MPC Key 61: New FCC Filing From Akai

KaoticShock wrote:

TonyO. wrote:-1899 (my bank account on 6/23)

-$499 my bank account on 6/23 for the MPC Instrument Collection.

kaoticShock, where are you getting the price $499 from? I can’t find the new MPC Instrument Collection for sale online. I see one listing for MPC Instrument Collection priced at $139.95.

TonyO. wrote:kaoticShock, where are you getting the price $499 from? I can’t find the new MPC Instrument Collection for sale online. I see one listing for MPC Instrument Collection priced at $139.95.

I'm getting the official Akai MPC Instrument collection. I've got enough multi-sampled keygroups.

Thanks for the link.

No, it's not trolling. It's fair to say you won't be buying them for whatever reason.

I also think they are currently overpriced, but I also recognise that many will still buy them (eventually, once the inevitable discounts hit) as they want those options inside their MPC.

Straker wrote:149$ for a plugin?
Ok.
Now of course you'll say I am complaining and trolling and bla bla bla.
149$ for a plugin?
No wayyyyyyyy.
Akai is gone crazy.

TonyO. wrote:

KaoticShock wrote:where are you getting the price $499 from? I can’t find the new MPC Instrument Collection for sale online. I see one listing for MPC Instrument Collection priced at $139.95.

Yes, that's my multisampled keygroup collection that I've been selling under the name 'MPC Instrument Collection' for over 4 years now. Let the confusion commence.

I might just rename it - any ideas? MPC Instrument Bundle? MPC Instrument Suite? The 'Original' MPC Instrument Collection'?

MPC-Tutor wrote:No, it's not trolling. It's fair to say you won't be buying them for whatever reason.

I also think they are currently overpriced, but I also recognise that many will still buy them (eventually, once the inevitable discounts hit) as they want those options inside their MPC.

Straker wrote:149$ for a plugin?
Ok.
Now of course you'll say I am complaining and trolling and bla bla bla.
149$ for a plugin?
No wayyyyyyyy.
Akai is gone crazy.

Yep.
I just wait for the key61 hype to calm down and maybe some black friday discount.
30/50$ should be the price in my opinion.

A few YouTube videos are beginning to appear, here's one with the MPC Key 61 and Studio Strings plugin:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z_IPISyElpw

loopop MPC KEY 61:

Sweetwater has them in stock. Ordering now before they sell out.

https://www.sweetwater.com/store/detail ... -sequencer

otoc wrote:Sweetwater has them in stock. Ordering now before they sell out.

https://www.sweetwater.com/store/detail ... -sequencer

"Sweetwater Savings: $1,800.00 MSRP: $3,699.00"

It's nice but that's it

£1699 in the UK
https://www.andertons.co.uk/akai-MPC-ke ... r-keyboard

MPC-Tutor wrote:£1699 in the UK
https://www.andertons.co.uk/akai-MPC-ke ... r-keyboard

Hey Tutor, Sweetwater gave me some conflicting info about the SD card slot. On the Sweetwater Product info it says that the MPC Key 61 has an SD card slot, yet we haven't been able to locate one. Any conformation?

HanHuman wrote:

otoc wrote:Sweetwater has them in stock. Ordering now before they sell out.

https://www.sweetwater.com/store/detail ... -sequencer

"Sweetwater Savings: $1,800.00 MSRP: $3,699.00"

Hilarious!

All of the new (paid) plug-ins are free with the Akai Key 61. You have to pay for them for other MPCs.

From the 2.11 Release notes: "New Instruments For Sale on MPC as of 2.11 (these items are included in MPC KEY 61 for FREE)"