Akai • MPC-60
The MPC-60 is the music production studio that has single-handedly taken over the Rap and R&B music genres as the main instrument of HipHop production. Designed by Roger Linn (Linn Drum), the MPC-60 is a one-box-does-it-all sequencer-sampler workstation.
The built-in sequencer is very complete and professional. There are 99 tracks per sequence, 99 patterns, and 99 sequences that can be created, edited and stored in the MPC-60 with ease. Most artists create their patterns in real-time adding drum parts to a beat-loop spontaneously creating a groove that captures the vibe. These patterns are varied and chained into a sequence. Full MIDI, SMPTE and various other forms of external control prepare the MPC-60 for any studio situation.
The Sampler section is lo-fi but highly respectable. Its 12-bit sampling at 40KHz is pretty good. Sample editing, looping and transforming is simple to do. And finally, there's even a built-in drum machine for extra groove! Finally, the 18 voices of polyphony should be plenty of room for anyone who wants to create HipHop on the machine of professional artists worldwide including Apollo 440, BT, Jean-Michel Jarre, Jimmy Edgar, DJ Shadow, and A Guy Called Gerald.
In 1991 the MPC-60 mkII was unleashed. It wasn't much different, the casing and a head-phone jack were new and either machine is still very useful for today's aspiring musicians.
Posted 50 days ago
Actually this is the MPC that DJ Premier uses.
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yep, sent an email about half a year ago so the list is updated, still nothing
in fact Premo uses it as trigger for his s950, something he himself confessed
Has that unmistakable early Hip Hop gritt sound we all love.
12 bit resolution somehow makes the samples sound very punchy (probably good D/A convertors as well).
The MPC trick is to sample at high pitch and playback at lower, saves sample memory and gives your sound that "star dust" feeling...
Roger Linn still offers some service on parts for this machine like OS Eproms etc etc.
Excellent choice for sampling your TR808, reproduces your 808 like no other sampler and adds some extra punch as well.
Built like a tank and i loved that great arm rest.