Our friends at AKAI Professional have released a significant update to their MPC Software. Version 2.0 is now available…
Akai Professional, a leading manufacturer of music equipment for performers and producers, release MPC 2.0. Released after an extensive beta testing period.
Sporting a redesigned, easy-to-use interface, MPC 2.0 represents a huge leap forward in the beat-production software category by adding a formidable set of new features. It is compatible with Mac and PC, works either alone as your main DAW or integrates seamlessly into your DAW of choice as a VST, AU, AAX plug-in.
Designed to provide a tactile and immersive hardware-software experience, MPC 2.0 works flawlessly with Akai Professional’s industry-defining MPC line of controllers, as well as the newest standalone units. Supported models are: MPC X, MPC Live, MPC Touch, MPC Studio Black, MPC Renaissance, MPC Studio, MPC Element and the MPK2 line of keyboard controllers.
“The amalgamation of over 8 years of development and a deep audio track capability and DAW functionality makes MPC 2.0 the most powerful beat-making platform available,” said Dan Gill, Product Manager for Akai Professional. In the coming months, future updates will continue to add exciting new workflow features and inspiring creative tools to MPC 2.0.
MPC 2.0 represents a huge leap forward in the beat-production software category by adding a formidable set of new features including:
- Audio track recording
- Real-time time-stretching and pitch-shifting
- Audio and MIDI drag-and-drop
- Redesigned user interface
- Ableton Link support
- 64-bit audio
- Bluetooth 4.0 MIDI support
- Advanced signal routing capability – submixes FX returns, multi-output support
- Reimagined mixer layout
- Enhanced Q-Link control
Designed to provide a tactile and immersive hardware-software experience, MPC 2.0 works flawlessly with Akai Professional’s industry-defining MPC line of controllers, as well as the newest standalone units. Supported models are: MPC X, MPC Live, MPC Touch, MPC Studio Black, MPC Renaissance, MPC Studio, MPC Element and the MPK2 line of keyboard controllers.
Note: This product requires and iLok key and account for authorization. For system requirements, please be directed to the respective product pages > specs at the akaipro.com website.
MPC 2.0 Upgrade Paths :
MPC 2.0 Standard
- STUDIO / STUDIO BLACK/ RENAISSANCE : $99.99
- AKAI MPD 2 Series / MPK 2 Series / MPC ELEMENT : $149.99
MPC 2.0 PLUS (which includes The Vault 2 sample/sound content)
- STUDIO / STUDIO BLACK/ RENAISSANCE : $169.99
- AKAI MPD 2 Series / MPK 2 Series / MPC ELEMENT : $199.99
The Vault 2.0
The Vault 2.0 is a curated collection featuring over 10GB of hard-hitting, amazing sounding samples and instruments from some of the world’s premier sample library companies including: CAPSUN ProAudio, Loopmasters, Toolroom, MVP Loops, as well as our own custom sounds.
