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  WNAMM10: Akai's Synth Station App
Latest iPhone & iTouch App From Akai

 16-Jan-10    full story...

  WNAMM10: The Akai APC20
Akai's Brand New Compact Live Controller

 16-Jan-10    full story...

WNAMM10: Keyboard For iPhone Synths
Akai announce the iPK25 MIDI keyboard with a built-in dock for iPhone or iPod touch

 15-Jan-10    full story...

WNAMM10: Compact Ableton Performance Controller
Akai launch the APC20

 14-Jan-10    full story...

WNAMM10: Akai Announce MPD26 Pad Controller
64 samples on 16 pads

 14-Jan-10    full story...

WNAMM10: Akai Synths For iPhone
Akai launches the Synth Station App

 14-Jan-10    full story...

Akai Ships Performance Keyboard Controller
Hammer-action MPK88 features exclusive MPC technologies, MIDI over USB

 07-Dec-09    full story...

Akai Ships Monitors Optimized For Bass Reproduction
RPM8 Studio Monitors are now available

 07-Dec-09    full story...

New Version Of Akai MPC
Limited edition MPC2500SE, fully loaded with RAM and CD Drive, coming in January

 30-Nov-09    full story...

Win Akai Gear
Akai Professional announces the European APC40 video contest

 02-Nov-09    full story...

Akai Pad Controller Ships
MPD18 USB/MIDI pad controller is in the stores

 23-Oct-09    full story...

Akai Laptop Controllers Ship
LPK25 and LPD8 are now available at your local retailer

 16-Oct-09    full story...

Akai MINIAK Is In Stores Now
The Virtual-Analog Synthesizer with Vocoder developed in partnership with Alesis is shipping

 01-Sep-09    full story...

Audiovisual Remixing With Ableton Live & An Akai APC40
aka, This Is Me Eating A Corn Dog On A Ride

 28-Jul-09    full story...

SNAMM09: Akai Mini Controllers: The Official Word
Akai's press release on the LPD8 Laptop Pad Controller and the LPK25 Laptop Keyboard Controller

 17-Jul-09    full story...

SNAMM09: Akai Monitors For MPCs
Akai announce the RPM8 Reference Production Monitors designed for use with MPC workstations

 17-Jul-09    full story...

SNAMM09: Akai Announce New Keyboard Controller
MPK61 is a USB/MIDI Controller with 61 keys and MPC pads

 17-Jul-09    full story...

Akai Mini Controllers Unveiled
Pads, knobs and keys in a nano style

 16-Jul-09    full story...

Customizing APC40 Controls
MIDI Mapping and other tricks

 10-Jun-09    full story...

Akai APC40 - Unboxing, Straight Into Monster Beats
Tom Cosm takes us on a tour.

 02-Jun-09    full story...

Ableton Controller Coming Soon
Akai Pro announces APC40 Ableton Performance Controller worldwide launch date of May 30, 2009

 05-May-09    full story...

  MESSE09: Akai's MINIAK Mini Vocoder Synth
First Look

 03-Apr-09    full story...

  MESSE09: Akai's MPK88
Another Addition To The MPK Family

 03-Apr-09    full story...

  MESSE09: Akai's MPD18
More New Stuff From Akai

 02-Apr-09    full story...

MESSE09: Akai Announce Performance Keyboard
MPK88 is a professional performance keyboard controller with MPC production controls

 02-Apr-09    full story...

MESSE09: MPC Pad Feel, Anywhere
Akai announce the MPD18 MIDI-over-USB pad controller

 01-Apr-09    full story...

MESSE09: Akai Pro's First Synth
MINIAK has been developed in partnership with the Alesis synthesis team

 01-Apr-09    full story...

  WNAMM09 :Akai EWI USB - Give Your Horn Some Wind
New wind controler from Akai connects direct

 23-Jan-09    full story...

WNAMM09: Affordable Electronic Wind Instrument
Akai announce the EWI USB

 16-Jan-09    full story...

WNAMM09: 25-Key MPK
Akai's MPK49 Keyboard Controller with MPC Pads Gets MPK25 Sibling

 15-Jan-09    full story...

WNAMM09: Advanced Hardware Control Of Ableton Live
Akai launches APC40 controller, developed in partnership with Ableton

 15-Jan-09    full story...

  MPC5000 Video Overview
We take a look at Akai's flagship MPC

 07-Aug-08    full story...

Akai MPD32 Pad Controller Ships
Advanced controller with MPC pads is now available

 01-Jul-08    full story...

MPC5000 Ships
Akai’s Flagship MPC is now available

 30-Jun-08    full story...

Portable Beat Machine
Akai XR20 Beat Production Station hits the streets

 04-Jun-08    full story...

Samplepacks For MPC Users
Akai choose Loopmasters to provide content for the MPC range

 26-Mar-08    full story...

WNAMM08: Akai Introduce The MPD32
Flagship Pad Controller debuts

 21-Jan-08    full story...

WNAMM08: Create Beats On The Go
Akai introduce the XR20 Beat Production Station

 21-Jan-08    full story...

  WNAMM08: MPC5000 On Video
Akai's new flagship MPC in action

 19-Jan-08    full story...

WNAMM08: The Ultimate MPC?
The new Akai MPC5000 includes hard disk recording and a virtual analog synth

 17-Jan-08    full story...

Keyboard Controller With MPC Features Available
Akai MPK49 Performance Controller has 12 MPC pads onboard

 21-Nov-07    full story...

  MESSE07: Keyboard Controller With MPC Pads
Akai launch the MPK49 semi-weighted keyboard with 12 MPC-style drum pads

 30-Mar-07    full story...

AKAI's New MPC is Born
MPC-500 is a portable cutey

 20-Sep-06    full story...

  SNAMM06: Akai's MPD-24 Still Waiting
Looks great, and a good price, but not shipping yet

 15-Jul-06    full story...

SNAMM06: Akai Wind Controller Gets Upgrade
EWI4000s gets version 2.0 software with new MIDI control functions and expanded Hold and Octave modes

 14-Jul-06    full story...

Miles Davis’ Electronic Trumpet Donated To Smithsonian
Akai EWV2000 helped break new ground in jazz music

 13-Apr-06    full story...

  MESSE06: Trigger Software Samples MPC-Style
Akai professional announces MPD24 USB/MIDI pad control unit

 30-Mar-06    full story...

NAMM06: Akai Updates MPC1000
Version 2.0 Software released

 19-Jan-06    full story...

  Plasa: Akai releases Wind Controller
We get wind of the EWI4000S

 15-Sep-05    full story...

  New Akai MPC2500 Announced
Latest MPC keeps the features coming

 13-Sep-05    full story...

Numark Take On Akai Brand
All American distribution sewn up

 06-Jul-04    full story...

  WNAMM04: Akai's Newest MPC Ships
You probably already knew that though right?

 19-Jan-04    full story...

Akai - New MPC Poised To Pounce
Page on site - now you see it now you dont

 05-Sep-03    full story...

Akai - Business As Usual
New website and distribution

 01-Aug-03    full story...

  WNAMM03: Akai go all soft (vid)
Software version of Z8 sampler released

 18-Jan-03    full story...

NAMM:Akai Supercharge MPC2K
New bundle gives old favourite more power

 24-Jul-02    full story...

NAMM:Akai Bring Harmony With VST Plug-ins
Vocal harmony, Rotary speaker sim and Pitch tools ship

 24-Jul-02    full story...

WNAMM02:Akai's New MPC Drum Pad
New - USB/MIDI DRUM PAD - 16 pads from MPC series

 24-Jan-02    full story...

WNAMM02:MPC4000 The Facts
Well some of em.

 18-Jan-02    full story...

WNAMM02:Akai MPC4000 - seen at last
Good lord, look at the size of it!

 17-Jan-02    full story...

Z follows S for Akai's new samplers


 04-Oct-01    full story...

Akai New Product Tease -MPC4000?
Akai keep us guessing

 25-Sep-01    full story...

NAMM:NEW S5/6000 OS
Look, loads of 'em linked together

 19-Jan-01    full story...

AES: Funky new MPC
Akai go retro with the MIDI Production Center

 26-Sep-00    full story...

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