Akai MPC3000

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The Akai MPC3000 is a classic hardware sampler and drum machine renowned for its distinctive swing and influential role in shaping 1990s hip-hop and electronic music production.

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Label Occurrences
Akai MPC3000 canonical 3
Akai 1
Akai MPC sampler 1

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf drum machine
hardware sampler
music production workstation
controlInterface LCD screen with soft keys
data wheel
countryOfOrigin Japan
designer Roger Linn
discontinued true
era 1990s
hasOperatingSystem Akai MPC OS
hasPads 16 velocity-sensitive pads
hasSCSIInterface true
hasSequencer hardware MIDI sequencer
influentialPeriod 1990s electronic music production
1990s hip hop production
legacyStatus classic sampler
vintage drum machine
manufacturer Akai MPC3000 self-linksurface differs
surface form: Akai
memoryType RAM-based sample memory
midiPorts 1 MIDI In port
3 MIDI Out ports
notableFeature distinctive swing timing
integrated sampler and sequencer workflow
rugged hardware build
padLayout 4x4 grid
polyphony 32 voices
powerType mains-powered hardware unit
predecessor Akai MPC60
releaseDate 1994
samplingRate 44.1 kHz
samplingResolution 16-bit
sequencerResolution 96 ppqn
series Akai MPC3000 self-linksurface differs
surface form: Akai MPC series
storageMedium 3.5-inch floppy disk
SCSI external drives
successor Akai MPC2000
supportsMultiTimbralOperation true
supportsQuantization true
supportsSwing true
supportsTimeStretch true
typicalUse beat production
live performance sequencing
sample-based composition
usedInGenre R&B
electronic music
hip hop
house
techno

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J Dilla instrument Akai MPC3000
Donuts primaryInstrumentUsed Akai MPC3000
this entity surface form: Akai MPC sampler
Akai MPC3000 manufacturer Akai MPC3000 self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Akai
Akai MPC3000 series Akai MPC3000 self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Akai MPC series
James Yancey instrument Akai MPC3000
James Dewitt Yancey instrument Akai MPC3000