[NAMM 2013] AKAI MPC Studio Released

Our good beat-making gear buffs at Akai have a huge announcement at this year's 2013 NAMM show. The MPC Studio is finally released and on store shelves everywhere for immediate purchase. This new slimline MPC Studio has a brushed aluminum body, the same MPC pads everyone loves to perform with, and the latest edition of the same full MPC Music-Creation software that comes with the new flagship MPC Renaissance. The portable and powerful MPC Studio comes in at a competitive $600 retail pricepoint. Check out the full press release from the NAMM floor after the jump.

Author:
DJ Blaze
Updated:
Feb 12, 2018
Original:
Jan 25, 2013

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Our good beat-making gear buffs at Akai have a huge announcement at this year's 2013 NAMM show. The MPC Studio is finally released and on store shelves everywhere for immediate purchase. This new slimline MPC Studio has a brushed aluminum body, the same MPC pads everyone loves to perform with, and the latest edition of the same full MPC Music-Creation software that comes with the new flagship MPC Renaissance. The portable and powerful MPC Studio comes in at a competitive $600 retail pricepoint. Check out the full press release from the NAMM floor after the jump.

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Akai is seriously gearing up to go after any other manufacturers in the music production business (Native Instruments) with a full range of new competitive products that is sure to excite the music creators. The new MPC-Studio is the newest MPC studio production unit from Akai that is basically a bare-bones MPC system that is designed to work with any computer via USB. Users will get the same workflow system present in other MPC units, the same studio grade drum pads, and a nice one-inch-thin portable and aluminum body construction. Check the video inside.

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Check out our full Video breakdown of the new Akai MPC-FLY and the MPC-Renaissance straight from the Akai Booth at the NAMM 2012 showroom floor! We sat down with an Akai representative to get the low down on these two new products that we brought to you earlier this week. Watch the video after the jump.

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Akai is hitting us with the one, two, three punch! Introducing the Akai MPC-Fly which is the newest music production station that is designed to work flawlessly with the Apple iPad. Music creators will be able to take an iPad running the MPC app and plug it into the MPC-Fly docking unit for full MPC-pad manipulation and production. The powerful MPC app will be responsible for mixing, sequencing, creating tracks and much more. While the MPC-Fly will add protection, 16 full-sized MPC pads, and portability to the iPad. Check out the video inside.

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The new age of the ever popular Akai MPC production workstations is now upon us! Introducing the freshly announced MPC-Renaissance which is the latest music producer workstation that adds a lot of new features and builds upon the standards that the iconic MPC line always exhibited. The MPC-Renaissance is sure to be another huge hit for Akai, as this MPC has seamless integration with the computer software via multiple USB and MIDI connections, 8-pad banks, and Vintage mode that changes the sound output to earlier MPC characteristics.

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