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Akai Professional MPC Fly: MPC For IPad 2

January 21, 2012
Akai Professional introduced the MPC Fly for iPad 2.
MPC power is coming to iPad 2, now that Akai Professional has the MPC Fly. Designed to help you make beats on the fly with your iPad and the MPC Fly App, the new unit boasts real MPC pads, plus essentials like MPC Note Repeat and MPC Swing.  

Offsite Link: For more information, visit the official Akai Professional Web site.

Akai Professional MAX49: Ultimate Control

January 20, 2012
Akai Professional announced the MAX49 49-note keyboard controller.
Akai Professional's new MAX49 wants to be the one controller that rules everything in the studio. The MAX49 offers 49 semi-weighted keys, 12 real MPC pads, LED touch faders, and vintage-like CV and Gate outputs, AkaiConnect automatic-mapping software, and much more.  

Offsite Link: For more information, visit the official Akai Professional Web site.

Akai MPC Renaissance: Classic Hardware Controls + Software

January 05, 2012
Akai Professional announced the MPC Renaissance, a new Music Production Controller.
Have a look at the new face of MPC. At Winter NAMM, Akai Professional will be pulling the curtain on its new flagship MPC Renaissance, a hardware / software Music Production Controller featuring the familiar and popular MPC layout plus the convenience of expandable production capabilities on your Mac or PC via MPC software.  

Offsite Link: For more information, visit the official Akai Professional Web site.

Akai Professional Analog Custom Shop Guitar Pedals: Guitar FX Galore

September 19, 2011
Akai Professional is shipping the Analog Custom Shop series of guitar effect pedals.
Guitar effects, here we come. Akai Pro is shipping a slew of new Analog Custom Shop guitar pedals: Phase Shifter, Analog Delay, Blues Overdrive, Chorus, Compressor, Tri Mode Overdrive, Deluxe Distortion, Flanger, Tri Mode Fuzz, and Tri Mode Distortion.  

Offsite Link: For more information, visit the official Akai Professional Web site.

Akai MPK Mini USB Controller Keyboard: A Gearwire Pro Review

July 29, 2011
Akai MPK Mini Pro Review Len Sasso
It was a wise man once said "size matters not," and even if that man was actually an alien which which also a puppet, the sentiment holds true for the Akai MPK Mini. Wait, scratch that: the whole point of the MPK Mini is that it fits so much control functionality into such a compact space. That Yoda guy was an idiot!  

Offsite Link: Visit the official Akai Pro website for more information

Akai EIE Pro Audio Interface: More Connections Than The Metro

July 21, 2011
Akai Professional introduced the EIE Pro, a compact, tabletop audio and MIDI interface with a convenient USB hub.
This week, Akai announced its EIE I/O-like audio interface, the EIE Pro. This desktop audio and MIDI interface sports a handful of USB inputs, analog-style VU meters, and plenty of other ins and outs.  

Offsite Link: For more information, visit the official Akai Professional Web site.

Akai MPK25 USB-MIDI Controller: A Gearwire Pro Review

July 18, 2011
Akai MPK25 USB Controller Keyboard Pro Review Len Sasso
The compact-yet-not-quite-as-compact-as-the-MPK-Mini Akai MPK25 gets a rigorous review from regular contributor Len Sasso. Does this portable keyboard and pad-controller hit the size-factor sweet-spot or miss the mark entirely?  

Offsite Link: Visit the official Akai website for more information

Akai MPD32 USB Pad Controller: A Gearwire Pro Review

July 05, 2011
Akai MPD32 Pro Review Len Sasso
The genius of the MPC lay in its tactile input method. Now that your average desktop computer can run computational circles around even current MPCs, its nice to know the Akai MPD32 retains the same feel of the standalone Music Production Center. Reviewer Len Sasso offers an in-depth examination of the MPD32 controller.  

Offsite Link: Visit the official Akai website for more information

Akai LPK25 USB Keyboard Controller: A Gearwire Pro Review

May 31, 2011
Akai LPK25 USB Keyboard Controller Pro Review Len Sasso
Size aside, some hardware just fits better in your studio setup than others. The Akai LPK25 is just about as compact a keyboard controller as you can get, but does engineer and composer Len Sasso have a place for it in his studio rig? Read and find out.  

Offsite Link: Visit the official Akai website for more information

Akai Analog Custom Shop Stompbox Line Demo'd At NAMM (Video)

January 28, 2011
Akai Analog Custom Shop Guitar Effects WNAMM 2011
I loath over-achievers. That's why Akai really got on my nerves at the recent Winter NAMM show, what with their releasing of ten new pedals in the Akai Analog Custom Shop stompbox line.  

Offsite Link: Visit the official Akai Professional website for more information

Akai SynthStation 49: Full Sized Keyboard For Your IPad Released At Winter NAMM 2011 (Video)

January 25, 2011
Akai SynthStation 49 WNAMM 2011
Yeah the iPad's touchscreen is awesome, but it comes up a little short when performing actual music using the multitude of synth / keyboard apps. The Akai SynthStation 49 is here to fix all that.  

Offsite Link: Visit the official Akai Professional website for more information

Akai Professional Analog Custom Shop Guitar Pedals Coming Soon

January 17, 2011
Akai Professional announced the Analog Custom Shop series of guitar pedals with Phase Shifter, Analog Delay, Blues Overdrive.
This spring, Akai Pro will be unleashing a slew of new Analog Custom Shop guitar pedals. There are ten pedals in the lineup: Phase Shifter, Analog Delay, Blues Overdrive, Chorus, Compressor, Tri Mode Overdrive, Deluxe Distortion, Flanger, Tri Mode Fuzz, and Tri Mode Distortion.  

Offsite Link: For more information, visit the official Akai Professional Web site.

Akai Professional RPM3: Hybrid Reference Monitors And USB Audio Interface System

January 16, 2011
Akai introduced its new RPM3 professional monitoring system, with a built-in USB audio interface and more.
Akai introduced its new RPM3 professional monitoring system, which features a built-in USB audio interface for streamlined recording and referencing. Compact and portable, the RPM3 monitors are ideal for the mobile musician or producer.  

Offsite Link: For more information, visit the official Akai Professional Web site.

Akai Professional Eie I/O: Introducing The Electromusic Interface Expander

January 16, 2011
Akai Professional introduced the new EIE I/O compact tabletop audio interface and USB hub.
The Akai Eie I/O audio interface and USB hub provides simultaneous 4-channel recording, dual stereo output pairs and three additional USB ports for peripherals.  

Offsite Link: For more information, visit the official Akai Professional Web site.

Akai Professional MPK Mini Now Shipping: Compact USB Keyboard And Pad Controller

December 27, 2010
Akai Professional MPK Mini is a compact USB keyboard and pad controller featuring Velocity-sensitive keys and eight pads.
What's that in your messenger bag? an Akai MPK Mini? The new and very compact USB and pad controller is now shipping with Velocity-sensitive keys, MPC-style pads, and more.  

Offsite Link: For more information, visit the official Akai Professional Web site.

Akai Professional SynthStation25 Now Shipping

November 02, 2010
Akai Professional released the SynthStation25 musical keyboard controller for use with the iPhone and iPod Touch.
Gone are the days when you had to play music on your iPhone's teeny tiny touchscreen keyboard. Now that Akai Pro has released its SynthStation25 keyboard controller, you can dock your iPhone or iPod Touch running the SynthStation app, and play away on the 25-note mini keyboard.  

Offsite Link: For more information, visit the official Akai Professional Web site.

Akai MiniAK Virtual Analog Synthesizer: A Gearwire Pro Review

October 26, 2010
Akai MiniAK Pro Review
The MiniAK has a ton of synth sounds, plenty of hands-on tweakability, and a built-in vocoder. How did they get it all in there? Gearwire reviewer David Weiss has the skinny on this mini, and you're gonna like what he has to say.  

Offsite Link: Visit the official Akai website for more information.

Akai Professional SynthStation 1.2.1 App Updated

October 19, 2010
Akai Professional SynthStation version 1.2.1 music production studio app for iPhone and iPod Touch is available now.
Whip out your handy SynthStation music-production app and download the new software update, which provides the app with hardware support for the SynthStation25 keyboard, iOS 4 multitasking, high-resolution graphics for iPad and iPhone 4, and more.  

Offsite Link: For more information, visit the official Akai Pro Web site.

Akai Professional MPK Mini: Little USB Keyboard And Pad Controller Debuts

October 01, 2010
Akai Professional MPK Mini is a new compact USB keyboard and pad controller featuring Velocity-sensitive keys and eight pads.
In addition to its compact frame, Akai's newest controller sports Velocity-sensitive keys, MPC-style pads, and more.  

Offsite Link: For more information, visit the official Akai Professional Web site.

Pitchfork Music Festival 2010 Bear In Heaven Interview: Fun With Vintage Synths (Video)

August 03, 2010
Jon Philpot Bear in Heaven pitchfork interview
Jon Philpot of Bear in Heaven warns Owen about the dangers of trusting MIDI synch in live performance. Also discussed: real synths vs plugins, the seeming omnipotence of Ableton Live, and starting the band you didn't mean to start.  

Offsite Link: Visit the official Bear In Heaven website for more information

Akai MPC1000: A Gearwire Pro Review

July 26, 2010
Akai MPC1000 Pro Review Marty Cutler
Electronic musician, multi-instrumentalist and music journalist Marty Cutler asks "is the MPC still the king of the beat machines?" He answers this question by examining the über-successful, mid-market Akai MPC1000, putting it through its beat-making paces, and writing up a thorough Pro Review for your perusal.  

Offsite Link: Visit the official Akai Professional website for more information

Akai APC40 Ableton Live Controller: A Gearwire Pro Review

June 30, 2010
Akai APC40 Ableton Live Controller Pro Review Markkus Rovito
It was the first dedicated controller for Ableton Live to bare the Ableton logo, but the Akai APC40 is no longer the only choice for integrated Live control. Pro Reviewer Markkus Rovito puts this hardware behemoth through its paces and lets us know if it's still his first-choice controller for Live.  

Offsite Link: Visit the official Akai website for more information

Akai Professional SynthStation: New Music-Production App For IPhone, IPod Touch

June 18, 2010
Akai Professional SynthStation is a new music production studio app for iPhone and iPod Touch, available now.
Ready for another music-production app? The latest is Akai's SynthStation, a complete and portable music production studio featuring synths, drum kits, MPC-style pads, mixing tools, effects, and more.  

Offsite Link: For more information, visit the official Akai Professional Web site.

Akai Professional IPK25 And SynthStation App: Built For IPhone And IPod Touch

January 26, 2010
Akai Professional iPK25 keyboard controller and the SynthStation music production application have been announced for Apple iPho
Making music on the go is way easy with the Akai iPK25 keyboard controller and SynthStation app. With these two made-for-iPhone / iPod Touch items, you can dock your handheld device into the controller and then use it to produce real tracks with the SynthStation app.  

Offsite Link: For more information, visit the official Akai Professional Web site.

Akai APC20 Controller For Ableton Live Caught In The Act At NAMM (Video)

January 25, 2010
Akai APC20 Winter NAMM 2010

If you need less tactile control than the APC40 offers, but more than the spartan Novation Launchpad, the new Akai APC20 controller for Ableton Live is just right for you, you persnickety Goldilocks, you.

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Offsite Link: Visit the official Akai Professional website for more information

Akai Professional LPD8 Reaktor Module Released As Free Download, Gets Nice Reaktion

December 10, 2009
Akai Professional LPD8 Reaktor Module is a sample playback module for the LPD8 controller and Native instruments Reaktor 5.
Owners of Akai Pro LPD8 controllers and Native instruments Reaktor 5 can download a free copy of the Akai LPD8 Reaktor Module, a free sample playback module featuring 120 of the company's best analog drum samples.  

Offsite Link: For more information, visit the official Akai Professional Web site.

Akai Pro Miniak: Compact And Portable Analog-Modeling Digital Synthesizer Now Shipping

August 28, 2009
Akai Pro Miniak
Really powerful things are getting smaller yet becoming more powerful. This mania of micronization is apparent in the Akai Pro Miniak.  

Offsite Link: For more information, visit Akai Pro's official website.

Akai Professional LPD8 And LPK25: Two Microsized Controllers Debuting At Summer NAMM 2009

July 17, 2009
Akai Professional LPD8 And LPK25
According to my son’s former favorite TV show, “small is powerful.” Indeed it is. Look at how cellular phones and laptops have become. Akai Professional LPD8 and LPK25 live up to this motto as you will see at Summer NAMM 2009.  

Offsite Link: For more information, visit Akai Professional's official website.

Akai Professional RPM8: New Studio Monitors To Debut At Summer NAMM 2009

July 16, 2009
Akai Professional RPM8 Studio Monitor
Bass, bass, bass, and lots of bass: a predominant feature in the music of today. Faced with such low-frequency predominance, working in the studio requires far more accurate monitoring designed for this purpose. To be debuted at Summer NAMM 2009, Akai Professional RPM8 Studio Monitors is bound to exceed your expectations.  

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Akai Professional MPK61: Latest Keyboard Performance MIDI Controller Will Be Introduced At Summer NAMM 2009

July 16, 2009
Akai Professional MPK61
Compromises often lead to win-win situations. In this case, some musicians find a 49-key MIDI controller to fall short of the desired range and an 88-key to be too bulky for transport. Giving that winning compromise while retaining uncompromising control options, Akai Professional MPK61 is about to make its debut at Summer NAMM 2009.  

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