No one likes losing ideas, with the MPC Live II, you won’t. So if you play something you like but have no idea what it was - it is saved. For example, your MPC Live II will always be recording a buffer.

Which gives you even more outstanding tools. The MPC Live II comes pre-loaded with MPC 2.8 software. Compatibility with USB drives, SD cards, and external hard drives (including SSDs), in addition to 16GB of on-board storage, means you never have to be caught without space you need. A long-lasting Lithium-Ion battery to keep you going on the road. That production potential is backed up by practicality too. Hugely capable tools you know and love, right there when you need them. So in a studio setting, you can arrive and make your own setup the lynchpin of production.

That means, a whole world of modular gear can now be combined with the MPC Live II. The MPC Live II features three stereo ¼-inch TRS outputs (6 mono), phono/line level inputs, USB, MIDI, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth – and most interestingly four TRS CV/Gate outputs. The types of connections available to you are vast. Which is why Akai Professional made the MPC Live II so gloriously versatile. Whereas kit that might be ‘more advanced’ on paper, is essentially an obstacle without the hours of practice. The kit you already know how to use is immediately useful. Most incredibly, all of that is wrapped up in a portable, premium body. Which is a powerful engine, one that means the MPC Live II will be going strong for years, update after update. Which Akai Professional have taken a long time to get right, so they can give you an accurate representation of how your kick, snares, and samples will fit into your creation.Īll this instantaneous feedback (you might say analog in its feel), is powered by the processor you’d find on the MPC X.

That extends to the built-in monitor speakers. Akai Professional want your gear to be a creative extension of you. The commitment to tactile, high-quality hardware can be seen all over the MPC Live II.įrom the satisfying RGB back-lit pads to reactive touch-sensitive screen. That’s why the MPC Live II has added five more hardware controls, because ultimately twisting a dial and feeling the immediate impact, is a more intuitive way to create. If it’s hid behind vast menus, it’s not that useful.

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