Spitfire Audio Originals on MPC Launches Two MPC Editions

Spitfire Audio Originals on MPC brings two of Spitfire Audio’s popular virtual instruments to Akai Professional’s MPC hardware, offering dedicated MPC editions of both libraries. First announced at NAMM 2026, the release introduces the Originals Intimate Strings MPC Edition and the Originals Cinematic Pads MPC Edition, and marks the Originals series’ debut within the MPC ecosystem.

Recorded at London’s AIR Studios, Intimate Strings delivers detailed chamber string recordings with expressive controls and onboard effects, while Cinematic Pads offers evolving atmospheric textures aimed at filmic production, ambient soundscapes, and modern electronic music. The MPC editions are tailored for hands-on performance and fast creativity, and the project involves collaboration with Akai Professional; more information is available from Spitfire Audio and Akai Professional.

Originals Intimate Strings MPC Edition delivers detailed chamber string recordings captured as part of Spitfire Audio’s Originals series and made available in a dedicated MPC edition. The instrument provides expressive controls accessible from MPC hardware and includes onboard effects for shaping dynamics and tone within the library. It is tailored for hands-on performance and fast creativity on MPC hardware, allowing performers to play and adjust string parts directly on the MPC pads and controls. The recordings used in this edition were captured at London’s AIR Studios, forming the recorded source material for the Intimate Strings library by Spitfire Audio.

Originals Cinematic Pads MPC Edition presents evolving atmospheric textures in a dedicated MPC edition from Spitfire Audio’s Originals series, designed to provide layered, shifting sonic material for producers and composers. The library’s sounds are described as suitable for filmic production, ambient soundscapes, and modern electronic music, offering timbres and motion intended for those specific production contexts. This MPC edition is tailored for hands-on performance and fast creativity on MPC hardware, enabling direct interaction with the pads and controls for immediate musical shaping. The release forms part of Spitfire Audio’s Originals debut within the MPC ecosystem and was announced at NAMM 2026 in collaboration with Akai Professional.

Spitfire Audio’s Originals series has entered the MPC ecosystem with dedicated MPC editions of two of its popular virtual instruments, Originals Intimate Strings MPC Edition and Originals Cinematic Pads MPC Edition. The two MPC editions were first announced at NAMM 2026. The library recordings were captured at London’s AIR Studios and form the recorded source material for the Originals releases. The releases were produced in collaboration between Spitfire Audio and Akai Professional. These MPC editions are tailored for hands-on performance and fast creativity on MPC hardware, designed to allow direct interaction with MPC pads and controls.

Akai Professional gear has been with me for most of my music career — I even started out writing orchestral drama underscores on an MPC60. Bringing our Originals libraries into that ecosystem is such an exciting next step. These libraries were made to be played expressively, and the MPC line gives musicians exactly that. I can’t wait to see what musicians create when the two come together!

The MPC has always been about giving producers the tools to build something real — something with feeling. Bringing Spitfire Audio’s Originals libraries into the MPC ecosystem means producers now have access to some of the most expressive, cinematic sounds ever recorded, right at their fingertips on the pads. Whether you’re scoring a scene or building a beat, Intimate Strings and Cinematic Pads were made for exactly the kind of music MPC producers make.

CONCLUSION

Two dedicated MPC editions — Originals Intimate Strings MPC Edition and Originals Cinematic Pads MPC Edition — are now available for Akai Professional’s MPC hardware. These releases mark the Originals series’ debut within the MPC ecosystem and were first announced at NAMM 2026. The recordings for the Originals series were captured at London’s AIR Studios, and the MPC editions are tailored for hands-on performance and fast creativity on MPC hardware. The releases were produced in collaboration between Spitfire Audio and Akai Professional, and more information can be found on the Spitfire Audio and Akai Professional websites.