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Akai MPD24
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 MPC500
Akai's famed Music Production Centre goes mini...
Akai MPC2500
Akai have updated the classic sampling sequencer concept last embodied in the MPC2000XL, but have they managed to preserve the magic formula that made the series a success?
The Lost Art Of Sampling: Part 5
Nearly all modern samplers have powerful synth engines concealed inside them — and sometimes they're so well hidden that their users are unaware of their existence. But then why would you want a synth in your sampler? Let's find out...
The Lost Art Of Sampling: Part 3
Having introduced the concept of looping, velocity switching, and multisampling, it's time to actually make some samples. We give you a few hard-won tips that can make your life easier on the way.
The Lost Art Of Sampling: Part 2
As we saw last month, sampling is really just a form of digital recording, but to use short recordings to emulate real instruments, you soon need to understand new concepts like multisampling, looping, and velocity switching. We explain all...
Crosstalk: Your Feedback
Replies from the editorial team to more of your valued feedback.
Q. Can you explain the track routing in my Akai multitracker?
I previously owned a DPS12 and that was fairly simple, but the DPS24 manual talks about using 'groups' to route inputs to tracks. What is a group and how are they used?
Q. How can I stop my drum loops from going out of sync?
I have some sampled drum patterns that I am trying to loop. I find that they are losing sync over the course of the track. What's going wrong and how do I fix it?
Q. Can I feed a 24-bit signal into a 16-bit device?
I want to record eight tracks at once into my Akai DPS12 multitracker, which has six analogue inputs and a stereo S/PDIF...
Q. How can I get my multisampled synths to sound more even?
I have recently bought an Akai S5000 sampler and I am attempting to create samples of some synths I have...
Akai release ak.Sys editor software for Mac OS X
The latest v2.6 update to Akai's ak.Sys sampler control editor is now OS X compatible.
Sounding Off: Hardware Reliability
Some people say that software is killing off the hardware market. But is it the hardware manufacturers' own software?
Akai MPC4000
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?
Q&A September 2002
How can I use my external effects units with my Akai DPS16 hard disk recorder? How can I convert my mono recordings into stereo? Are there any cheap multi-band compression plug-ins? How can I reverse the effects of performing Windows XP tweaks?
Akai/Perfectionear Drums: Vol. 2 Percussion
**** 4/5 stars. Pretty much every form of mainstream percussion is represented here in this velocity-switched sample-plus-ambience collection.
Akai Z8
Many people consider software samplers to have consigned the hardware equivalent to history. Not Akai, who have responded by releasing their best-value hardware samplers ever, offering unprecedented levels of computer integration, and packing them with user-friendly features.
Akai AX80 (Retrozone)
Prior to taking over the sampling world, Akai launched a hybrid analogue/digital synth with a unique interface.
Akai DPS24
Akai's new 24-track recording and mixing workstation continues the expansion of their DPS multitracker concept with technology derived from the company's renowned post-production machines.