After a week of use, pure happiness. It's my first MPC and not obvious at first glance, but once you understand the environment by reading the manual and all the available tutorials, you then discover the power and incredible possibilities of this machine. The battery and the speakers are great and essential for me. What a pleasure to sit on the couch with the MPC on your lap and let yourself go. Musically...

An interesting machine that can be the heart of a home studio but has some bugs and interface flaws (no return button, rewind, fast forward, no possibility to navigate your files between folders, and frequent bugs during saves)

MPC makes a big impact! After a short adaptation period, the workflow is very enjoyable. The impressive number of inputs, the large and touch screen, and the internal battery put it ahead of the competition (notably the Maschine Plus) and make it the No.1 Standalone. PS: the built-in speakers are surprising and more than just a gadget.

The MPC live is an interesting machine with many possibilities. It may seem complex at first but it is very easy to use once you are a bit familiar with sequencers. In a few hours you can already produce some good quality tracks and get the hang of it. It notably features monitoring speakers and various useful functions such as scales or chords that can be used with the factory sound plugins. The interface is ergonomic and the workflow remains quite simple overall, although it can be daunting when you lack practice. You can use your own sounds or those from high-quality AKAI expansions. It is a good production machine that you can connect to your computer, which has several audio outputs and of course MIDI inputs and outputs. Some improvements could be made regarding the interface and some additional effects like a leveler would be a plus. The investment is interesting if you do production and want a machine that can be a good source of inspiration. You can of course save your projects on the internal memory. The possibilities of use are far from limited and you will discover many useful features as you master it. Finally, you have a touchscreen, which is not negligible. For now, I am quite satisfied with this purchase whose full potential I see. I suppose it can be used live but that requires some preparation. For this kind of use, there are more suitable machines.

super product but too complicated for me

very disappointed......no logic of use.

The new mpc live is great especially with the additional speakers