Akai MPC Resistance: Guest Review TECH
VERDICT BUILD QUALITY
“Automation has always been a firm friend of mine and I have really jelled to the Renaissance with its many options of how to do this. The Q-links are great and are assigned to all of the varying parameters across the software. By engaging overdub and using the Q-links, automation can be recorded straight in. This is then editable via the software and can be drawn in, snapping to the selected grid quantize or just manually. It is also worth mentioning that you can easily assign any parameter to the Q-links for instant automation.
SAMPLING “If sampling is your bag then you will love the MPC Renaissance’s capabilities. With a direct phono and digital line in, it’s never been easier. Use the hardware to adjust the record level and away you go. The Q-links come in to play again here whilst trimming your audio and giving you many options of how intricate you want the sample cropped. There are also functions for time stretching, silence, normalize to name a few, but the feature I like the most is the bit reduction, again for creating more grainy sounds. If you have been using software like Ableton and Logic and are familiar with audio editing, it will come as a surprise at how fast you can process samples with the same possibilities within the Renaissance.
“There is also the Midi Clock feature, allowing the Renaissance to fully receive external sync, accessible for hooking up the MPC with external synths whilst using Ableton for Live sets and in the studio if you are into using more analogue gear.
“I feel that overall the MPC Renaissance has definitely sped up my workflow and is a huge contender for working solely in Logic and Live, especially with the added hardware controller. It takes a little bit of time and dedication to get to grips with it but I can see the potential for budding bedroom producers as well as being the main hub in pro users’ studios. It’s so easy to use and understand, the basics of getting a beat down and sampling straight out of the box are much more exciting than trawling the screen with a mouse.”
EASE OF USE FEATURES
HYPE A complete workstation
8.0 8.0 9.5
VALUE FOR MONEY 7.0 SOUND QUALITY
combining software and hardware, Akai have left no stone unturned with this super MPC. With its layering and classic groove quantize, it has left its wannabe contenders miles behind.
GRIPE Not massively expensive but
may be beyond aspiring bedroom producers’ budgets. Luckily the MPC Studio is a cheaper alternative that still utilizes the powerful MPC software. The software will not work as a standalone.
This super MPC with its groundbreaking software is already a legend in its own right. Both new and old users of the MPC will be blown away by its full capabilities.
8.3/10 9.0
priCE $1,098.98
CONTACT
akaiprompc.com djmag.com 085
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