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Akai MPC ONE+ Standalone MPC
The Akai Professional MPC One+ is a powerful standalone music production centre. Based around the same ARM architecture that powers all MPC-OS devices, the MPC One+ can run the latest MPC plugin effects and instruments from the AIR stable as well as the included suite of tools provided by Akai.
What’s New Compared To MPC One?
Better Connected.
The MPC One+ now includes both WIFI and Bluetooth connectivity. This makes updating the device painless and if you’re using the Splice integration, downloading your latest samples is simple. Devices that are capable of transmitting MIDI data over Bluetooth can now be paired with the One+, potentially saving the need for an additional USB hub if you keep your sounds on a drive rather than making use of the SD Card slot.
MIDI in/out, CV/Gate and USB B and A ports are positioned on the rear of the unit, alongside the main output and recording input level controls and connections. There’s no RJ45 ethernet connector included on the MPC One+ but in use the WIFI is more than fast enough.
Bigger Storage.
With increased internal storage, the One+ has more than enough capacity to store your samples, MPC plugin instruments and effects. The increase to 16GB (up from the 4GB MPC One) should ensure that your One+ maintains your focus on creativity, rather than file management.
Stunning Aesthetics.
The exciting red finish helps the One+ stand out from the crowd in a world of dull grooveboxes.
With these new additions, it could be easy to overlook the position of the MPC One+ in the standalone world. Not only is the One+ priced attractively if you’re considering the MPC platform for beat-making, it’s competitively priced against pretty much every other groovebox on the market when considering the sheer power this compact music production centre possesses.
Users can run several plugin instruments at once alongside drum programs as well as samples, and the included effects are more than capable enough to help finish beats. Then, if you factor in the expandability offered by the ever-evolving MPC-OS and suite of MPC plugin instruments and effects from AIR there really isn’t anything to compete at this price point.
Main features of the Akai MPC ONE+ include:
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MPC STEMS
Powered by the incredible stem separation engine from Z-Plane, with MPC Stems, users are empowered with a new tool to push the limits of musical creativity even further. MPC Stems provide premium stem separation capability to the MPC platform. Users can seamlessly extract bass, drum, vocal, and music elements from any sample or vinyl record with the press of a button. MPC Stems enable users to unlock previously unattainable levels of creative control and take music creation to a whole new dimension.