The MPC Key 61 isn’t just an MPC with a keyboard, it’s a completely new species of production workstation. The Akai Professional MPC Key 61 takes the latest generation of MPC and integrates it into a full‑size keyboard. MPC‑wise there’s nothing left out; it’s an MPC, and in fact has an upgraded hardware spec. But it’s not simply an MPC Live bolted onto a MIDI keyboard. Akai have built a new layer on top of the MPC OS which transforms the sound browsing and loading experience, and lets you treat

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