The MPC, for so many reasons, is legendary. But for the longest time they were a self contained ecosystem, one that saw others invade the inner sanctum. But now Akai Professional has flung the gates wide open, and has made the latest MPC 2.2 software completely mappable to all controllers.
Akai Professional is toe-dipping the Android pool with a release of their mobile iMPC apps for the Samsung Galaxy range.
While the tradition MPC offers awesome pad-based performance, the window into its world is tiny. iMPC Pro however opens up that window in a big way.
It looks like Pioneer DJ is testing out the idea of ditching the jog wheel and grafting buttons into a media player to make a sampler/CDJ hybrid.
Akai Pro's MPC has come of age. Complete with a huge multitouch screen, the MPC Touch is the modern update of the original classic we've been waiting for.
DJing isn't just about mixing beats, but about making them. Jared Helfer gathered the Maschine Mikro, Arturia SparkLE and the MPC Studio for a bash.