More info can be found at Akai’s MPC Touch micro-site. Check out the the video introduction above and scroll down for the full set of product photos from Akai. The MPC Touch will go on sale in November, priced at £499.
For creating original samples, the controller also features a built-in 2-in/2-out audio interface. Akai describes it as the “most capable and user-friendly” MPC to date. The Touch works in conjunction with the MPC software and its 20GB of bundled sound content. There are a handful of single-touch hardware units on the market – notably Roland’s TB-3 and Korg’s Kaoss series – but most manufacturers have seemed reluctant to incorporate multi-touch technology in their hardware, perhaps as a result of the dominance of Apple’s iOS devices. Akai Professional MPC One Drum Machine, Sampler & MIDI Controller with Beat Pads, Synth Engines, Standalone Operation and Touch Display 4.7 (722) 65995899. The addition of the multi-touch display is an interesting move from Akai. There is, though, one major difference: the Touch, as the name suggests, features a large, full-colour touchscreen for editing samples, adjusting parameters and controlling effects.
The MPC Touch is a hybrid device, which seems to fall somewhere in between the MPC Studio and MPC Renaissance in terms of the overall feature set. Akai has announced details of the latest update to the iconic MPC range.
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