Akai MPC Live III Standalone Music Production Center COMING SOON!!

Price is indicative, might be subject to change after the piece gets released in Canada.

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.

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.

• Digital Audio System

  ADCs
  24-bit @ 44.1, 48, or 96 kHz

  DACs
  24-bit @ 44.1, 48, or 96 kHz

  Digital Signal Processing
  32-bit floating point

• Mic Inputs 1–2

  (2) balanced XLR+1/4” (6.35 mm) TRS

  Frequency Response
  20 Hz – 20 kHz (+0.2 / -1.2 dB)

  Dynamic Range
  110.0 dB (A-weighted)

  SNR
  101.8 dB (1 kHz, +4 dBu, A-weighted)

  THD+N
  0.002% (1 kHz, +4 dBu, -1 dBFS)

  Preamp EIN
  -131 dBu (max gain, 40 Ω source, A-weighted)
  -127 dBu (max gain, 150 Ω source, unweighted)

  Maximum Input Level
  +13 dBu (XLR-Pad ON), -1 dBu (XLR-Pad OFF)

  Sensitivity
  -46 dBu (XLR-Pad ON), -60 dBu (XLR-Pad OFF)

  Gain Range
  59 dB

• Line Inputs 1–2

  (2) balanced XLR+1/4” (6.35 mm) TRS

  Frequency Response
  20 Hz – 20 kHz (+0.2 / -1.1 dB)

  Dynamic Range
  110.6 dB (A-weighted)

  SNR
  98.6 dB (1 kHz, +4 dBu, A-weighted)

  THD+N
  0.002% (1 kHz, +3 dBu, -1 dBFS)

  Maximum Input Level
  +16 dBu

  Sensitivity
  -20 dBu

  Gain Range
  36 dB

• Phono Inputs

  (2) unbalanced RCA

  Dynamic Range
  92 dB (A-weighted, 135 mVrms @ 1 kHz, -1 dBFS, 20 Ω source)

  SNR
  79 dB (A-weighted, 4 mVrms @ 1 kHz, 20 Ω source)

  THD+N
  0.002% (1 kHz, +3 dBu, -1 dBFS)

  Maximum Input Level
  +16 dBu

  Sensitivity
  -20 dBu

  Gain Range
  36 dB

• Line Outputs 1–6

  (6) impedance-balanced 1/4” (6.35 mm) TRS

  Frequency Response
  20 Hz – 20 kHz (+0.03 / -0.18 dB)

  Dynamic Range
  113.8 dB (A-weighted)

  THD+N
  0.003% (1 kHz, -1 dBFS)

  Maximum Output Level
  +12 dBu

  Output Impedance
  100 Ω

• Headphone Output

  (1) 1/4” (6.35 mm) stereo headphone

  Dynamic Range
  111.2 dB (A-weighted)

  THD+N
  0.006% (1 kHz, -1 dBFS, 10 mW/channel into 32 Ω headphones)

  Frequency Response
  20 Hz – 20 kHz (+0.03 / -0.19 dB)

  Maximum Power Delivered
  +50 mW (<1% THD, 32 Ω headphones)

  Maximum Output Level
  +11 dBu

  Output Impedance
  32 Ω

• Pads

  (16) velocity- and pressure-sensitive pas with 3D-sensing technology

  (8) banks accessible via Pad Bank buttons

• Knobs

  (4) 360° touch-sensitive Q-Link Knobs

  (4) Q-Link Knob columns accessible via Q-Link button

  (1) 360° encoder for display navigation and selection via push

  (1) 270° volume control

• Buttons

  (60) dedicated function buttons; red-, amber-, or green-backlit

• Display

  6.9” / 176 mm (diagonal)

  5.9” x 3.7” / 150 x 93 mm (width x height)

  Full-color LED-backlit display with touch interface

• CPU

  Processor:
  Quad-core ARM® processor

  RAM:
  8 GB

  Storage:
  128 GB, expandable via SATA connections

• Connections

  (2) 1/4” (6.35 mm) Combo XLR/TRS inputs (1 stereo pair)

  (6) 1/4” (6.35 mm) TRS outputs (3 stereo pairs)

  (1) 1/4” (6.35 mm) stereo headphone output

  (2) RCA inputs (1 stereo pair)

  (2) 5-pin MIDI inputs

  (2) 5-pin MIDI outputs

  (4) Stereo 1/8” (3.5 mm) CV/Gate outputs

  (2) USB Type-A ports

  (1) USB Type-C® port

  (1) SD card slot

  (1) power adapter input

  (1) drive bay for 2.5” (635 mm) SATA drive

• Power

  via power adapter:
  19 V, 3.42 A, center-positive, Included

  via battery:
  lithium-ion, rechargeable, up to 3 hours of battery life with typical use

• Dimensions

  17.2” x 10.1” x 2.6”

  435.9 x 256.0 x 67.1 mm

• Weight

  8.6 lbs.

  3.9 kg