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Wherever Inspiration Strikes
For the music makers who never want to miss an inspirational moment, meet MPC Live II. This self-contained, battery powered production unit delivers the full standalone MPC experience, anywhere.
Immerse into the Music Making Experience
MPC Live II is the first MPC with a built-in stereo studio monitoring system. Designed from the ground up, this dual tweeter-woofer speaker system delivers impeccable clarity to keep your ideas flowing through the creative process. Hear every detail of your production - rumbling 808s, the unmistakable punch of drums synonymous with MPC, thunderous bass lines, and a crisp, silky high-end. Need a second perspective? Turn off the built-in monitors, hook up your studio speakers and you're set.
Every Bit an MPC
Under the hood, MPC Live II includes the same multi-core processor as the MPC X, with every mainstay you demand from a modern MPC. Take complete command of your production with Akai Professional's iconic 16-pad format. Sequence, edit and chop samples on the bright 7-inch touch screen color display. Shape your ideas with four capacitive-touch knobs and with the five new buttons, quickly dive into all essential editing functions, meticulously arranged for the ultimate production workflow.
Creativity Unleashed
Fusing a robust, road-tested and compact build with an on-board rechargeable 5-hour Lithium-ION battery, MPC Live II revolutionizes the create anywhere philosophy.
Wi-Fi Enabled
Simplify your sample browsing and auditioning with on-board Splice integration in MPC Live II. With Splice natively embedded in MPC Live II, you will experience immediate Wi-Fi access to your own Splice library directly from the touch user interface. Plus, take complete command over Ableton 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.
Philip
2025-06-29 17:45:18
This device does everything. It can be a portable DAW that can control and record your entire studio, or it can do it all itself. It has full song making capabilities where you can create midi sequences or audio loops and that can be saved as songs. You can create entire drum kits for the pads (or use the hundreds already included for free!) and make your own beats and sample your old records or songs from an ipod through it's inputs. You can fill it full of your own samples if you want, and even warp them into stepped synths or slow and time warp them. It recognizes every MIDI USB device I plug into it instantly AND it can power those MIDI USB devices from its own powered USB ports. Even when it's running on it's own batteries! No joke, you can chain as many USB powered devices and you want on this thing and the battery will power them all (At the cost of runtime!). Got a keystep? Plug it into the USB and it just works.The speakers are actually really nice and the battery life is about 6 hours on the dot. The overall feel is it's quite heavy and solid. It's all metal and it shows. The touch screen is actually very cool and you can do most everything via button combos as well.For inputting music, it's really geared for beats and samples above all else. The standard step sequencer is nice and easy to use and you'll have drum loops going easy. The grid mode/key roll is a bit harder to use. It's where the touch based screen isn't as precise, so if you want to put a C# note on step 6 you'll likely place it on D and have to select and move it down. It's easier to simply live record your melodies. If you want to do ARPs and such, it has all that built in. It has hundreds of different modes and you select your scale (like major, minor, pentatonic, etc) and then if you want to play chord (It has 64 sound polyphony) arps or single note arps.It has about 50+ built in FX like reverb, compressor, ducker, chorus, etc.It really can do everything. Plus it can sit on your lap on the couch. For what you get, the cost is amazingly cheap, IMO. There is a reason so many people are picking these newer MPCs up like crazy.
pc42
2025-06-18 21:31:32
My first MPC. I've only used software DAWs in the past. I wanted an MPC to add to my keyboard rig to trigger samples for live shows, but also to use as a groove box for practicing at home. I had no idea how much you can do with one of these things until I started digging in. I only gave four stars to "easy to use" because it is definitely a different workflow than ProTools or another DAW, but after a couple days of reading the manual and watching YT vids, I have it figured out. Fantastic audio quality, and so much flexibility for routing, etc.
Ty
2025-05-03 10:48:25
Great product and fast shipping! Great transaction
SherwinChaz
2025-04-30 19:28:58
MPC live 2 Let you creativity flow, easy sample edit, soft and larger Pad for finger drumming, larger memory capacity compare to mpc One, additional Storage on Usb 3, Sd card and SSD drive, Wireless conetivity, Bluetooth and themost important for me, Portable stand-alone music Production o live gigs with sequencer.
mk
2025-04-08 13:05:41
I decided to take a chance and buy this machine used for around $400 less than it was new. I was a bit worried it would come all jacked up with ketchup stains and scratches all up and down the machine. However when it arrived and i was able to unbox it, i was shocked at the quality and overall care the machine had seen. It looks literally brand new other than some minor scratching on the main scroll wheel but thats a hard nitpick and you would have to go looking for that. Overall i am completely blasted away that i got a machine so nice for the price i payed. I wouldnt have any issue ordering another used machine at all from Amazon directly. The quality it unreal, it plays perfectly and everything works as it should. As far as the sampler itself, just wow. It does everything, its a stand alone studio in a box. No need for a pc or any other recording gear, this thing can act as the mixer, the mastering daw, the midi controller, you name it, it can do it. It has direct link up cv gates for modular gear i mean its the works. Its also fully expandable , there is a hard drive bay on the back on the machine. This thing is wild.
Customer
2025-03-26 15:17:55
I saw other people have bad experiences with their MPC Live II warehouse deals, so I was nervous that this would be an instant return, but luckily mine came working great! The MPC works perfectly and seems like it's practically new.The pads feel more responsive than my original MPC Live, and having CV outs is fantastic. The speaker is the cherry on top, making it so I don't even need headphones if I want to jam on my couch or in bed!
Eduardo Medina
2025-03-06 11:13:42
Pros:Se siente pesado, de calidadMuchas salidas y entradasLos botones y perillas de buena calidadLa pantalla de 7†mas que buenaLas bocinas son buenas, más no excelentesLa portabilidad y duración de baterÃa es buenaCons:Problemas con los PADS hacen double o triple trigger, aún cuando ya se habÃa optado por diferentes configuraciones de sensibilidad, threshold y curva del pad, ni la mas alta sirvió para mitigar el problemaCaroLos botones ya no dan ese sentimiento de click como otros MPCWorkflow sumamente complicado, aún viniendo de otro MPC como el 509La UI/UX es fea, optaron por usar Java con ese color negro, rojo y verdeStems no son stand-alone, se tienen que comprar por aparte e instalarlos por una computadora a través del software de MPCConclusión:Si piensas en comprarte este, mejor ahórrate dinero y opta por el MPC One o One Plus. Hay otras opciones como el Elektron o Roland SP 404 MK2.En mi caso termine haciendo devolución por el problema con los PADS, era insostenible un workflow con este problema.
Valloismco
2025-02-21 21:40:06
Comme tous ceux qui veulent une MPC et peut importe le modèle c’est d’une tuerie abusé..Reçu en bonne et due forme nickel 👌 fonctionne parfaitement bien et ça fait plusieurs mois maintenant avec la barre de son c juste magnifique le son est incroyable, basse, aiguë, médium c parfait ( pas besoin de la pousser à fond au trois quarts suffit )Trop content d’avoir pu me la procurer en plusieurs fois… â˜ï¸ðŸ‘Œ
Cut_tothechase
2025-02-08 20:23:56
I came from rack-mount samplers. So the MPC is a steep initial learning curve if you’re new to pads, like me. But learning is made easier because it's an instrument that you will want to pick up and use. It’s tactile. There is a gorgeous rubberised coating across the top of the MPC, which means it’s not cold to the touch. Great design. The speaker is good too, with excellent punch.The benefit of this instrument is it’s very flexible. Can be part of a small studio set-up, can match with a DAW, can stand alone, can be used as a sketch pad or for serious work, and if you’re a working producer it can travel with you. It’s got heft, but still portable.When you buy one, just one tip for the impatient user: closely follow the battery charging protocol for first use and give it a long life. Read the basic instructions. Then get MPC Bible if you need (and wait till MPC3 software version if you can hold on).I would ideally like to see Roger Linn's signature on MPCs - even if it’s just for Special Editions - and his contribution. His name not being on the front plate is the one thing that disappoints at this price point. But in every other way, it’s well designed and made. I have no buyer's remorse, and would recommend this instrument from Akai.
José Luis Pérez
2024-11-12 10:44:55
It arrived fast and straight to my hands. This machine took me away from the computer, it has all you need to produce. Audio inputs, sampler, sequencer, midi to sequence external gear, and some vst-like synth and effects plugins from Akai. I connected an audio interface to it and now I have a lot of mapeable in/outs!! It's not just for hip hop anymore, you can produce a large variety of electronic genres. After the latests firmware updates, the machine is just getting better. I'm producing tracks entirely there and just exporting the stems to mix and master more comfortably in my computer. (I romanticised so much it's portability too, but it's too heavy to just take it to the park everyday. i still prefer to use it at home)
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