While you won’t find a perfect equivalent to Apple’s GarageBand for Windows, there is a close competitor available in Akai’s MPC Beats software. It’s not a direct replacement, but if you ...

These long-time rivals offer many similar products, but some musicians get drawn to Akai’s MPC workflow while others ... directly from MPK devices. The software update drops at end of February.

A staple of every recording studio today, the Akai MPC began as a simple sampling groove ... [Michele] turned his attention to the sampling and software of his device. The new Teensy 3.0 audio ...