Akai MPC 3 Software Desktop Version Coming Soon ! Public Beta in May 2025

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  • LostInFoundation
    LostInFoundation Member Posts: 5,105 Expert

    I suspect they are trying to make Maschine improve ☺️

  • trusampler
    trusampler Member Posts: 339 Pro
    https://community.native-instruments.com/discussion/comment/212004#Comment_212004

    I'm also a Maschine user and I'll post on both forums when I see either company make progress, You don't get to dictate what users post on forums. You understand that right ?

  • Beatsandmore
    Beatsandmore Member Posts: 220 Advisor

    I tried maschine 3 times own studio for 3 years. Bought mk3 and maschine + and returned in 2 weeks.. I dont like the software and thr workflow is vastly different.. maschine + is nice solid but not worth the price ag all to me .. I still own kontrol 61 mk3 and trying my best to like it... everyone likes what they like but I was raised on the MPC and love the old and new workflow

  • djadidai
    djadidai Member Posts: 529 Pro

    for you yes, for me, the mpc workflow is way too complicated and restrictive, one of the M+ biggest strengths is the workflow, the ease of use, it’s like an onion with so many layers, it’s easy to get started with and it’s a very deep and complicated instrument when you start digging, but workflow wise there is nothing that compares to the M+. As soon as one understands the structure and how everything is ”connected” there really are no limits.

  • Flexi
    Flexi Member Posts: 406 Pro
    https://community.native-instruments.com/discussion/comment/211665#Comment_211665

    I have one on the desk for setting up projects, two with a DJ mixer for performing.

  • Flexi
    Flexi Member Posts: 406 Pro
    https://community.native-instruments.com/discussion/comment/212190#Comment_212190

    Actually Maschine is very limited, that is the whole point, it is a groovebox with a very fast workflow for a reason, and part of that is the simplified feature set, MPC is much more geared towards the hardware DAW replacement, especially the Force.

  • MaikR
    MaikR Member Posts: 403 Guru
    https://community.native-instruments.com/discussion/comment/212193#Comment_212193

    And here we go again…

  • iNate
    iNate Member Posts: 298 Pro
    edited March 14
    https://community.native-instruments.com/discussion/comment/212190#Comment_212190

    MPC 3 does streamline the workflow to a decent degree, but at the end of the day it's like switching from Pro Tools to Ableton Live. Whoever gets you first will have a massive advantag because you have a significant familiarity bias when trying something after becoming comfortable with a competing - but quite different - solution. This is normal.

    The big issue with MPC Software right now is the lack of VST3 Support. It's really a big issue. Also, Akai needs to allow us to set a different drive for installing content. Being forced to install 30GB of Expansion Content and Instruments onto your system drive is really bad for some users - who may only have 256GB SSDs in machines like MacBook Air/Pro Base models.

    I did like the MPC Studio 2 as a controller for MPC Software (and the MPC Software had good Templates for Maschine Controllers and other 3rd party MIDI Controllers), but the workflow was a bit too "vestigial" and unnecessarily complicated.

    A lot of this is due to MPC going form Hardware to Software, and not the other way around - as Maschine has (for the most part… since the Hardware was just a controller for the software).

    The Akai Force will never really be able to replace Ableton Push because they don't have Ableton Live. The whole point of a Push is Live. Otherwise, you'd just get an APC64 and use it with whatever DAW includes mappings for it (e.g. Bitwig Studio, or whatever else exists).

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