AKAI Professional

Akai Professional

Akai Professional was founded in 1984 as a subdivision of the Akai brand. Akai Professional developed and produced a wide range of music production devices such as multitrack recorders, synthesizers, digital audio samplers and more. Read more...

In 2005, InMusic Brands acquired Akai Professional and subsequently saw the release of products like MPC2000XL, MPC4000, MPC Live and MPC X. With its signature audio inputs and outputs, intuitive editing workflow, and lock-tight timing groove and feel, MPC became a staple of all loop-based music, leaving an indelible mark on Hip-Hop, Pop, and R&B.

Akai Professional also introduced the MPK mini, the first miniature portable MIDI controller keyboard that revolutionized music production, offering an accessible entry for users of all backgrounds and expertise. Professional and aspiring producers alike revel in the MPK mini’s portable but efficient makeup, providing 25 keys, real MPC pads and assignable rotary knobs, making it a musical Swiss army knife ready to tackle any musical assignment in the modern DAW.

Today, Akai Professional is a leading music products manufacturer with a commitment to innovative standalone hardware and intuitive MIDI control devices, empowering music makers around the world to make music without boundary or restrictions.

Notable Akai Professional Users

• Pete Rock - MPC 2000
• Dr Dre - MPC 3000
• Alicia Keys - MPC 3000
• Kanye West - MPC 2000
• J Dilla - MPC 3000
• Just Blaze - MPC 4000
• Q Tip - MPC Renaissance
• Jermaine Dupri - MPC X
• Mike Will Made It - MPC X
• Justin Timberlake - MPC Live
• Swizz Beatz - MPC Live
• Scott Storch - MPC X