{"id":130735,"date":"2021-05-13T13:41:13","date_gmt":"2021-05-13T12:41:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.techweekmag.com\/?p=130735"},"modified":"2021-05-13T13:46:11","modified_gmt":"2021-05-13T12:46:11","slug":"akai-mpc-one-retro-edition-retro-design-that-resembles-80s-drum-machines","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hifiratings.com\/tech\/hi-fi\/akai-mpc-one-retro-edition-retro-design-that-resembles-80s-drum-machines\/","title":{"rendered":"Akai MPC One Retro Edition: Retro design that resembles 80s drum machines"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Akai Professional\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.akaipro.com\/mpconeretro\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">has released<\/a> its Akai MPC One Retro Edition in a retro design that most closely resembles the drum machines of the 80s of the last century.\u00a0All functions and controls of the original Groovebox &#8211; display, pads and buttons &#8211; remain in place.\u00a0But the design &#8211; beige and gray body color and even the designation fonts &#8211; bring to mind vintage products of the first enthusiasts of the electro-pop style.<\/p>\n<div id=\"g1-fluid-wrapper-counter-1\" class=\"g1-fluid-wrapper \" style=\"width:662px;\" data-g1-fluid-width=\"662\" data-g1-fluid-height=\"372\">\n<div class=\"g1-fluid-wrapper-inner\" style=\"padding-bottom:56.19335347432%;\">\n\t       <iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The MPC One Retro from Akai Professional\" width=\"662\" height=\"372\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/SeC9F3pFIGc?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n\t       <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Outwardly, the novelty resembles devices such as MPC 60, 2000 and 3000. However, its 7-inch touch screen allows you to edit samples faster and more clearly than on a computer screen.\u00a0The 16 pads of the device are sensitive to pressure and velocity &#8211; the owner of the device will be able not only to program, but also to play music.<\/p>\n<p>4GB of internal memory can be expanded by inserting an SD card or memory device into the USB-A port.\u00a0The model has a mandatory midi interface in such cases, and in studio conditions analog inputs and outputs will be quite appropriate, and in a stereo version.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hifiratings.com\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/ebe12fb-fc96-459a-9a32-6042926d3ea7.jpg\" width=\"1776\" height=\"1080\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Onboard there are four TRS CV \/ Gate connectors and a total of eight outputs.\u00a0The model is equipped with a controller for connecting Mac and PC and MPC Desktop software.<\/p>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hifiratings.com\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/0c76a57-adf0-42bf-b007-a5b397b58a45.jpg\" width=\"1920\" height=\"499\" \/><figcaption><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>In the US, the limited-edition Akai MPC One Retro Edition groovebox is priced at $ 900 &#8211; $ 200 more than the regular MPC One.<\/p>\n<p>[ratemypost]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Akai Professional\u00a0has released its Akai MPC One Retro Edition in a retro design that most closely resembles the drum machines of the 80s of the last century.\u00a0All functions and controls of the original Groovebox &#8211; display, pads and buttons &#8211; remain in place.\u00a0But the design &#8211; beige and gray body color and even the designation [&hellip;] <a class=\"g1-link g1-link-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hifiratings.com\/tech\/hi-fi\/akai-mpc-one-retro-edition-retro-design-that-resembles-80s-drum-machines\/\">More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10404,"featured_media":130736,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[642],"tags":[779],"class_list":["post-130735","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-hi-fi","tag-news"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hifiratings.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/130735","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hifiratings.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hifiratings.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hifiratings.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10404"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hifiratings.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=130735"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.hifiratings.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/130735\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hifiratings.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/130736"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hifiratings.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=130735"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hifiratings.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=130735"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hifiratings.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=130735"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}