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Guess you don't use a lot of hardware? the Live 2 has 6 outputs and 2 midi outs, the One does not

100% agree about the MPC being the best "of I could have only one" device out there. I recently upgraded from the One to the Live 2 and I'm not looking back. The battery is such a killer feature, and the speaker is surprisingly useful and perfect for a casual 10 minute jam in between job meetings or the lunch break.

if Akai would support 3rd party VST's that would be a game changer.

The rubberised paint is what puts me off buying. In the long term, it will look and feel horrible when it degrades.

The battery is everything for me right now. I'm still a beginner but I don't want to sit at my computer. I have to sit there to edit my KZfaq videos and I'm okay with that. I want to make my own music for my channel but I don't want to be tied to the computer at all! I just bought the live 2 it should be here Friday. Got it for $780 on eBay, like new. Can't wait to get started or should I say continue, I have the Akai software already.

Hey! I love your videos man! Quick one . I read that the MPC one doesn’t have wifi and that I couldn’t use Splice directly on the MPC one as opposed to the MPC live 2 that has wifi and allows to download samples directly onto it. What’s your take on it?

I think this can pretty much sum everything up for people trying to decide whether to get the one or the MPC live 2 or any MPC for that matter is If you're going to be locked in a studio to make music just use a computer and some cheap external hardware that you can set your knobs and buttons to. With the MPC Live 2 You can use it in the studio or you can take it anywhere you want with you and not have to have any instruments plugged into it and be able to create music. If you're going to buy an MPC the live 2 It's the only thing that makes sense otherwise you might as well use your computer because it's way more powerful. And if you have the MPC live 2 then you can also use that in your studio but you have another option to take it places and use it wirelessly for 6 hours plus being able to have two terabytes worth of everything you could possibly think of on it that's a lot to get to choose from just being in the middle of nowhere You could be sitting in the woods and create a whole set and use your headphones even if you want to to mix. I don't think it's that hard of a choice plus you got way more plugins and io's on the MPC Live 2. Trying to use an SD card to search for things is slow because the drive speed is very slow on a SD card versus using an SSD drive It's 100 times faster.

Great vid, I'm really close to picking one of these up... LOVE the retro version.Auto-sampler is still better on MPC. Also love the idea of the speaker and the battery ;) Great song too, piano sounds good!

I’m gonna buy MPC live II. I’m coming from Ableton. I use to have an Mpc controller so I’m familiar with the software. Great review

Hello thank you for your tutorial…is it possible to real time record 16 tracks of midi … to make copy of midi files in real time from a 1990!😳kawai q80ex it’s the only way to copy the files I perform a John Lennon tribute show and have 2 sets of ten midi songs linked together as a long file 900 bars I run 14 tracks of midi instruments and 1 track midi to dmx lights I track to queue Roland p10 video samples and p1 lyrics display… I want to update the system but don’t want to re program everything. I want to plug the q80ex into the also live 2 and record the 16 tracks at once in real time ( it’s the only way to get the midi information notes and control and program changes etc from the q80 ex ?? Thank you for your help if you can answer this I’d b very appreciative as I’m thinking of buying a live 2 but Nd to make sure it will do this. Cheers

Great review. I am seriously considering the MPC Live 2.

Totally agree on the power of sampling. I have been getting deeper into sampling garageband and iOS synths into my gear and it defenitely feels like anything is possble with small amount of tools!

MPC Live 2 battery operation + speakers + enough I/O midi makes it usable w other battery powered devices on the move.

Awesome Setup, Jazzy House Music... I think You Just Created A New Genre, lol...That Being Said, Your Visuals Is Tight!👍🏽👍🏽!

Yooo 7,77k subs good luck Dylan ^^

Great video! I totally agree with you that the $500 bundle is too much to pay. I guess working with what you have is the best solution instead of a gear acquisition. Nicely done!

Fantastic video Dylan! I'm totally with you on the newer MPC platforms being some of the most convoluted music production software to use. I come from a background that involves Pro Tools so I'm no stranger to obtuse layouts but damn if I didn't feel like an idiot when I first tried to time stretch a sample to match with the BPM of a song. Hell even keygroups are kind of hard to figure out at first.

Hey! Thanks for your review! Your videos are always insightful! I have a question, what do you think about the Force vs Live 2, do you still use them both? Which workflow you prefer or you feel being more creative on?

This is a great video. I am still learning my MPC Live 2, and still haven't tried keygroups, but I agree on the MPC Key 61. 500 dollars is a lot. I'll stick to my Live 2. MPC X is the goal later though.