Physically, the MPC Key 61 is impressive. The result is a new instrument that can perform multiple roles: synth/sampler, performance instrument, live control hub, or beat production centre. Akai have built a new layer on top of the MPC OS which transforms the sound browsing and loading experience, and lets you treat the Key 61 like a workstation keyboard when you prefer. But it’s not simply an MPC Live bolted onto a MIDI keyboard. MPC‑wise there’s nothing left out it’s an MPC, and in fact has an upgraded hardware spec. The MPC Key 61 takes the latest generation of MPC and integrates it into a full‑size keyboard. It’s an MPC tuned for keyboard players, live performers and synth composers, and of course beat‑makers who share these roles. The MPC Key 61 takes this idea and runs with it. It was standalone and simple to fire up, and it had decent onboard sounds and synths. Almost by accident it became my go‑to synth and sound module. When Akai Pro’s MPC Live II was here on review I mostly had it sat on my desk on a laptop stand with a USB keyboard plugged in. The MPC Key isn’t just an MPC with a keyboard, it’s a completely new species of production workstation.
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