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Elana_news

@get-that-wealth.bsky.social

AKAI MPC TAKES A LEAP INTO OPEN SOURCE HISTORY! 🚀💻 Pete Goodliffe's masterstroke: UNLEASHING the open source code for Akai's standalone MPC hardware on GitHub! Will this revolutionize music creation?!? 🎶💥 #AkaiMPC #OpenSource #MusicProduction

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November 9, 2026 at 3:05 AM

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@celestial-equine.bsky.social

'The MPC Jailbreak is here – Everything you need to know'

#AKAI #MPC #AKAIMPC #HAKAI #Jailbreak #Firmware

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The MPC Jailbreak is here – Everything you need to know

YouTube video by Ave Mcree

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October 27, 2026 at 1:40 AM

Head Cleaner

@headcleanerstudios.bsky.social

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From the akaiMPC community on Reddit: Build Huge Multi-Layered Performance Voices with The Yamaha SEQTRAK and MPC

Explore this post and more from the akaiMPC community

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October 14, 2026 at 8:28 PM

Dan

@thebiffboff.bsky.social

This lad finger drumming jungle is unreal www.instagram.com/reel/DePvAbD...

Nikita Aristo | Aristo Mode on Instagram: "Monster #fingerdrumming #akaimpc #junglemusic"

3,209 likes, 123 comments - aristo.mode on October 8, 2026: "Monster #fingerdrumming #akaimpc #junglemusic".

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October 10, 2026 at 8:11 PM

mmr

@mmr3cords.bsky.social

IN THIS EPISODE YOU’LL LEARN

・How Roger Linn and Akai developed the original MPC60.
・Why its 16-pad layout made beatmaking more intuitive.
・How sampling transformed hip-hop production.

#AkaiMPC #HipHop #Beatmaking #Sampling

youtu.be/wjJGtZXR2U4

Why the Akai MPC Changed the Way We Make Beats

YouTube video by Monumental Movement

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October 10, 2026 at 11:30 AM

monumental-movement-records

@monumental-movement-records.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy

IN THIS EPISODE YOU’LL LEARN

・How Roger Linn and Akai developed the original MPC60.
・Why its 16-pad layout made beatmaking more intuitive.
・How sampling transformed hip-hop production.

#akaimpc #hiphop #beatmaking #sampling

https://youtu.be/wjJGtZXR2U4

October 10, 2026 at 11:30 AM

Matjö

@matjoe.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy

meanwhile, #vibecoding keeps breaking the whole proprietary music software business model and it accelerates

https://youtu.be/PDmAvZKtqq8

#musictech #musicproduction #akaimpc #bitwig #ableton

October 4, 2026 at 6:31 PM

JAMs on Steam

@jamsonsteam.com

youtu.be/qwMZqALxPzk
🐰🎛📺 MPC GIRL USAGI - Machine Live Session #01 🖥🎚🥁
#MPCGirlUsagi #MachineLiveSession #StartingPoint #Live #BlueskyRadio #FingerDrumming #DrumMachine #Sampler #FingerDrummer #MusicSky #Music #AkaiMPC #Japan #🎧

Machine Live Session #01 | Starting point

YouTube video by MPC GIRL USAGI

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October 3, 2026 at 10:18 PM

Louise Nobue (Damnsoul)

@louisenobue.bsky.social

WE NEED MORE STUFF LIKE THISS

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Sampling the whole store with the Akai MPC Sample! 🎵 #musicstore #musicshop #akaimpc #akaipro

YouTube video by Chuck Levin's Washington Music Center

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September 30, 2026 at 9:24 PM

Sanzhi Kobzhan

@stocks2buy.net

#AkaiMPC on a Budget: Build Your Own #ESP32 MIDI Controller www.tinydevicelab.com/post/esp32-m...

Akai MPC On A Budget: Build A Touchscreen ESP32 MIDI Controller With The NM-CYD-C5

A MIDI controller does not need a keyboard, mechanical pads, or a custom circuit board. In this project, I turn the NM-CYD-C5 into a compact 12-pad ESP32 MIDI controller for Ableton Live (Code and a s...

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September 21, 2026 at 1:00 PM

Jean-Marc Liotier

@liotier.bsky.social

Hi - cousin project here ! I do not know if you ever took yours to production... If not, you may enjoy mine: it does Akai MPC .progression files, but also printable PDF sheet music, piano chord diagrams and guitar tabs.