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Retro Colourway Meets Modern Engineering

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Product Description

The Akai MPC revolutionised how music was created, recorded and performed. This cutting-edge piece of gear provided producers and beatmakers with new and unparalleled sequencing and sampling functions. It’s regarded as one of the most influential electronic instruments ever produced, leaving an indelible mark on not just the hip-hop genre, but recorded music itself.

Each iteration (from the MPC 60, to the MPC 3000) had an instantly recognisable look that matched its iconic sound and workflow; grey pads, complimented by a simple cream finish. Now, thanks to the Akai MPC One Retro, you can experience the same legendary visuals, with additional modern engineering, power, updates and enhancements!

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Key Features 

  • Legendary limited-edition finish
  • 16 velocity-sensitive RBG pad grid 
  • Versatile Multicore architecture sourced from the MPC x and MPC Live
  • Use completely standalone; no laptop or computer is required 
  • 2GB of RAM (with 4GB of total integrated storage)
  • Hi-res multi-touch display 
  • PC and Mac controller for the included MPC software 
  • Stereo line-level inputs 
  • 4 TRS CV/gate jacks (with 8 outputs in total)
  • SD card slot
  • x1 USB-A 3.0 slot (used for MIDI controller or thumb drive)
  • MIDI in/MIDI out
  • Packaged with 3-months of free access to Splice - granting you access to millions of royalty-free sounds, presets and samples 
  • 8 brand-new synth engines power 9 contrasting DrumSynth plugins 

New in MPC Firmware 2.10 - Incredible new features and Sounds

AKAI just launched version 2.10 of the MPC firmware, their biggest update ever, with loads of new features and improvements! Let’s go through some of the amazing novelties you can enjoy with version 2.10.

USB class audio support

You can connect your standalone MPC with your USB audio interface by navigating through the preferences menu and finding your sound card. You can also up to 32 inputs/outputs (but beware of the CPU usage!)

New plugin Instruments

Version 2.10 includes loads of new instruments that you can easily download by selecting ‘Get Synth Content’ from the MPC Menu/Help Menu. Explore the new AIR collection including AIR Hype, covering everything from hard-hitting plucks to sultry melodic leads, AIR Solina, recreating the classic string machine and AIR Mellotron, a recreation of the famous tape keyboard. You can also experience a faithful reproduction of the WayOutWare Odyssey.

New AIR Vocal Audio Effects

A new suite of AIR vocal effects: Tuner to make your vocals sound perfect, Vocal Harmonizer, a four-part vocal-harmonizer effect and Doubler, to add presence to your vocal line or create realistic double effects.

New AIR insert effects

Enjoy new effects to spice up your tracks! Just to name a few, AIR Half Speed is the ultimate tool to create half-speed versions of any sound source, for supercool transitions: Air Stutter will make your sounds glitch changing in volume, pan and pitch! Discover all of them & get crazy experimenting.

New Akai insert effects

With the 2.10 firmware update, you’ll gain access to new Akai insert effects. Enjoy the power of a granulator to slice and manipulate your tracks and sample delay to add a cool stereo effect. 

Drum and Keygroup program improvements

Akai have reworked drums and keygroups to ensure a smoother workflow. Now you can add tail to any audio file to avoid abrupt and unnatural endings. There’s a new randomisation section as well, to add subtle variations to your drum samples. If that wasn’t enough, Version 2.10 adds eight effects slots for your drum pads, including bitcrush, decimator, soft clipper and many more!

Key Detection

Your MPC can now automatically calculate the key of a sample. Add any audio file with melodic content and let it do the work!

These are just some of the amazing new features you can enjoy with Version 2.10. What are you waiting for? Go download it now on AKAI Professional's website!

Here's What Akai say: 

Step up to Standalone

From rich melodics and hard-hitting drums to the most infectious grooves, if you expect to get real professional production results you need next-generation tools that act as a natural extension of your creativity. Enter the MPC One Retro, a Music Production Centre engineered to enrich your workflow and create the ultimate standalone production experience. Spend less time hitting roadblocks and take command of your production with our latest addition to the MPC family. 

Full MPC Experience

Don’t let the size fool you. The MPC One Retro packs a lot of features and workflow tools into ONE powerful punch, like beat programming, editing, mixing FX and instruments and so much more. This is truly an uncompromising creative experience.

The heart and soul of the MPC One Retro is the same multi-core processor as the MPC X, skilfully combined into a compact standalone desktop unit that easily handles the most demanding tasks. MPC One Retro delivers a truly empowering hands-on experience, ready for any music production task. Edit and chop samples with hand gestures on the bright 7-inch touch screen colour display. Express your ideas effortlessly and directly with the dedicated knobs and touch keys that eliminate cumbersome drop-down menus.

MPC Mainstays

With the MPC One Retro, all MPC functionality you expect is here, perfectly positioned with two goals clearly in mind – ease of use and no-nonsense workflow enhancement. Four touch sensitive controls and a large data encoder seamlessly map to critical parameters. Sixteen velocity- and pressure-sensitive RBG pads deliver perfect response for full expressive range. MPC mainstays including Note Repeat, Full Level, 16 Levels and dedicated Transport Controls complete the MPC One Retro’s arsenal of control options, providing complete production capability.

Studio Connectivity 

The MPC One Retro is ready to work with your current studio environment and will grow with you as your needs expand. Connect your USB controller or line-level 1⁄4-inch instruments. Control your MIDI devices and your CV/ Gate modules & racks. And there’s no need to worry about interconnectivity, since MPC One Retro is ready to work right alongside professional music production gear.

Storage 

As standard, MPC One Retro ships with 4GB of internal Micro SD storage. Looking to add your own sounds? MPC One Retro features a built-in SD Card slot and USB thumb input for immediate access to your own sample libraries.

MPC Software 2

Akai Professional’s reimagined MPC 2 Software drives MPC One Retro in both standalone and controller modes. This is a cutting-edge production suite combining 128-track sequencing capability, real-time time stretching, clip-launch functionality, advanced MIDI editing capability, VST compatibility in controller mode, operation as a standalone application on Mac & PC, advanced sampling & audio editing/recording functionality, seamless DAW integration, a redesigned GUI and much more. 

Whether you’re seeking freedom from computer- based music production or searching for the perfect controller for DAW-centric creative exploration, MPC 2 Software delivers the ultimate in adaptive creative versatility.

Packed with Content 

MPC One Retro comes with its own new drum sample & loop library that continues the MPC tradition of hard-hitting, industry-renowned drum sounds from leading sound designers including RawCutz, Sample Tools by CR2, F9, Decap MSX Sound Design and MVP Loops. MPC One Retro also features our signature synth engines, Electric, Tubesynth and Bassline, as well as our premium AIR FX for mixing & mastering. With MPC One Retro, you have everything you need to produce hard-hitting, unforgettable music — music that is uniquely yours.

Written by Will Brook-Jones

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Akai

Customer Reviews

4.8

5 reviews

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Trusted Customer11th Oct 2022

The MPC one is the perfect standalone all in one unit. Top kit and rock solid

Value 5Looks 5Durability 5Sound 5

Mr Wayne Mundy11th Aug 2022

The best sampler, drum machine

Value 5Looks 5Durability 4Sound 4

Trusted Customer10th May 2022

Mac Deryng6th Oct 2021

Fantastic replacement to my MPC 2000XL! Solid retro look, easier to use than ever with a touchscreen, top machine!

Value 5Looks 5Durability 5Sound 5

Trusted Customer25th Aug 2021

Value 4Looks 5Durability 4Sound 5

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