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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For other views, though, the overlay obscures what's on the screen, and I ended up turning the feature off. This allows connection to class-compliant MIDI devices via USB, advanced MIDI routing to any compatible gear, and even multitrack recording capabilities. You can see how many great and killer features they have added through post-launch updates ( more plugins / class compliant audio interface ). Say what you will about some of the clunky paths to do things like step-sequencing etc, but it works with little to no resistance if you gel with the workflow. This means losing all the soft synth automation and having to rebuild any effect chains that you weren’t pleased with already, most likely including all reverbs.

Splice has been a major asset for producers, supplying millions of high-quality, royalty-free samples, sounds, presets, and loops, covering the full gamut of genres. The latter of these isn’t too big a hindrance as Akai’s own suite of effects and synths is comprehensive and covers most bases to a pretty high standard.One that has my name on it is that the pads now remember their positions from one track and view to the next. Can’t easily run off of a powerbank - at 19V, it’s not PD compatible and you’ll need custom powerbanks and power cords to be on the safe side. Not only does it come with an even bigger selection of effects, functions and features; it's been vastly expanded to be a versatile mobile hardware controller. The MPC Live II is small and lightweight, so you can toss it in a backpack or messenger bag without even noticing it's there. If I capture, say, 16 bars in a track, I want to be able to set an in and out loop point on that track.

Backed by a super-intuitive UI, and packed with everything you demand for professional production, MPC Live II singularly roots your focus on creativity. Designed from the ground up, this dual tweeter- woofer system delivers impeccable clarity to keep your ideas flowing through the creative process. Thanks to this baked-in Splice integration, you'll gain quick, easy Wi-Fi access to your Splice library directly from the MPC Live II's touch user interface.I am absolutely thrilled that someone has gone to all this effort to create this massive tutorial for the MPC line.