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The Akai MPC (originally MIDI Production Center, now Music Production Center) is a series of music workstations produced by Akai from 1988 onwards. It combines sampling and sequencing functions.

The first MPCs were designed by Roger Linn, who had designed the successful LM-1 and LinnDrum drum machines. He aimed to create an intuitive instrument, with a grid of pads that could be played similarly to a traditional instrument such as a keyboard or drum kit. Rhythms can be built not just from samples of percussion but samples of any sound, such as horns or synthesizers.

Linn anticipated that users would sample short sounds; to his surprise, they also sampled long sequences of music. The MPC had a major influence on the development of electronic and hip hop music, allowing musicians and producers to create elaborate tracks without a studio and opening the way for new sampling techniques.