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 ...
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 ...
Skiddle

For the love of samples: Phil Weeks and the MPC3000

Phil Weeks knows a catchy sample when he sees it. Having spearheaded his legendary Robsoul imprint for nearly fifteen years, he's rightly mentioned in the same breath as the likes of DJ Sneak and ...