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#AKAI PROFESSIONAL MPC TOUCH PAD CONTROLLER SOFTWARE#

I've spent a fair amount of time watching MPC Touch videos these past days and think I'll give it a try. I just ordered one today from Sweetwater (it's where I usually do all of my hardware shopping, so a $50 upcharge is worth it to me). At least this is my understanding, as I own the Live but have never used the Touch. In practice, once you're up to speed with the hardware interface, you can do most all of your work without touching your computer because the experience is pretty much identical to the MPC Live in standalone. Kind of annoying.Īnd yeah, the MPC Touch is a kind of dumb(ish) controller, but very well suited to the MPC workflow with their 2.4 software. I have purchased from Sweetwater on several occasions with no issues other than their practice of sales people 'checking in' periodically, once you're on their list. That said, I don't think I have ever purchased from them, so I don't know how they are as a vendor. I think I saw that American Musical Supply offers a free additional year's warranty on top of whatever the manufacturer's warranty covers. I’d probably go with Sweetwater though for $450 since it comes with a 2 year warranty.

#AKAI PROFESSIONAL MPC TOUCH PAD CONTROLLER SOFTWARE#

So I’m understanding it right, in that the MPC Touch is essentially a dumb MIDI controller that really just controls the MPC Software on your computer - correct? I mean, it also has a built-in touch screen, audio interface, and pads, but all audio is essentially generated by the MPC Software and runs as a VST? Oh, and you can run the MPC software as a VST inside of Reason. I have an MPC Live, which is almost the same experience in a lot of ways, and there's a LOT going on here. $399 is a great price, especially when you consider it comes with the $200 MPC software AND whatever additional expansions and other goodies they throw your way.

Akai professional mpc touch pad controller