Akai Pro: From Humble Origins To Superstardom
The Revolver Club is proud to unveil the brand new range of music production tools. From DACs, and MIDIs, to the right production and mixing software, a world of professional hardware and software to assist music creation is waiting just for you, start exploring now and find your song, find your instrument, find your calling.
But before you dive into it, we have created a quick guide to help you better understand some of the products. This time, we are looking at the inception, legacy, and popularity of the music production giant Akai Pro.
Akai (Pro) was founded originally as Akai Electric Company Ltd in Tokyo, Japan, in 1946.
At its peak in the late 1990s, Akai Holdings employed 100,000 workers with sales of more than 5.2 bn USD.
Clocking at $5 mn in revenue today, the company is clearly a global force in the professional music space.
The company’s MPK mini keyboard is perfect for the artist on the go creating music whenever the inspiration strikes.
The MPC one, a professional MIDI board, is a perfect compact workbench that still manages to pack a mighty punch.
MPX8 or the SD Sample Player lets you bring all your creative ideas to life in a compact and durable package.
MPC 2 is the company's most iconic and most comprehensive music production software.
The first hits would include the reel-to-reel audiotape recorders, the tuners, and the audio cassette decks.
The Akai MPCs (music production workstations) became a game-changing product when they launched in 1988.
The legendary MPCs combined the sampling and sequencing functions, thus accelerating the production process.
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