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Hands-on: Arpeggios and MPC feeling Groove controller for better beats

AKAI Professional MPD 226

16 MPC-like pads for building beats on a controller from THE manufacturer who basically invented the whole thing: Akai. The pads on the MPD 226 come pretty close to the feeling of the time-honored MPC pads. Perfect for boom bappers! There are also four faders, four encoders and transport buttons for controlling the DAW on the controller - so you really have everything (except piano keys) to make grooving and producing music more exciting. And with MPC Note Repeat and MPC

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