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Win Akai Gear
Akai Professional announces the European APC40 video contest
02-Nov-09
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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
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Akai MINIAK Is In Stores Now
The Virtual-Analog Synthesizer with Vocoder developed in partnership with Alesis is shipping
01-Sep-09
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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
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MESSE09: Akai Pro's First Synth
MINIAK has been developed in partnership with the Alesis synthesis team
01-Apr-09
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WNAMM09 :Akai EWI USB - Give Your Horn Some Wind
New wind controler from Akai connects direct
23-Jan-09
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WNAMM09: Affordable Electronic Wind Instrument
Akai announce the EWI USB
16-Jan-09
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WNAMM09: 25-Key MPK
Akai's MPK49 Keyboard Controller with MPC Pads Gets MPK25 Sibling
15-Jan-09
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WNAMM09: Advanced Hardware Control Of Ableton Live
Akai launches APC40 controller, developed in partnership with Ableton
15-Jan-09
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MPC5000 Video Overview
We take a look at Akai's flagship MPC
07-Aug-08
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Akai MPD32 Pad Controller Ships
Advanced controller with MPC pads is now available
01-Jul-08
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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
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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
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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
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AKAI's New MPC is Born
MPC-500 is a portable cutey
20-Sep-06
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SNAMM06: Akai's MPD-24 Still Waiting
Looks great, and a good price, but not shipping yet
15-Jul-06
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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
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Miles Davis’ Electronic Trumpet Donated To Smithsonian
Akai EWV2000 helped break new ground in jazz music
13-Apr-06
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MESSE06: Trigger Software Samples MPC-Style
Akai professional announces MPD24 USB/MIDI pad control unit
30-Mar-06
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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
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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
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