Akai Professional MPC Live II – Battery Powered Drum Machine and Sampler With Built in Speakers, Beat Pads, Synth Engines and Touch Display

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Wherever Inspiration StrikesFor the music makers who never want to miss an inspirational moment, meet MPC Live II Retro. This self-contained, battery-powered production unit delivers the full MPC experience, anywhere.

And all this is in a sturdy box with quality speaker and 6h battery, allowing you to play everywhere with ease. I previously used a Virus TI, OP1, OP-Z and iPad... it was a lot of weight to carry around and long setting up time! The firmware updater application will begin processing the update. Please allow several minutes for the update to complete. Your MPC will restart once the update is completed.

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Mixer mode provides a touch mixer, with a simple faders-only view, a more detailed view with mute and so on, and a Sends view. Device view gives you control over Live's devices and instruments, displaying parameters in banks of eight horizontal sliders. The encoders can be also be used if you bank them to the right place. Nobody is doing anything comparable in the stand-alone space. More Software Features

All this made the MPC the centerpiece of my studio and the perfect travel companion for composition abroad. Update Now, then tap Shut Down when prompted. The MPC will restart and proceed with the firmware update. Once complete, the MPC will reboot into normal operation. MPC Live Mk 1: No built in speakers, but same battery and screen, same CPU and RAM. No CV/Gate outs. Smaller and lighter. My MPC Live Mk 1 battery is still going strong after 6 years (I get approximately 3 hours from each charge) It doesn't end there though; you've also got capacity to load up any samples of your own to create fresh sounds. Record them in, load them via USB or even SD card! New in MPC Firmware 2.10 - Incredible new features and Sounds If you don't want to work in front of a computer with mouse/keyboard, this is what you need. Not everyone has a powerful / decent modern computer to use DAWs. This can serve as a decent standalone machine to replace a DAWs. And you can always export the project into Ableton live if you need more refinement.

A HUGE selection of effects that cover all your needs and be applied at any level of your sounds chain. Some firmware refinement is needed to justify its price, but there's a lot to like about this inspiring and intuitive standalone sampler. Plus, with a wide range of inputs and outputs, you can connect to a computer or a multitude of other devices for limitless production potential. Akai Professional MPC Live II Key Features: MPC 2 is designed to be the ultimate platform for unrestricted creative versatility alongside must-have tools that deliver unprecedented control. MPC 2 supports all 3rd Party Midi controllers with templates for all popular models. MPC has graduated from a highly acclaimed performance instrument to a fully featured DAW. These MPCs are all completely standalone units – that is, they don’t need to be plugged into a computer, they provide a complete ‘in the box’ workflow all controlled by the large touchscreen UI and a combination of buttons, dials, knobs and pads. They can all also function as dedicated controllers for Akai’s DAW-like MPC Software (which comes free with all these MPCs).

Last but not least, the constant update from Akai makes buying into the system a good investment. You can see how many great and killer features they have added through post-launch updates ( more plugins / class compliant audio interface )... Updated Project Saving: XYFX location and Arp parameters are now saved and recalled with the MPC project. MPC standalone hardware with WIFI functionality (MPC X, MPC Live, MPC Live II, and MPC Key 61) or MPC standalone hardware with a wired internet connection (MPC X, MPC Live, MPC Live II, MPC One, and MPC Key 61). Before updating any firmware on any operating system, it's important to take the following precautions: It's been two years since we reviewed the MPC Live, which was Akai's return to stand-alone music workstations. A lot has changed since then. The Live was joined by a flagship studio model, the MPC X, and recently by the compact and affordable MPC One. The MPCs have seen numerous software updates, and now feature on-board synth plug‑ins and Ableton Live control.

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The MPC Live II will serve the majority of your needs if you’re in the market for a new Akai box, even if its stablemates have more specific functions. On the software side, the MPC Live II and MPC One use the MPC software, which ties in with the desktop MPC DAW/plug-in mentioned earlier. They’re also more about drum pads, Live especially, than the Ableton Push-style playable pads on the Force, which are more general-purpose and useable for beats, keyboard parts, and clip and scene launching.