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“It’s the heart of my studio”: The story of the Akai MPC, from the MPC60 to the MPC Live III

Few pieces of production gear are as influential as Akai’s MPC series. We trace the MPC's journey through its phoenix-like ...
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Dog Paw looks like a drum pad but plays like they just crossed a weighted piano with a violin

Every so often in the world of studio gear there comes a moment where one has to ask: 'How come nobody thought of this earlier?' When something new comes along that just kinda makes perfect sense. And ...
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"We've completely reimagined what's possible in a compact controller": Akai unveils MPK Mini IV with pitch and mod wheels, new keybed and full-size MIDI output

Five years on from the release of the MPK Mini Mk3, Akai Professional has unveiled the next generation of its compact MIDI controller keyboard: MPK Mini IV. A major update that Akai is describing as ...
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From Runway To Real Life – Your Guide To Shopping The Shoulder-Pad Revival

We hope you love the products we recommend! All of them were independently selected by our editors. Just so you know, HuffPost UK may collect a share of sales or other compensation from the links on ...
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In an era of techno-dystopia, Sudan Archives' 'The BPM' imagines a liberated future

It's one in conjunction with the long-standing ethic of dance music, pulse and movement as a hard reset, only refreshed for her particular philosophy: the haptic feedback of producing inducing a kind ...
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“A tantalising and cost-effective entry point to one of the great synthesizers of our time”: Groove Synthesis 3rd Wave 8M review

3rd Wave 8M is a tantalising and cost-effective entry point to the guts of one of the great synthesizers of our time. The bigger module is still a better buy, but this half-price beast delivers the ...