

This unit is in excellent condition, with some signs of age and use overall (see pictures), including some minor scratches and scuffs which are not immedieatly noticeable (Please see pictures). With this recorder, you can really start to create full arrangements with ease, truly making this a one-stop-shop for hip-hop and electronic music creation.To find this model in excellent condition is a nice find. The MPC2500 model, released in Japan in 2005, builds on the legacy of the original MPC and following models and brings the line into the modern era, offering a huge range of new features.

The original MPC60, released in 1988 in a collaboration between Akai and the legendary Roger Linn (of LinnDrum fame), provided an intuitive, tactile controller in the hands of producers around the world, allowing them to trigger (with pressure-sensitive pads) a range of samples, treating any waveform By virtue of its simplicity and power, the MPC changed music making as we know it, influencing nearly every genre of music which relied on sampling. In the massive worlds of rap and electronic music, the Akai MPC is hands-down one of the most important pieces of equipment of all time. A powerful version of the world's most legendary sampler!
