Akai Professional's new MPC Sample is a standalone sampler with an MPC workflow in a portable, battery-powered device aimed ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Each of the cyborg beats samples has its tempo in the filename, along with the name of the gear ...

You might read the phrase ‘hybrid beats’ and assume we’ve set about layering up acoustic and electronic drum hits for today’s edition of SampleRadar. However, our hybridisation starts at the source: ...

Akai MPC is one of the most storied names in music history. But over the last decade, it’s strayed pretty far from its roots ...

During the late '80s and early parts of the '90s, R&B was dominated by the new jack swing era, with artists such as Janet Jackson, New Edition and Boyz II Men being some of the subgenre's most ...

I’m sitting in the basement of a low-rise corner building in Bushwick with 23-year-old rapper/producer Cash Cobain, and it’s finally time to throw on the Spice Girls. The basement is a converted ...

Haliey Welch partners with BeatStars on a vocal pack for producers. By Elias Leight Haliey Welch, better known as the “Hawk Tuah Girl,” announced the launch of her own vocal sample pack on Wednesday ...