The MPC is the sampling drum machine of choice in the hip hop community - everyone from Dr Dre to Prefuse 73 are rocking beats with the MPC, live and in the studio. It's also a pretty handy sequencer, ...

Each week Tom Whitwell of Music Thing highlights the best of the new music gear that's coming out, as well as noteworthy vintage equipment: This week, Akai announced the MPC-2500. If you've listened ...

The MPC X Special Edition is a fine update to the original MPC X, a powerful workstation that can find a home in any musical environment, from beat-making to soundtracks to live performance. Includes ...

Affordable sampling gear meant that workaday musicians could get their hands on technology that was hitherto only accessible to top-tier artists. MIDI was also making strides, allowing anyone with a ...