MusicRadar verdict: A truly go-anywhere music production experience – and now better equipped than ever. The hardware updates for v2 are subtle, but both speaker and CV ports add genuine usability. In terms of its balance of capabilities and convenience, there isn’t anything on the market to rival the MPC Live when it comes to realising the dream of wireless, go-anywhere music production. A retrospective record tool has been added too, effectively the same as Ableton’s Capture, allowing users to recall recently played MIDI parts.Īll in all, the MPC range is at the most appealing right now that it’s been in the 21st century. It’s also now possible to route MIDI internally to sequence multiple elements from a single track. This allows the MPC hardware to connect to multiple devices simultaneously, using an external USB hub or MIDI interface.
#IOS MPC 2 TO.MPC LIVE SOFTWARE#
The latest software update, version 2.8, adds a vastly expanded set of MIDI capabilities. Since we last reviewed the MPC line, Ableton Live compatibility has been added, not only allowing MPC creations to be exported as Live projects, but also providing mapping to use the hardware as a wireless Live controller.
#IOS MPC 2 TO.MPC LIVE PORTABLE#
In all, it doesn’t feel like too much of a compromise in exchange for truly self-contained, portable music-making. 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. There are some restrictions when using the software in standalone mode, compared with the desktop version, primarily a limit of eight audio tracks and no access to third-party plugins. That said though, you can’t knock the capabilities here. It lags behind some rivals on the sampling front, but on the whole, the MC-707 is powerful, well-designed and a lot of fun.
#IOS MPC 2 TO.MPC LIVE UPDATE#
MPC 2.10.1 FIRMWARE UPDATE (PC) (161.Some firmware refinement is needed to justify its price, but there's a lot to like about this inspiring and intuitive standalone sampler.
MPC X/Live/Live II/One 2.8.1 Firmware Update (Mac) (112.72 MB) MPC X/Live/Live II/One 2.8.1 Firmware Update (Win) (109.18 MB) MPC X/Live/Live II/One 2.9.0 User Guide (PDF) (57.70 MB) MPC X/Live/Live II/One 2.9.0 Firmware Update (USB) (123.58 MB) MPC X/Live/Live II/One 2.9.0 Firmware Update (Win) (124.63 MB) For installing expansions into the MPC Software. This article covers installing our MPC Expansions into ‘standalone’ mode in the MPC Live/X/One and Akai Force. MPC X/Live/Live II/One 2.9.0 Firmware Update (Mac) (128.27 MB) Installing our MPC Expansions into the MPC Live, MPC X, MPC One and Akai Force is quick and easy as we include a dedicated ‘standalone’ installer with all our expansions which you simply drag and drop to your MPC/Force disk. MPC 2.10 SYNTH CONTENT INSTALLER (1.07 GB) MPC Standalone-UserGuide-v2.10 (67.89 MB)
MPC 2.10.1 Firmware User Guide (70.23 MB) MPC 2.10.1 FIRMWARE UPDATE (MAC) (499.51 MB) MPC Live, MPC One, MPC X and Akai Force Hardware. MPC X/Live/Live II/One 2.8.1 Firmware Update (USB) (108.03 MB) MPC X/Live/Live II/MPC One/Touch User Guide v2.8 (French) (18.06 MB) MPC X/Live/One-2.8 Firmware Update (PC) (109.17 MB) MPC X/Live/One-2.8 Firmware Update (Mac) (112.70 MB) MPC X/Live/One-2.8 Firmware Update (USB) (108.01 MB) MPC X/Live/Live II/MPC One/Touch User Guide v2.8 (57.32 MB) Whether you’re in creation mode and need inspiring sounds to begin a project, or want to perfect your mix before you share and release your music commercially, MPC2 has all the tools to deliver the ultimate performance you need. In addition to its stable of standard dynamic audio processors, MPC2 features numerous time-based Insert Effects for creative remixing and production like Half Speed and Stutter. Akai Professional's MPC2 software features all the tools to quickly navigate every musical task from writing music and recording audio, to mixing and mastering.įrom the advanced multi-engine plugin synthesis of Hype to a faithful plugin emulation of the legendary Mellotron Tape Synth keyboard, MPC2 delivers a wide palette of sonic textures with its MPC plugin instruments for powerful music composition.Įnjoy over 100 plugins from award-winning AIR Music Tech., including the AIR Vocal Insert Effects Suite, delivering the power to record and mix the perfect vocals.