(edit: if anyone happens to get this and also on 10. When the MPC5000 arrived, you had 64 MIDI channels at your command, and there was no contest as to who ruled the hardware sequencer world. I eventually sold both units and very hesitant now about picking up the new version. When Akai Professional announced a software DAW that thought like an MPC back in 2012, the electronic-music-production world went nuts. With the MPC1000, Akai Professional's sampling workstations started to gain a reputation as exceptional sequencers, with music producers from a wide range of genres adopting them for their MIDI rigs. I waited over a year for akai to address this issue and they never did, well at least during that period. An MPC is mostly used to produce Hip hop music, but recently, people have started using it to create unique and innovative music pieces. (or mac not recognizing/displaying/the software on screen)

Well my mac is stuck on 10.13 and i remember using the mpc touch, even the studio classic and there was some buggy connection error between the touch/studio and the mac itself with usb. I might get this just to resample on my classic mp’s and do some refining w/ the mpc studio software here and there. (plus idk if that software version from the site is outdated and the newer software has higher requirements) I did some diggin and a third-party seller states 10.10 for the software but i’m weary of issues with the controller itself. Akais product page & manual currently isn’t showing the macOS official system requirements.

Mpc professional