Akai MPC60 Retro Gear Review
Alex Ball – in his latest video – takes a look at the legendary Akai MPC60 MIDI Production Center.
The MPC60 was developed by Akai and Roger Linn and released in 1988, and went on to be used on classic albums by DJ Shadow, Dr. Dre, J Dilla, MF Doom and others.
Key features:
- The often-copied 4 x 4 pad grid
- A ‘crunchy’ 12-bit sampling engine
- 60,000 note sequencer with 99-tracks
- Roger Linn’s influential swing feature
- 512 kb of RAM, which provided 13.1 seconds of mono sampling time
- Floppy disk drive storage
- Flexible connectivity, including MIDI, individual outputs and more
Watch the video and share your thoughts on the Akai MPC60!
Topics covered:
0:00 History of the MPC60
3:46 Intended use of the MPC60
8:18 Demo: The MPC Song
8:55 What people actually did with the MPC60
10:27 Sampling
12:15 Demo: Passable Hip-Hop
13:13 Groove, Feel and Swing
14:49 After the MPC60
15:29 Discussion with TUBEDIGGA
22:04 Patron Outro Jam
