Akai Professional MPC Live III - Standalone Music Production Center

Akai Professional MPC Live III - Standalone Music Production Center

UNLEASH THE POWER OF STANDALONE

MPC Live III is built for producers who move fast. It’s packed with dynamic production tools, responsive controls, sounds designed by the industry’s top sample makers, and the fastest processor of any MPC to date. From basic beatmaking to advanced music production and the most demanding live-performance workflows, MPC Live III redefines the power of standalone.

AN ICON EVOLVES

MPC has been at the heart of modern music—powering iconic records, shaping genres, and defining the sound of a generation. We’ve listened closely to the creators behind that legacy, taking in what you need to stay inspired and keep creating.

MPC Live III is the result: a genre-defying, boundary-breaking production machine built for wherever music takes you. It honors the past, drives the present, and empowers you to shape what’s next.

UNBELIEVABLY FAST, UNDENIABLY SLICK

Powered by the fastest processor they’ve ever put in an MPC, this complete standalone system gives you all the production, mixing, and performance capabilities you expect from next-gen Akai Pro hardware, while unlocking the full potential of the MPC3 operating system.

Experience dynamic features like Pro Stems Separation and the ability to load up to 32 instrument plugin instances and 16 audio tracks seamlessly. This is creative horsepower without bottlenecks—it’s your flow, uninterrupted.

THE CLASSIC MPC PAD, REIMAGINED

MPC Live III debuts our new MPCe pads: 3D-sensing, ultra-responsive, and designed for more nuanced expression and performance. These pads enable X/Y control of one-shot layers, seamless sample blending, and dynamic note repeats and articulations for more ways to perform and produce with feeling.

STANDALONE, PORTABLE, DESIGNED TO ADAPT

MPC Live III is built to break out of the studio. With onboard battery, speakers, and mic, plus deep MIDI and CV control, your full setup goes wherever inspiration hits—no laptop, no limits. Whether you’re programming beats, sampling grooves, layering stems, triggering clips, or sequencing a whole track from scratch, MPC Live III’s got the range to keep up.

EXPANDED WORKFLOW FOR THE PERFECT DROP

For the first time ever in an MPC, clip launching, step sequencing, and assignable performance buttons empower new ways of working—beyond the classic production toolkit. Trigger clips that land on the one. Lock in basslines and grooves that form the backbone of electronic styles.

Whether you're building a live set or dialing in the perfect drop, this MPC is for modern performance.

FEATURES

THE COMPLETE PACKAGE
MPC Live III is a DAWless portable music production studio. Fully
standalone—no computer needed. Produce, record, mix, and
perform directly from the MPC Live III with no additional
hardware required.

UNMATCHED POWER AND SPEED
MPC Live III is powered by a new 8-core processor with 8GB RAM
designed to deliver lightning-fast speed and powerful new features
running MPC3 OS. Users can load up to 32 plugin instances,
16 audio tracks, desktop-quality Super Timestretch, Pro Stems
Separation, enhanced CV Playground, clip-launching workflow,
and more. MPC Live III also includes the new MPC3 Pro Pack,
a comprehensive feature expansion that takes the MPC Live III
workflow to the next level with new pro plugins like AIR Reverb Pro,
AIR Visual EQ4, AIR Fabric Select, and AIR Utility.

EXPRESSIVE PLAYABILITY
New for MPC Live III, ultra-responsive MPCe pads feature
3D-sensing technology that goes beyond aftertouch and enables
X/Y control of one-shot layers, seamless sample blending, and
dynamic note repeats and articulations, creating a more expressive
connection between artist and instrument than ever before.

PRECISION SEQUENCING
For the first time, MPC Live III introduces a powerhouse 16-step
sequencer with function buttons for electronic-based production, a
performance touch-strip for real-time control, and live clip looping
for seamless improvisation

GREATER CLIP CONTROL
MPC Live III introduces the Clip Matrix, bringing new
inspiration and exciting ways to create loop ideas in real
time. The Clip Matrix invites users to craft beats to melodic
audio ideas at the touch of the screen and record/play
MIDI and audio loops of different lengths in any launch
combination—without any workflow interruption.

ON-THE-GO WORKFLOW
A truly standalone music production unit, MPC Live III
includes a built-in microphone for capturing vocals to field
recording, studio monitors for instant playback with punch
and surprising low-end, and an internal rechargeable battery
for on-the-go music production freedom and convenience.

SEAMLESS CONNECTIVITY
An intuitive touchscreen interface, stereo XLR/TRS combo
jacks, enhanced MIDI and CV I/O, USB-C for 24 channels of
audio transfer, 32 channels of bi-directional MIDI, and smart
device direct sampling all make it easy to create, record, and
produce using one piece of equipment.

SOUNDS FOR HITMAKERS
MPC Live III includes a brand-new factory sample library
delivered by the world’s leading sound designers. It includes
over 1,000 MPC-ready drum kits and instruments, along
with a collection of premium plugin instruments for
instant inspiration.