Akai MPC Live III

The new MPC Live III is a flexible and expressive standalone music production center designed for beatmakers, producers, and live performers to bring their creative ideas to life.

The system’s intuitive and comprehensive sampling, sequencing, and effects make it an indispensable tool for modern music creation with no DAW or computer required.

Powered by the fastest processor we’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.

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.

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.

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.

• • Standalone hardware with MPC3 OS (No computer required)
  • 8 Core processor (Gen 2) - 4 x the power of MPC Live II
  • 8 GB onboard RAM / 128 GB storage
  • 16 full-size RGB MPCe expressive pads with new 3D sensing technology
  • Onboard stereo studio monitors
  • Built-in high-quality studio mic for field recording, vocal takes, and quick sampling
  • Internal rechargeable lithium-ion battery
  • 2 x combo inputs with mic preamps
  • 16 RGB performance buttons for step sequencing / automation / effects control
  • Assignable touch strip controller
  • Vibrant 7” touch display
  • USB-C port for computer connectivity (ISO and Android apps, seamless smart device audio sampling, and high-speed transfer of up to 24 audio channels in/out of your DAW)
  • 8 CV / Gate outputs
  • WiFi / Bluetooth (Ableton Link)

• Product Size: 2.64” x 17.16” x 10.08” / 6.71cm x 43.59cm x 25.60cm
  
• Product Weight: 8.6lbs / 3.9kg