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Akai refines its classic MIDI keyboard and finally ditches the joystick

With the latest iteration, the Akai MPK Mini IV is still one of the best MIDI keyboards on the market right now. It’s jam-packed with features and functionality that will serve more experienced users ...
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Akai’s New 'MPC XL' Is a Standalone Music Production Powerhouse

Following on from its recently launched MPC Live III, Akai has unveiled its latest must-have studio tool – the MPC XL. Describing its new flagship as a “powerful studio centerpiece,” the brand has ...
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The mighty new Akai Professional MPC XL is a pro-grade music studio in a box

The first MPC emerged at the tail-end of the 1980s, engineered and overseen by legendary music engineer Roger Linn, creator of one of the earliest programmable drum machines, the 1982 LinnDrum. For ...
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“Represents the evolution of everything we've learned from decades of innovation in music production”: Akai’s MPC XL is its new flagship – watch our first look review

NAMM 2026: The MPC XL massively ups the power of the MPC X; but is it better than last year’s Live III? We get hands-on and find out When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an ...