Akai Professional MPC Studio Black – Ultra-Portable MPC With MPC Software (Download), USB Power, LCD Screen, Touch Sensitive Encoders, Brushed Aluminium Body & Data Dial and Neoprene Sleeve Included.

A must have for any level producer. I mainly use this to make hip hop beats but can range to other genres. Almost new (minus the dirt mark on the knob but no biggie) downloaded a few packages from Akai’s website and plugged it in my 2011 MacBook Pro. Works as described.

It is a beautiful tool but I think it's a bit Advanced for me I was looking for a drum machine / sampler but this is a step beyond that and should really be good for advanced users

I was really excited to get my MPC Studio a month ago, however I haven't been able to use it yet. For anyone who hasn't used this before, the MPC isn't a product that you can just unbox and start using right away if you're an amateur music producer like me. First of all, there's a ton of software to download to your computer before you can start using the device. There are about 4 large size files that contain the software and drum beats, etc., that you have to download first. For some reason, my computer will not download the entirety of the files. It'll make it through about 70 percent of the downloads and then error out. I figured maybe it's my computer that is not fully capable of handling the MPC files. Needless to say, if you can't download all the functionality for the device, you basically can't use it. So it's been sitting on my shelf here since Christmas until I can figure out what to do, maybe I can hit some message boards to find out how to troubleshoot this, but I just haven't gotten that far yet. This was just supposed to be a new hobby in my spare time but so far all I have done is read about how great this product is. I've watched YouTube videos which show me the potential of the product, but it won't be easy to do on my own. I tried contacting the help line that they provide in the box but can reach a real person and nobody has responded to an email that I also reached out to the Akai company (in Rhode Island).

I love this mpc. I've never owned another one but can say the workflow is great because you can do everything on the hardware that you can on the software. This is great because once you familiarize yourself with it making music is fast. The price is great for the value you get. It's nice not needing to worry about a power adapter as well.

When you register the device with the company, the page with software downloads is confusing. There is a download for the MPC 1.9 software and below that a spot on the page to pay them to buy the MPC 2.0 software. I initially thought that this meant that I got burned and would have to pay to upgrade. But **below that** there is a download and key for the 2.5 MPC software that works just fine, and has a button to get a serial number. They really need to clean up the downloads page, it will save them time from users hitting up technical support! (Minus one star for confusing download page!) Once it is finally installed, it works like a charm. I managed to bang out a couple beats in just a few minutes after that. I am looking forward to more and will update after I get more experience.

An awesome machine!!! I use it everyday! For every beat that I make!!! I recommend getting the akai mpk mini along with It! They complement each other perfectly!!! (You don't need the mpk mini though! You can produce entire beats with the MPC Studio Black alone!😎)

I did not know even know what this piece of equipment was for, but I bought it at the request of my grandson. He likes: 1. It is easy to use. (Disclaimer: He is 17 and pretty tech-savvy.) 2. It produces clear videos. My grandson sent me a short sample two days after he received this as a gift.

It's a great product. Very light weight and smart compatible for travel and on the go.

Enfin, un produit accessible pour faire du beatmaking, fournit avec la licence MPC 2.0, si si! Tres facile d’utilisation, la realisation de beat, sequence et ajout de pluging n’auront plus de secret et vous avancerez dans vos productions a pas de géant! En plus, vous pouvez directement enregistrer vos voix et ajouter vos effets. Si vous avez deja un pc ou mac, ce produit est une bombe!!! Et je pèse mes mots!

Very good

Not much to say. It just works. Very compact, and well built pads.

Great Product highly recommend the Akai mpc Studio. Also comes with some cool plug ins and looks and feels great to use.

Muy bueno, lo empleo como mesa de edición para software de video. Me funciona perfectamente. Estuve mirando varias opciones y para algien que busque un controlador midi para controlar software de edición de video lo recomendaría indudablemente.