We’ve waxed lyrical on multiple occasions about our scepticism of the need for companies to keep adding speakers to their synths and grooveboxes – they rarely sound decent, offering no substitute for headphones or proper monitoring and – in the case of Volcas, POs, etc, – have more capacity to annoy those around you than aid your music-making. The most obvious update for the MPC Live II comes in the form of a chunky black built-in speaker sat across the full width of the hardware’s bottom edge. Equipped with a rechargeable battery for completely wireless operation, the Live really nailed the balance between self-sufficiency and versatility – stripped back enough to allow users to free themselves from the shackles of their studio computer while powerful enough not to leave them hankering after their DAW.
The behemoth-like MPC X was the flagship, but the MPC Live was the standout.
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