Get ready for the next generation of Music Production Controllers. Akai hit the NAMM show this month with some amazing new controllers for DJ's and studiofreaks. The MPC Fly, the first MPC specifically for iPad 2, provides a fully integrated portable MPC solution. The Renaissance fuses legendary MPC production with the power of your computer, and the MPC Studio enables you to produce in your own studio.. anywhere in the world! MPC Fly MPC Fly merges unmatched Akai Professional technology with the power of your iPad 2, embodying legendary capabilities that have made the MPC an industry standard like real MPC pads, MPC Note Repeat and MPC Swing. Its multifunctional, double-hinged design gives you the flexibility to produce tracks anywhere, while also acting as a protective case between sessions and giving you total access to your iPad 2 for normal uses. MPC Renaissance Fusing Akai Professional’s legendary MPC layout and workflow with the power of your computer, MPC Renaissance i…

Digidesign has added to the 003 family with the 003 Rack+ Factory. The 003 Rack+ Factory comes with everything users need to compose, record, sequence, edit, mix and master their music right out of the box. The 003 Rack+ Factory ships with Pro Tools LE software, as well as a collection of studio-quality sound processing, mastering and effects plug-ins, virtual instruments, compatible applications, and sound libraries. It features eight new microphone pre-amps — four more than the 003 Rack system — which, when combined with other I/O options for connecting instruments, MIDI gear, and various analog and digital devices, allow 003 Rack+ Factory users to record an entire band in a home/project studio, garage or live. The 003 Rack+ Factory comes bundled initially with Pro Tools LE 7.4 software; all purchasers will be eligible to receive a free upgrade to Pro Tools LE 8 software when it becomes available later this year.