Beats

Source: AKAI Professional / MPC Beats Have you always wanted to become the next Pharrell, Timbaland, Swizz Beatz, Just Blaze, or old Kanye West? Akai is now giving you that opportunity and won’t cost you a dime. Akai, who is more well-known for his beat-making hardware like its popular button-mashing MPC machines, is now looking to push its software. The company announced its new ‘MPC Beats’, a streamlined digital audio workstation. The new software seemingly builds off its existing desktop software, making it more straightforward for the entry-level beat maker but for the price of free 99. Once downloaded and installed, users, will have access to Akai’s three virtual synths (Bassline, Tubesynth, and  Electric) plus 80 effects plugins. On top of that, it comes loaded with 2GB of sampl...