Support and discussion for all of Akai’s modern standalone MPCs including the MPC X / X SE, MPC Live 1, 2 & 3, MPC One / One+, MPC Key 37/61.
By BigUncleBucks Thu May 08, 2025 3:46 pm
suntan wrote:If there's no mpc update are akai even at superbooth.

I actually mean that - haven't seen any actual evidence.


They are there. They are on the floorplan and they also posted some reel today showing the booth. It was suspiciously underwhelming, with big Akai motion screens (I think, was hard to tell as it was a still image) as the backdrop, with a very long raw plywood desk with what looked like a Live II, a MPC one+, APC64 and Keys 37 spread very far out across the desk. Desk looked liked about 6-7M long. Just raw wood. Weird.
By DeeX Thu May 08, 2025 3:49 pm
ericlaurence wrote:I bet they don't announce any new hardware this week. They don't want to share the spotlight with everyone else. Plus with tariffs being unpredictable right now, it's hard to launch a new product when you don't know what your costs will be.


Why would they then stop selling the Live 2?
By dustyslices Thu May 08, 2025 4:05 pm
jaymack wrote:Well, I guess we have no choice but to start guessing what they will be rolling out at NAMM 2026


don't know about namm but I know what they will be rolling at the end of may:
Image
User avatar
By jaymack Thu May 08, 2025 4:20 pm
not if you weren't expecting anything. and if you've really been paying attention for the last few years, you wouldn't have been. i'm just thankful I wont have to bow down and kiss any rangs yet
By BigUncleBucks Thu May 08, 2025 4:38 pm
jaymack wrote:not if you weren't expecting anything. and if you've really been paying attention for the last few years, you wouldn't have been. i'm just thankful I wont have to bow down and kiss any rangs yet


I've had my fun, stirring the pot. Maybe the new MPC is just trolling we made along the way.
User avatar
By MGoolas Thu May 08, 2025 5:50 pm
Infidels will say that there is no new MPC on the tables of that booth.
But true believers can actually see it, feel it, cherish it, and make fire beats with it.

Infidels will see a Minimoog poly D, true believers will see a MPC X MKII
Infidels will see a MPC Live II black. True believers will see a MPC Live III Roger Linn Edition ™
Infidels will see a MPC key 37. True believers will see a MPC key 88
Infidels will see a MacBook. True believers will see a Akai Force laptop.
By B-Wise Thu May 08, 2025 5:54 pm
MGoolas wrote:Infidels will say that there is no new MPC on the tables of that booth.
But true believers can actually see it, feel it, cherish it, and make fire beats with it.

Infidels will see a Minimoog poly D, true believers will see a MPC X MKII
Infidels will see a MPC Live II black. True believers will see a MPC Live III Roger Linn Edition ™
Infidels will see a MPC key 37. True believers will see a MPC key 88
Infidels will see a MacBook. True believers will see a Akai Force laptop.

Thank God I'm a Atheist :worthy: :lol: