
The MPC60 is where the modern MPC story begins. Designed by Roger Linn, it married 12-bit sampling with the swing and feel that defined boom-bap and built half of hip-hop in the process.
Sixteen velocity-sensitive pads, that famously musical timing, a big workflow-friendly screen and the gritty converters producers still chase. This is the machine behind countless classic records, and the template every groovebox since has copied.
Further reading: S612 to S5000: Which Akai Sampler Do You Actually Want?