Mpc Live Vs Mpc X

The mpc bible is the only mpc course that is constantly updated to keep up wth akai s new firmware releases with structured step by step tutorials designed to teach you all the skills and workflows you ll need to create music with the new generation of mpcs with editions available for the mpc live mpc x mpc one mpc touch and mpc.

Mpc live vs mpc x.

The mpc world is buzzing this morning as details have now been official released for the two new standalone mpcs from akai mpc x and mpc live. A lot of people has asked me to make a comparison video on maschine mk3 vs mpc live. A comparison of the mpc x and the mpc ren. To recap the software is available to use in two ways standalone on the machine itself or as a desktop application using the mpc as a controller.

Here goes a lot of talking about the similarities and the di. Mostly a topical view of the hardware layout differences. With the mpc one and the mpc live ii there s only 4 physical dials to access the other 12 q links you have you hit a button to select the appropriate virtual q link bank this is of course nowhere near as intuitive as the mpc x and for me at least means that the q links tend to be used a lot less on the mpc one and the mpc live ii. 16gb of internal storage.

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. I checked the mpc live and the mpc x and they are quite different. The mpc live works on battery and is smaller it s quite convenient but the mpc x dedicated q link looks more appealing to me for a home studio use. Users have complete command over live s clip launching mixer and instrument macro controls wirelessly via wi fi network ableton link or by ethernet connection using a usb to ethernet adapter.

It s a fully standalone mpc with a huge 10 1 touchscreen display. The mpc x is the new flagship mpc from akai. The price gap is huge so i managed to find an not very used one at a good price. I just bought an mpc x last week.

Akai mpc live ht. I wanted to talk about it gear. Mpc live and mpc x now come pre mapped to ableton live for an instant performance and production setup.