Akai just announced the MPC XL standalone studio. This unit is around four times as powerful as previous MPC grooveboxes.

Let’s start with the basics. That’s to say, the hardware features that carry over from the original. First of all, there are the 16 velocity-sensitive sample/trigger pads. No change here. They are ...

Though still on hiatus, some shorts of Akai Haato dancing have been posted by her manager to cheer up her waiting fans.

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 ...

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 ...

Akai and Native Instruments are sort of like the Nintendo and Sega of music production. These long-time rivals offer many ...

Akai has announced a new entry to its iconic MPC (Music Production Center) line called the MPC One. The standalone music-making workstation has a more compact form factor and borrows bits from other ...

If you’re an up and coming producer looking to create some new sounds but don’t have all the equipment necessary to do to, Akai might have something you can add to your arsenal as they’re dropping a ...

Ever since the first big boom in colour television AKAI has been a presence in consumer electronics. And although a lot has changed since those days, we still seem to be spending a lot of time staring ...

Four months after going on hiatus due to health concerns, Hololive Vtuber Akai Haato (also known as Haachama) released a statement through her Twitter account addressing her health and the hiatus. In ...

Akai Professional has launched a solo version of its electronic wind instrument that contains its own built-in speaker for play anywhere and anywhen convenience. EWI Solo represents the true evolution ...