Forum dedicated to the new portable standalone MPC, the MPC Sample.
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By Lampdog Wed Mar 04, 2026 9:27 pm
It aint right that it looks like an MPC 3000 logo?
By sinik Wed Mar 04, 2026 10:42 pm
Shift Gorden wrote:I mean, the Akai logo itself sure ain't right!


its their retro logo

looks like i have to prepare myself to bow down an d kiss tha ring :oops:
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By v00d00ppl Wed Mar 04, 2026 11:15 pm
Historically Alto has leaked the live 3 and took preorders for it. They didn’t leak the XL, that was an English and German retailer. We are getting the big arch burger at McDonalds and MPC Sample at Alto.
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By kja Thu Mar 05, 2026 12:21 am
dustyslices wrote:, will have the price of used ONE and will be more expensive than Sonicware, Roland and even T.E. :hmmm:

https://ibb.co/Pz3gxxg7


Nobody will take you serious with Roland or a teenage beat machine, this is a real Akai bro!! Just look at that wrist pad!! Don’t you want to be taken seriously that you can rest your wrist between popping those tiny as$ pads?

I’m kidding though..
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By inflict3 Thu Mar 05, 2026 5:16 am
Lampdog wrote:Looks like it's aiming for the TE "EP" series users.
B-Wise wrote:If this is real Jpeg is gonna get on his bs telling everyone to, "Kiss da ring!" :lol:

ANYONE can say Akai is working on something, and, be, right.
Go ahead, try it, you'll be right.

Have you noticed it's the same color scheme as MPC XL
w/ a dash of TE EP series styling/coloring?

Laughing my ass off at the wrist pads, why though, MPC One didn't get them.


Wrist pads??? That’s my requested “sack holder” that I’ve been requesting since like 2008
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By Lampdog Thu Mar 05, 2026 5:49 am
inflict3 wrote:Wrist pads??? That’s my requested “sack holder” that I’ve been requesting since like 2008

Which sack, wait, what, naaaaahh, not that one.

:lol: :lol:
By J.O.BEATS Thu Mar 05, 2026 6:22 am
This looks very much legit

And I **** hate it lol

It looks too much like a toy. Part of what makes the niche small sampler market successful is being able to create a small piece of hardware that feels and looks like it belongs in a serious studio session. Its a very difficult design needle to thread. This looks too much like a "miniature" knockoff version of older MPCs instead of a small pocket sized serious sampler that utilizes every inch of the hardware for real creative purposes. Putting a gimmicky wrist pad on it instead of additional tactile buttons etc tells you that they dont understand what makes these type of units attractive.

If this is real, which it looks like it is, it will be a huge failure in my opinion. Essentially a $400 mpc "figuring'
By zzrwood Thu Mar 05, 2026 6:57 am
It would be good if Akai actually finished things in the existing MPC line before dropping totally new systems...

The useless, endless "beta" of the desktop software is beyond a joke...
By J.O.BEATS Thu Mar 05, 2026 7:07 am
BTW.
If this doesnt have the old mpc "workflow" (programs/tracks/sequence/song) they lost their god damn minds!!! lol
By suice7 Thu Mar 05, 2026 7:54 am
This is a breath of fresh air. I stopped using MPCs when they went for touch screen. I really liked the Renaissance and was hoping for a simple portable stand alone version of it. Let's hope it will be here soon!
By Shift Gorden Thu Mar 05, 2026 10:59 am
Lampdog wrote:It aint right that it looks like an MPC 3000 logo?


sinik wrote:its their retro logo

looks like i have to prepare myself to bow down an d kiss tha ring :oops:


Ohhhh. I see. I'm one of those newer-to-Akai folks....d'oh.