectly designed to control Ableton with Clip Launch/Session View Pads, instant mapping to modular components and enough faders/knobs to mix and send 8 tracks simultaneously, the APC40 makes using live easy and fun. The way it should be.
In my opinion the Akai MPKs are probably the best USB MIDI controllers on the market. The editor software is simple and logical, the quality and resolution of the parts is as good as you can ask for in a MIDI controller and the combination of faders/Q-link knobs and keyboard offer all the controls you could ask for in a home studio controller.
There are plenty more Akai bargains on our sale page so if you’re looking for a new toy or a great Christmas present, pop on over to the specials page.
Thanks
Matt
Spank! Records.
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