AKAI
USA, est. 1984 · 36 products across 3 categories
About AKAI
AKAI Professional is an American music technology company founded in 1984 and now part of the inMusic Brands family, originally famous for transforming sample-based music production with the MPC series of sampling drum machines. In the VST and software space, AKAI produces MPC Beats, a free DAW based on the legendary MPC workflow, alongside software versions of their hardware instruments. The MPC series fundamentally shaped hip-hop, electronic music, and beat production culture, and AKAI's software continues to carry that workflow legacy. AKAI Professional remains one of the most historically significant names in music production technology.
- • Iconic MPC workflow legacy
- • MPC Beats is free
- • Deep hip-hop and beat culture credibility
- • Hardware and software ecosystem
- • Longstanding industry reliability
- • Software MPC not as full-featured as standalone hardware
- • MPC software faces competition from modern DAWs
- • Some hardware-centric workflows translate awkwardly to software
AKAI Products
AKAI Professional MPC Key 37
General Synthesizers
AKAI Professional APC64
DAW Controllers
AKAI Professional MPC One+
Groove Boxes
AKAI Professional MPK mini Plus Bundle
Master Keyboards (up to 49 Keys)
AKAI Professional MPK mini Play MK3 Bag Bundle
General Synthesizers
AKAI Professional MPK Mini MK3 Black Bag Bundle
Master Keyboards (up to 25 Keys)
AKAI Professional APC mini MK2
DAW Controllers
AKAI Professional APC Key 25 MK2
DAW Controllers
AKAI Professional MPK mini Plus
Master Keyboards (up to 49 Keys)
AKAI Professional LPD8 MKII
Other Controllers
AKAI Professional LPK25 MKII
Master Keyboards (up to 25 Keys)
AKAI Professional MPK Mini MK3 Case Bundle
Master Keyboards (up to 25 Keys)
AKAI Professional MPK mini Play MK3
Master Keyboards (up to 25 Keys)
AKAI Professional MPK Mini MK3 Gray
Master Keyboards (up to 25 Keys)
AKAI Professional MPK Mini MK3 White - AIEP3 Bdl
Master Keyboards (up to 25 Keys)
AKAI Professional MPK Mini MK3 White
Master Keyboards (up to 25 Keys)
AKAI Professional MPK Mini MK3 Black
Master Keyboards (up to 25 Keys)
AKAI Professional MPK Mini MK3
Master Keyboards (up to 25 Keys)
AKAI Professional EWI Solo
Synthesizer Peripherals
AKAI Professional MPK mini Mk3 - AIEP3 Bundle
Master Keyboards (up to 25 Keys)
AKAI Professional MPD 218
Other Controllers
AKAI Professional midimix
Other Controllers
AKAI Professional APC 40 Mk2
DAW Controllers
AKAI Professional MPK 261
Master Keyboards (up to 61 Keys)
AKAI Professional MPX8
Samplers
AKAI Professional EWI 5000
Synthesizer Peripherals
AKAI MPC 2
DAW
AKAI MPC Expansion: Trap Soul & RnB
Expansion Packs
AKAI MPC Expansion: Funk O' Rama
Expansion Packs
AKAI MPC Expansion: Glitterball
Expansion Packs
AKAI MPC Expansion: Marco Polo Presents Pad Thai Deluxe
Expansion Packs
AKAI MPC Expansion: Snipe Young Presents Vol. 1
Expansion Packs
AKAI MPC Expansion: Soul Provider 3
Expansion Packs
AKAI MPC Expansion: AraabMuzik Motif Alumni Soulful Vocals
Expansion Packs
AKAI MPC Expansion: Underground Trap
Expansion Packs
Frequently Asked Questions About AKAI
AKAI Professional is based in the United States and is part of the inMusic Brands group.
Yes, MPC Beats is free and the MPC workflow is intuitive for beatmakers new to production.
The MPC series of sampling drum machines that defined hip-hop and beat production culture and continue to influence modern music production.
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