Controllers

Akai’s APC64 is much more than just a successor to the APC40 — in fact, it’s much more than just an Ableton controller...

Akai’s MPK Mini Play MkIII is a small keyboard with a dual identity.

The new MPK Mini portable controller punches well above its price tag.

Akai Pro have distilled the best of their technologies into a stand-alone clip- and scene-based performance and production workstation.

Could the MPCX make you rethink your whole approach to studio and live music production?

Akai’s new controller keeps the design simple and the cost low.

Can new pads and a step sequencer keep Akai’s MPD pad controllers top of the class?

Akai’s Advance 49 is a tightly integrated controller/software package designed to bridge the gap between musician and computer.

A reboot of the first dedicated Ableton Live controller brings with it many welcome improvements.

At first glance, the Max49 seems much like other controller keyboards, but it’s got a surprise up its sleeve...

Akai’s slimline follow-up to their Renaissance hybrid MPC aims to claim some territory from a certain competing machine...

Looking for a compact controller keyboard costing not much more than a bag of chips? Look no further...

The Ableton controller race is hotting up — so how does the latest contender, the Akai APC20, compare to the competition?

Are Akai's mini MIDI controllers the perfect partners for your laptop?

The tiny MPK25 goes beyond knobs and buttons alone, offering MPC-style drum pads for added versatility.

Akai and Ableton have collaborated on the APC40, to bring tightly integrated, hands-on hardware control to Live.

Akai will be best known to SOS readers for their samplers and ever-popular MPC range — so what can they bring to the controller keyboard party?

Akai combine MPC-style pads with more traditional sliders and rotary encoders in their cost-effective new desktop USB MIDI controller box. Is it destined to be a hit?

Akai's MPC sampling workstations have been a studio fixture for nearly 15 years, and the MPC4000 is the most powerful one yet. But the world of sampling has changed dramatically since the MPC2000XL was released. Can an MPC still cut it in the 21st century?