Welcome to the December edition of the Akai Professional e-newsletter. This month, we’re pleased to announce that our new RPM8 reference production studio monitors are now available for purchase. We’ll also share Akai Pro coverage in the media, crazy year-end deals and more.
- RPM8 NOW SHIPPING
- LOOPTV REVIEWS APC40
- LPK25 REVIEW AT LIVE-LAPTOPS
- LPD8 REVIEW AT LIVE-LAPTOPS
- 2009 TRESOR.AWARDS WRAP-UP
- PLANET ILL INTERVIEWS AKAI PRO ABOUT MPD18
- BRAD FERNQUIST
- LPD8 REAKTOR MODULE
- GET $30 BACK WHEN YOU BUY AN MPD32
- PICK UP AN XR20, GET $30 BACK
- APC40 EUROPEAN VIDEO CONTEST ENDS SOON!
The new RPM8 studio monitors Akai Pro are two-way, active, bi-amplified, nearfield loudspeakers made for producers, recording engineers, remix artists, DJs and other musicians. They're designed specifically to deliver the goods when used with your MPC. Even better, they're available now. Learn more about these powerhouse monitors on the RPM8 page.
Progressive House DJ Andi Durrant of ‘Riley and Durrant’ recently put the APC40 Ableton Performance Controller through its paces. In this product review he shows us what makes it different from the other controllers on the market and why everyone should have one! Watch the video here.
The LPK25 is getting a lot of attention. Live Laptops took our synth-action laptop keyboard controller for spin. Read the review here.
Live Laptops reviewed the LPK25 but they didn't stop there. They also reviewed our laptop pad controller, the LPD8. Check out they had to say about it here.
The results are in and the winners have been chosen. We have got fresh pictures and video directly from the Akai Pro and Numark-sponsored Tresor.awards 2009 in Berlin. Check out all the details.
PLANET ILL INTERVIEWS AKAI PRO ABOUT MPD18
Musicians, performers, and beat makers always have loved the MPCs’ legendary pads. The MPD18 takes those pads out of the MPC and places them on compact USB/MIDI controller you can use with virtually all software. We sat down with Planet Ill to talk about the MPD18 and they liked what we had to say. Check out the interview here.
ARTIST SPOTLIGHT: BRAD FERNQUIST
The Goo Goo Dolls rock audiences around the world, and guitarist Brad Fernquist is responsible for a big part of their sound. What you may not know is that he loves his MPC1000. He's our featured artist this month.
Want to use the LPD8 with Native Instruments Reaktor 5? Easy. Grab this free download, which contains 120 of our favorite drum samples free of charge. Grab it here.
GET $30 BACK WHEN YOU BUY AN MPD32
The MPD32 packs 16 genuine MPC pads and 72 assignable Q-Link controls into a USB/MIDI controller that gives you the feel of the MPC — both physically and musically. That’s because the MPD32 also has Akai Pro-exclusive MPC Swing, Note Repeat, and other key MPC technologies inside. Pick one up and we'll send you $30 to say thanks.
Make beats on the go with the hip-hop beat-production station. It has over 700 unique sounds of drums, basses, on-hits, sound effects, and more from Chronic Music. Plus if you grab one now, you’ll also enjoy a cool $30 cash back.
APC40 EUROPEAN VIDEO CONTEST ENDS SOON
The APC40 is so big in Europe that we put together a video contest just for European APC40 fans! Submit your video entry, and you could win your choice of gear from the current Akai Pro catalog. Enter now, the contest ends December 31, 2009!Get all the information here.
Do you have a question for our team? Have a topic you would like to see us cover? Your comments, feedback, and suggestions are welcome. Contact us!
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