MPC 500
Akai MPC 500
Ever since Roger Linn rolled them out in the 1980’s MPC’s have been a major part of pop music production. Where would hip hop, electronica, and countless other genres be without these little electronic gadgets to make samples and sequences? The beat of the modern music world depends on MPC technology from Akai.
The MPC60 was a wonder for its time. With a seriously powerful sequencer and flexible interface, producers and D.J.’s must have thought it was Christmas day the day they brought one home to the studio. Even today, master beat makers such as Jermaine Dupri, and J Dilla still turn to the MPC60 when they want that certain classic urban sound featured on so many unforgettable hip hop and pop albums of the late Eighties and early Nineties.
The MPC has come a long way since then though, and today’s newest models are far more powerful and portable than ever before. One of the greatest recent offerings from Akai has been the MPC 500. This one is something special because it’s the first ever portable MPC. It can go wherever you go, so when that fresh idea for a new dope beat pops into your brain you can start creating right away. Plus it plugs into your pc or laptop with an easy USB connection and you can instantly save your masterpiece to your hard drive.
This thing boasts a full 48 tracks and 32 voices, so you know you’ll create the sounds you want, no matter how space age they are. It comes standard with 16mb of memory, but you can upgrade with up to 128 MB with expansion kits. Ripping those tracks to your pc is no problem with a drag and drop interface that works like you want it to. Best of all it’s fully compatible with your other MPC.’s, so the full power of your studio can get linked up from anywhere.