Welcome to the October Akai Professional e-newsletter. This is the place to be to keep up on the latest Akai Pro news. Each issue, we bring you inside tips and tricks for taking total advantage of your MPC, MPD, MPK, or EWI!

Award-winning film and TV composer James Venable chats with us about his MPCs. He and his MPC1000s have worked on some of the hottest movies and shows including Zack and Mimi Make a Porno and American Carol.

Akai Professional's Andy Mac will demonstrate how the MPC can speed your workflow and give your production the edge you have been looking for. This veteran producer of acts such as Craig David, Blackstreet, Beverly Knight and Destiny's Child has the experience to deliver a truly masterful master class.

MPC5000 has the highest-resolution MPC sequencing engine, extremely high memory capacity, virtual analog synthesis, and extensive audio processing power. A direct-to-disc, eight-track streaming hard drive recorder and a host of other new advancements make MPC5000 the most advanced MPC. Ever.

Maybe you want your samples to sound bigger in the track. Or maybe you want to perform with your MPC and have the hugest, nastiest distortion at your fingertips. Either way, this month’s tip is up your alley.

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