Akai Professional MPC Live III Standalone Portable Music Production Center with MPCe Pads, Sequencer, Touchscreen, Mic, Stereo Monitors, Audio Interface, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, Battery, Touchstrip
Price: $1,699.00
(as of Feb 23, 2026 22:23:17 UTC – Details)
The most powerful Akai Professional MPC to date, the new MPC Live III is a flexible, expressive, fully standalone music production center designed to empower beatmakers, producers, and live performers. Ensuring immediate playability, endless experimentation, and precision recording, MPC Live III is the ultimate music production tool for creating professional beats anytime, anywhere.
Building on the breakthrough features of MPC Live II, MPC Live III pushes the boundaries even further. Its intuitive sampling, sequencing, and effects make it an indispensable tool for modern music creation with no DAW or computer required.
MPC Live III introduces innovative features, like ultra-responsive MPCe expressive pad technology, a powerhouse 16-step sequencer, and a dynamic performance touch-strip. Fueled by MPC3 OS, a 7″ multi-touch display offers the iconic MPC workflow with new clip launching, song arranging, and studio effects, so you stay in the zone and in control.
With USB-C connectivity, plus CV/Gate outputs, MPC Live III seamlessly integrates with external gear, modular synths, and DAWs. Its built-in microphone, powerful stereo monitors, audio interface, rechargeable battery, and XLR/TRS combo inputs make it a truly portable production center with 128GB of internal storage expandable via SSD or SD card.
The Most Powerful MPC to Date – Produce, record, mix & perform with no computer required; fully standalone, MPC Live III features an 8-core processor, expanded 8GB RAM, and MPC3 OS for ultra-fast workflow and pro-grade sound design
Expressive MPCe Pads – Play with 3D-sensing pads offering velocity, pressure & X/Y control for one-shot layers, seamless sample blending, note repeats & dynamic articulations-unlocking the most musical MPC ever
Pro Sequencing – Create live with a 16-step sequencer with function buttons for electronic production, performance touch-strip for real-time control and live clip looping for improvisation and beat performance
Built-In Studio Tools – Record anywhere with integrated mic, powerful stereo monitors for instant playback, rechargeable battery, plus 128GB internal storage expandable via SD or SSD for massive sample libraries
Unmatched Power – Lightning-fast 8-core processor with 8GB RAM, running MPC3 OS-load up to 32 plugin instances, 16 tracks, Super Timestretch, Pro Stems, enhanced CV Playground, clip-launching and more
Expanded Workflow – Includes MPC3 Pro Pack, a comprehensive feature expansion that takes your workflow to the next level with new AIR pro plugins: Reverb Pro, Visual EQ4, Fabric Select, Utility
Full Tactile Control – Performance touch-strip for dynamic real-time action, next-gen clip launch matrix for enhanced song arranging, 7″ multi-touch display for uninterrupted flow-stay in the zone and in control
The Center of Your Music Production – Connect instruments, synths, and DAWs with USB-C, CV/Gate outputs, MIDI I/O, 2 combo XLR/TRS inputs, 6 TRS outputs, and audio interface functions for complete studio integration
Sounds for Hitmakers – Includes a brand-new factory sample library with over 1,000 MPC-ready drum kits and instruments, along with a collection of premium plugin instruments and a 2-month Splice access
Designed to Adapt – 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
