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The AKAI MPC1000 is a compact sized music production beast, which combines an easy to use sixty four bit track MIDI sequencer, and a 32 voice stereo digital sampler, together with sixteen highly responsive performance pads and USB computer integration. The Akai MPC1000 is a combination of sampler, sequencer and drum, all in one rugged and useful package.

This sampler has inherited a lot features from the older MPC drum sampler series. In other words, it’s still an MPC through and through. It delivers amazing sound quality with a punchy midrange and midbass. The installation is a true example of plug and play, while the controls are very simple, and easy to understand and operate. The included sequencer is also one of the best hardware sequencers ever. This laptop sized unit serves as a portable and powerful DJ production tool.

The MPC1000 includes a flash memory port, which is the most inexpensive and easy method of storing samples on its 16 MB of onboard memory (which is expandable to 128MB). The Akai MPC 1000 is a compact, dedicated sampler or sequencer, which works very well with the computers. This sampler also features an onboard effects processors and one processor for the out effect, both of which can be used simultaneously. It also has the ability to resample its own output.

The Akai MPC1000 is a new member of the MPC drum sampler series. This sampler, which can be easily compared to a high school maths textbook in size, is very portable, but nonetheless packs some serious operational and sonic punches.