Next-gen Akai MPC 3 vs MPC 2 // What’s new and what not to miss!

I think what the MPC needs unironically is to just go all the way and let you plug a computer mouse into the USB slot.

So glad I decided to get a second hand MPC Live 2 recently!! Super excited about this update! 🔥

I love this company dude. I started with Native Instruments/maschine mikro and was all in since 2011. But they never listen to us or do anything. Got a live 2 in 2020 and it’s just constant updates and progress. AND THEY LISTEN TO US!

To be honest, I bought the MPC Live as soon as it came out. And the software that is being developed here is blowing my mind

That's a lot to take in. The MPC just became a huge standalone production and performance tool now. You could always do a whole track but there is so much streamlined workflow and quality of life improvements like streaming. This makes me want a larger MPC now like the X.

They delivered and gave me exactly what I wanted- FL Studio in a box.

As much as I appreciate the quirks of the MPC2 workflow, I personally found so much of it needlessly complicated. To the team that have worked on MPC3, thank you SO much. Yours sincerely Cubase/Logic user.

Well guess the MPC Bible is going to need a lot of updates:)

This is mind-blowing for two reasons: 1. it's like a completely new instrument, 2. how the heck are they squeezing out processing power from this rather dated system. Thanks for this video - looking forward to this update, and I'll be carrying on recommending new MPC line instruments to whoever ask

As always, loopop demystifies the adaptation we dread and even makes us curious about which direction our projects shall go using this evolved environment. Thanks, Pal!🤩

Interesting update - they've addressed many key features that were missing. Disk streaming, arrangement and the merging of audio and midi tracks being the main takeaways. I did like the old workflow but I'm used to it. This is aimed at new users I suppose to make it easier as an entry point. Should have waited until the pc software was ready and released together as controller mode is defunct really.Having said that a HDMI out on newer MPC models would make a huge difference allowing big screen arranging and mixing without the need for the pc software at all. No mention of any new plug ins but maybe that's on its way. Graphic EQ and a decent reverb are needed in standalone.

YES! Re-arrange FX! Thanks for the video!

This looks like a massive upgrade and the workflow simplified. Looking forward to the full release

fantastic update - thank you AKAI !!

About bloody time!

This really great - I've signed up for the beta, since there's going to be a learning curve. Nice presentation!

Thanks for this, some massive improvements here

Thank you for a slick and thorough review. Great work as always! I think this is an impressive update for the MPC OS. For me, the unavailability of an arrangement view always kept me from finally moving from Maschine to MPC but now AKAI have added it, along with other great improvements. MPC Key 37 with the MPC 3 OS now looks close to perfect. This is going to hurt Native Instruments, but they only have themselves to blame by stopping investment in the Maschine platform.

Love it!! Always can count on LoopOp to dig right on in and give up all the details. Wow drum track explode!!! I sure hope this migrates to the force.

The MPC 3 changes the file format of MPC projects from XML to Json. This means it is not backward compatible. It also opens the door for being able to share projects with the Akai Force, which has been using the new file format since it came out. I will have to see if the Force <=> MPC 3 stuff is working now or if its looming in the future.