blue MPC no computer required – next generation shown at Microsoft

there are more than rumours about a new MPC in the FORM of the Renaissance Controller but this time as a full blown stand alone device based on (Embedded) Windows – no dear Mac Users – this doas not mean it needs to be bad – the first MPCs hat Intel Processors as well. that dot-net framework they are talking about and shown in this video looks like there is something coming. And yes, it’s authentic – I got this from some1 who is 100% into this – aaand –…

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Akai MPC Renaissance + MPC Studio

The new MPC loads any MPC format, looks like the MPC5000 but with 16 pots and 16 pads, has access to the computer – it’s not as clear as it should be – is it hybrid or is it hardware with special access? – well it can do everything the MPCs (any of them) can do, there is (so they say) analog filtering and it’s realtime based, so it may not have TR-style sequencing (still) – the software looks a bit like a DAW and „they“ say it also integrates…

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