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"Very few truly special pieces like this ever come through any shop, and this MPC Electronics MPC-1 is one of those cases. Introduced by the Cambridge, England based MPC Electronics in 1983, this unit is a eight pad drum analogue synthesizer with integrated sequencer for beat making. This machine booms and thwacks like something akin to an 808, and can be played with sticks with all edits at the musician's fingertips. This bears very little resemblance to what would come after, as AKAI bought up MPC Electronics in 1984 and repurposed the name for Roger Linn's MPC60. This unit is in pretty incredible condition, and has been in the possession of the same owners since the 1980s. Indiviual voice outputs and DIN Sync functionality (this drum machine comes in just before MIDI) connect this unit to the studio effortlessly. All pads trigger fantastically, and it includes the original manual, and the keys for the case it is built into. The unit needs a little bit of attention, though, namely the foam on the inside of the lid is disintegrating, and the decay knob for the snare is nonfunctional. We suspect there may be an internal battery which needs replacement as well. This MPC-1 is a not only a piece of history but a functioning and impactful percussion tool for contemporary music production."
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