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Not just dance music but hip hop too! The Akai MPC has been a dominant sampling and sequencing tool of some of the most prolific producers, even as software sta
by dools 5y ago
Not just dance music but hip hop too! The Akai MPC has been a dominant sampling and sequencing tool of some of the most prolific producers, even as software started to eat the electronic music world.
- pkdpic_y9k 5y agoHeck yeah, and don't forget about the Roland Dr. Sample line!
- fit2rule 5y agoIt should be understood that the MPC is actually a Japanese clone of an American invention, the LinnDrum MidiStudio. Roger Linn kicked off the innovation around the sampling/sequencing revolution - Akai just made it affordable. Disclaimer: have worked in the digital musical instrument market for decades, including for Yamaha and other (German) major players in this space. This industry is incestuous in many ways - but it follows the 'musicians rule', which is 'its okay to copy each others riffs as long as it improves the groove' ..
- yesbabyyes 5y agoCool, I did not know this! I have a Linn Majik at home, and really like this amplifier, and the brand. fit2rule: you seem to have gotten yourself shadowbanned, apparently starting with this innocuous comment 43 days ago: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=26697170 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=26697170 I think you can email the moderators to get you account restored.
- SeanLuke 5y agoPoints of order. 1. The LinnDrum MidiStudio was never a product. The two appear to be similar but it'd be hard to claim one was a clone of the other. They seemingly differ in polyphony, sample resolution, and a wide variety of other features. Indeed the MidiStudio has more in common with the 9000 I would think. Does this make it a "clone" of the 9000? 2. Linn developed both the LinnDrum MidiStudio and the MPC60. Just because he was working with Akai does not make this a "Japanese clone" of one of his designs.