Also today Akai announced the availability of the MPC Live - a smaller footprint MPC with 2GB of onboard ram, 20GB SSD, 2xUSB host ports and Li Battery for up over 4hrs of mains free operation. We know, we shot a video last week - coming soon.

As with the MPC X, the MPC Live runs MPC V2.0 natively and can also be switched to run as a controller - effectively making it an MPC Touch should you want to work on a host computer running MPC V2.0.

This means you can also work on projects in either environment and open them in each - though the MPC Live wont run 3rd party plugins of course.

You can run up to 8 stereo audio tracks, plus up to 64 stereo voices as well as the new clip launch functions. The price is £799 UK making it pretty competitive.

Check the tuts below for details on the new features

Audio Tracks

Features

• Standalone MPC – no computer required
• 7" high-resolution multi-touch display
• Internal, rechargeable lithium-ion battery
• Also acts as a control surface for MPC 2.0 software
• Phono, instrument, mic and line inputs
• 2 pairs of MIDI Inputs and Outputs
• 16GB of on-board storage (over 10 gigs of sound content included)
• 2GB of RAM
• Full-size SD card slot
• User-expandable 2.5" SATA drive connector (SSD or HDD)
• 2 USB-A 3.0 slots for thumb drives or MIDI controllers

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