[Michele] created his own MPC-style MIDI pad controller with the Teensy 3.0, the Teensy audio adapter board, and an ingenious PCB design that uses replacement MPC pads.

A staple of every recording studio today, the Akai MPC began as a simple sampling groove box in the early 90s. ... [Michele] created his own MPC-style MIDI pad controller with the Teensy 3.0, ...

The controller is designed by turntable manufacturer Numark, and boasts a rotating touch-sensitive turntable with vinyl-y surface, crossfader and 5 Akai Pro MPC-style drum pads.

It includes Hotbox Volumes 1 – 4, Trickbox and Icebox Hip-Hop Drums. More than 1,000 Akai MPC-style drum loops and rhythms are included, along with more than 200 “one-shot” loop elements.

Akai Pro has announced the public beta version of its MPC 3 software, a free OS update for owners of the MPC Live, Live II, One, One +, X, X SE, Key 37, and Key 61. This beefy upgrade completely ...