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Akai’s MPC Sample is simpler groovebox on the go

Rob Beschizza
Apr 01, 2026
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Akai’s MPC Sample is a compact standalone groovebox that goes out there with you: sample, sequence, play. At $400, it’s roughly half the price of the MPC One, and it arrives at a moment when portable, battery-powered beat machines are having a moment. It even looks like the MPC 60 from 1988.

The MPC Sample runs on a rechargeable lithium-ion ba…

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