Mpc Live Standalone Review

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Mpc live standalone review.

The mpc x is a larger studio based workstation that s like a futuristic version of a renaissance or mpc5000. The mpc live is designed for portability and is on the face of it a stand alone version of the mpc touch reviewed in sos september 2016. Mpc live verified purchase it s not at all intuitive and doesn t come with a manual. Read the live specs.

Five new hardware buttons are onboard to enhance the editing workflow including mute time correct and mix allowing you to tweak tracks without skipping a beat. Best of all while the mpc x and mpc live are perfectly capable of controlling the new mpc 2 0 software they are fully functional stand alone production stations in their own right. On the digital side this machine runs the same mpc 2 software as the previous generation live mpc one and mpc x which has just been updated to version 2 8. If you re not used to the mpc workflow it ll take a while for it to make sense but once you get it it s a great tool in standalone mode.

The mpc live has 2 modes. Unlike the mpc touch which is purely a controller and interface for akai s mpc software the live is a genuinely standalone hardware unit. You need to download it in pdf format from the internet. But it is unique with its internal battery and speaker as well as it s decent i o.

Self explanatory the live has its own os it behaves like legacy mpcs. Read honest and unbiased product reviews from our users. Standalone mpc buyer s guide. This is the only mode i use beacause it allows me to make electronic music without even turning on a computer.

Akai mpc live ii s standalone capabilities follow that of the mpc x and mpc one with the addition of an internal lithium ion battery offering five hours of on the go use this is one hour less than live ii s predecessor. Pros it s a properly standalone mpc with built in memory processing and rechargeable battery. A near daw level of sequencing sampler recording and editing capabilities neatly handled by the minimal interface.