There's also support for any class-compliant audio interface, so you can record and mix tracks directly from your Akai MPC unit.

MPC Live and MPC X now come pre-mapped to Ableton Live for an instant performance and production setup.With advanced routing capabilities, various hardware inputs and outputs are linked together and merge into one large, complex instrument. Akai Professional’s reimagined MPC 2 Software drives MPC Live II in both standalone and controller modes.

With 5 decades of experience, Akai Professional continues to empower music creators with the innovative technology needed to make inspiring music. The original MPC Live was good: the pads are sensitive, the vintage sound emulation is fun, there are enough ins and outs to work with.Additionally, sounds can be accessed and added to the library using the built-in SD Card slot or the USB thumb drive. MPC arms the production community with a groundbreaking selection of 8 synth engines powering 9 incredible DrumSynth plugins. Device view gives you control over Live's devices and instruments, displaying parameters in banks of eight horizontal sliders. While written primarily for standalone MPCs, all tutorials in the MPC Bible work equally well in controller mode and hence can be used with an MPC Touch (running MPC Software 2.