SOUND ON SOUND
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.
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...
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?
The MPC is an absolute classic. It has featured on countless productions and has existed in various forms...
Akai’s Advance 49 is a tightly integrated controller/software package designed to bridge the gap between musician and computer.
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?
There are few more evocative sights, for a certain generation of sample-based music makers at least, that a...
Akai's famed Music Production Centre goes mini...
Akai’s MPX16 has more pads and functions than its MPX8 predecessor, but remains just as reasonably priced.
