MPC 2.10 also adds 7 new Insert Effects plugins – Half Speed, Stutter, Diode Clipper, AIR Diffuser Delay, Granulator, Sample Delay and AIR Limiter – as well as 10 new Drum Pad effects. With the MPC X and the MPC Live, the MPC returned to standalone, and MPC One is the next step.

On the synth side, there’s the WayOutWare Odyssey to coax old ARP Odyssey sounds out of. The Akai Professional MPC One is the next generation of standalone productionharnessing the power of the MPC Live and MPC X’s multi-core processor. AIR Mellotron and AIR Solina recreate vintage instruments with the built-in AIR Flavor effects panel present for adding lo-fi textures like radio/phone, distortion, tape flutter, and more. Coming from the AKAI Pro FORCE clip launcher, AIR Hype numbers over 1500 instrument sounds, including pianos and synths. Not stopping there, MPC 2.10 brings four new plugin instruments. The line-up also includes AIR Vocal Doubler, which adds thickness and width, and the AIR Vocal Harmonizer that generates 4-part layered harmonies. No other groovebox does that at the moment and, I imagine, beatmakers will be thrilled.

This includes the AIR Vocal Tuner which enables pitch correction along the Auto-Tune lines. A major highlight of the MPC 2.10 update is the AIR Vocal Suite – a dedicated set of vocal production plugins that’s available right from the MPC units. The Akai MPC Live II Retro gives you the standalone, rechargeable battery powered MPC workflow of the MPC Live II - in a.

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