With four MIDI outputs and a 99-track sequencer capable of programming internal sounds and external ones, the MPC 60 could act as the brain for an entire studio of gear. Linn and Akai gave the MPC 60 MIDI capabilities to sync external sequencers and control synths with its own internal sequencer. The hands-on aspect and the capacity for recording and manipulating sounds directly on the machine meant that the MPC 60 had a lot more flexibility than conventional step-based drum machines like the Roland TR-808. Along with his development team in California, Linn developed the software that would make the MPC’s operation so intuitive and set the blueprint for MPC functionality across all generations. Linn was responsible not just for that interface, but for the design of the entire MPC operating system. This grid was adapted from the external controller for the never-produced MidiStudio.
The MPC 60 was designed as playable drum machine, with its innovative grid of 16 square pads that could be used to program the machine’s sequencer.
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