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When i go to record i hear the metronome to click off but after that i hear nothing. The akai mpc element is a portable solution for musicians looking to take their work on the go. Akai updates os for mpc5000, mpc2500, mpc and mpc500. If you want to make beats, theres a whole world of options out there, from grooveboxes to step sequencers to drum machines to computerbased programs. Everything from sampling,chopping,drum programming,to arranging songs. The akai mpc500 is the unique batterypowered, 12 pad mpc which still runs a featurepacked os. Mpc machine sampler drum machine beat maker apps on. The mpc500 was introduced in 2006 as the first truly portable akai mpc.
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