Best AKAI Professional MPC Live II Alternatives

Based on 12 reviews

This is a very capable machine, and it seems that Roland will continue updating firmware to make better and better. This is my first hardware sampler and it is so much fun! I'm still learning this beast but I can definatly recommend it for a range of uses. I sounds great with my bass plugged in for make like riffs and bass lines to work into a mix. it is also an excellent vocal processor, so can add effects to live voals in real time. I does seem a shame that I can't plug my bass and mic in at the same time but not really a deal breaker. It comes into its own with chopping up altering and layering samples, this is what it is mostly built for and it does this very well. I like that I can power it thru USB C and also connect to computer to sample direct from that and swap out and arrange...

Based on 3 reviews

HI, I trust the engineers from Native Instruments. Despite all the complaints about the software problems (November - December 2020), I remember when I first used Maschine mk1 the software was also version 1.XX. But shortly after, the software was completely revamped, completely rewritten and today Maschine Software is the industry standard for creating music. Extremely well designed and made product, the feeling during work is as if you were reborn. Let's give some time to the producers of Native Instruments to smooth out the slight problems, and until then make our music so that we feel happy with the choice we have made. M+ is often compared to other brands and their models, but keep in mind that no other groovebox brand offers the ability to use VST tools of such a high class, and...

Based on 1 reviews

Let’s face it, a tracker is not meant to be for everyone… but if you want to explore others ways to be creative, this is for you Usability is excellent, principles are clear, allowing to produce quickly, large screen for this form factor Some people might say that it should embark more features, but it has already a lot of things to do with, and this is exactly what the tracker is for: Get it out of your bag, and make something where you are, with what you have - let your creativity explode and the tracker will very efficiently support you Another interesting part is it’s MIDI capability to drive your gears, not limited by a few steps, it can sequence a full track of your favorite synth Did I say that the sampler is very nice? And what about the cool multitrack audio...

Based on 10 reviews

After 10 years Octatrack is still a great tool for electronic music. It definitely has its limits, while there was a lot of updates on the sequencer and secondary functions, still no new effects or sound engines and no plans for that (supposedly limited by the CPU & RAM). The overall sound quality is also a matter of long debates. But it is still stronger in sound design and performance features than the competitors like Akai or Pioneer. The advanced looping/recorders feature there is still unique and it's more fluent and flexible in connectivity and immediacy of sound creation (despite the complexity). And no so many devices on current marktet bring you 3 LFOs per instrument. There are better tools for techno or hip-hop, but there are no more flexible texture-builders, remix...

Based on 25 reviews

This has been my first attempt to learn how to deal with the MPC world, this product is excellent : soundwise, build is quite sturdy, the learning curve is a bit steep if you are coming from Ableton because things are done in a different way...but I am absolutely loving Ah and it has the same software as the MPC ilive, no hard drive option or battery but you can avoid the hurdle with a cheap SD card and a nearby socket. It is definitely a keeper !!! your beats will sound different and so will your sample mashups ! Os lo recomiendo 100 por cien despues de empaparos de uno buenos tutoriales para la MPC One o la Live.

Based on 41 reviews

Since I found out about the pocket operators series, the one that I always wanted was a sampler, teenage made it so I bought it. First of all, if you're looking for a sp 404 or a mpc for a fraction of the price, just forget about it, you're going to blow 100 bucks(its monophonic, 40 seconds of sampling time etc...). This is a great machine, you can record through the built in microphone and then you can cut, pitch and throw a low/high pass filter to the sample. After that you can sequence all the sounds and you can chain sequences together in order to create a song or simply make a 16,32 etc step sequence. Good: The effects are incredibly fun to use. After creating a sequence you can create a performance by using them. Bad: the samples are divided in racks and you can't play a 2...

Based on 19 reviews

Polyend Tracker changed everything about music-making for me. It became my holy grail, and I've completely switched to using it for production, and I don't feel like there is a way back, at least in the observable future. I've been using it for a year now, and 100% of tracks I've finished over the past year, I did on PT. It's not for everyone, but as soon as it clicks, if it clicks at all, tracking starts making so much sense that going back to piano roll feels like a cumbersome and pointless process. Total score - 5/5. It takes time to learn it, but when muscle memory kicks in, everything falls into its place, and your ideas translate into music in seconds. I wish there were more shortcuts to navigate longer patterns, but other than that handling-wise it's great, so 5/5. PT is...

Based on 3 reviews

I bought the PO-35 as an addition to my 8 vocoders and various other synth engines and samplers. This is a very useful device if you want to create artificial vocal effects quickly and with good audio quality. You can record your spoken phrases using the built in microphone or line input. This recording is used to drive the various synth engines the PO-35 has on offer. If you are looking for a sampler then this probably isn't the device for you, there are other things to buy for sampling. You need to keep in mind this is a voice synthesiser and not a sampler in the true sense. I've had some great results so far ranging from Kraftwerk styles, Daft Punk etc. Very quick to use but you will need to spend a little time learning the various keyboard shortcuts of which there are several. I'm...

Based on 3 reviews

J'utilise la v1 depuis sa sortie, et elle est rapidement devenue un élément essentiel de mon installation, et je possède octatrack pour l'échantillonnage avancé, donc je ne voyais pas l'intérêt de passer à la v2. J'ai hésité, je me suis renseigné, et j'ai réalisé que c'était plus qu'une simple mise à jour ; il y a beaucoup plus de mémoire et deux fois plus de pistes, toutes en stéréo, un séquenceur à 128 pas, certes, je ne vais pas énumérer toutes les différences, mais ce que j'aime particulièrement, c'est une foule de petites améliorations ici et là qui rendent le flux de travail encore plus efficace. C'est assez difficile à voir dans les vidéos de comparaison, vous devrez donc l'essayer pour vous en...

Based on 3 reviews

This thing is endless hours of fun. You can arange whole songs by chaining patterns and scenes. The sequencer is very powerful and the manual is written in a language which is easy to understand. Biggest strong points: - very hands-on and amazingly fun to use - powerful sidechain options which are easy to setup (this was very important to me) - good battery life with option to power with portable battery - easy to operate once you watch some youtube videos and read the manual - can sample external sources - having distortion per sound is great for adding punch to sounds - very good sequencer with step probability options. You can have different samples per step on a given channel but they all get effected the same if you fiddle with the macro controls as they are on the same channel...