16 velocity-sensitive thick, fat MPC pads with RGB backlighting.It’s clear that Akai is taking aim at Ableton and Maschine’s workflows with their own dedicated software/hardware pairings, but beyond a touchscreen, there’s a second feature that puts the MPC Touch with a bit of a lead over the other two: an audio interface. The dual 1/4 inputs and outputs mean sampling and output are easily covered, and there’s headphone out, and MIDI/IO on the rear of the unit as well. The computer runs Akai’s MPC software, and ostensibly you’ll be able to put the computer to the side as the demos we’ve seen have kept the focus entirely on the unit’s interface: There’s one big catch – this isn’t one of Akai’s standalone units, and requires a computer to use the unit.
The workflow on the unit allows producers to “Literally grab and pinch waveforms, draw midi events, adjust envelopes, chop samples, add effects and precisely set your controls using your fingertips.” The Akai MPC Touch takes the classic Akai velocity-sensitive pad grid controllers and puts a huge 7″ full-color, multi-touch display next to it.
Native Instruments and Numark have led the pack on building out great-looking color displays on DJ controllers, but now Akai has introduced a touchscreen production MPC that allows manipulation of the on-screen sample chopping with just your fingertips.
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