.AKP File Extension

Musicians and producers in the late 1990s and 2000s who used Akai samplers were the primary users who encountered AKP files. They would load custom or pre-recorded sounds saved in the AKP format into Akai hardware samplers for music production or live performances, often for electronic music, hip-hop, and film scoring. While more modern equipment has surpassed Akai samplers that use the AKP format, musicians may still use old AKP files when producing music with computer software.

You can open AKP files with various programs, including Propellerhead ReCycle and FMJ-Software Awave Studio. However, the programs may not support all of the information stored in the AKP file, and it may only support files created by specific samplers.

Several programs, including Extreme Sample Converter and Chicken Systems Translator, can convert AKP files to other file types.

For example, Extreme Sample Converter can convert AKP files to the following audio formats:

• .AIFF - Audio Interchange File Format
• .WAV - WAVE Audio
• .SND - Sound File
• .FLAC - Free Lossless Audio Codec