That said, an articulating screen would have been nice as with many screens of this sort, it’s meant to be viewed from directly above. A large LCD screen provides all key track data, meaning that it’s easy to work on the unit without looking at the computer screen. There are still eight pad banks, four of which you access with the shift key function, and each lights up as yellow, orange, green, or red to show velocity and event data. Its brushed aluminum and plastic case feels like it can withstand plenty of finger drumming on the pads which, importantly, feel every bit as good as you’d expect (they’re the same as you’ll find on the more expensive Renaissance). The MPC Studio-which fits somewhere between Akai’s tricked-out MPC Renaissance and its diminutive MPC Fly iPad accessory-is a slimline, USB bus-powered MIDI controller that’s plenty powerful and small enough to fit in a backpack.ĭespite being just an inch thick, the Studio feels sturdy. In its 2013 rebirthing of the venerable MPC line, Akai has released a slew of beat machines meant to both maintain and elaborate upon the platform’s time-tested workflow.
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