Akai are celebrating 35 years of their MPC platform with the release of a new version of their flagship instrument that boasts a retro look along with increased processing power and storage.
Create complex softsynth parts without a piano roll
Toneworks' first release is equipped with a comprehensive step sequencer, harmoniser and arpeggiator, and can either host software instruments directly, or control them via MIDI.
Chord Sequencer has received its first update, gaining a range of new content and features which aim to make customising chord progressions and finding new sounds both faster and easier.
David Caulfield has launched a Kickstarter campaign to fund the production of a book detailing the development of the Akai Professional products that put sampling and sequencing into the reach of musicians.
Equipped with 3000 samples and an array of performance features, Polyend say that Play is possibly most flexible and inspirational groovebox ever created...