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 ...

Roland has just revealed the SPD-SX PRO Version 2.0, the latest update to its flagship sampling pad with numerous new features and added “power and flexibility”. The SPD-SX PRO Version 2.0 features ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Akai just revealed specs and other details about the MPC Sample after teasing the gadget earlier this month. This is a portable ...

The impact of Akai's MPC series on hip-hop cannot be overstated. The first model -- the MPC60 -- hit the market in the late 80s, perfectly timed with hip-hop's culture of borrowing and reinventing ...

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 ...

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 ...

Rhett “Daily Bread” Whatley put on a masterful performance in Vail on Friday, using an MPC sampler to compose music live on the spot in front of a large crowd at the Ford Amphitheater in Vail. The ...

The pioneering producer explains why he switched up his sample-heavy workflow in favour of soft synths and Ableton Live ...

I’m tired of uninspired flash drive designs. So it’s shaped like a donut huh? Meh. It’s filled with beer eh? Not interested. These mini MPC 2000XL and SP1200 ...