Live discontinued?

Monotremata wrote:If Akai were to bump up the CPU and RAM on the Live, the X would be gone as well. They're both exactly the same hardware inside (so is the Force). There is no way Akai is going to rev up the 'little one' and leave the $1800 flagship (and the Force) behind spec-wise.

EnochLight wrote:

Monotremata wrote:If Akai were to bump up the CPU and RAM on the Live, the X would be gone as well. They're both exactly the same hardware inside (so is the Force). There is no way Akai is going to rev up the 'little one' and leave the $1800 flagship (and the Force) behind spec-wise.

I’m curious if anyone has done a tear down of the Live, X, and Force to confirm they all have the same CPU and RAM?

The Force handles disc streaming in some fashion, right? As far as I know, that’s why it got the Hype synth in standalone but Live didn’t.

Lampdog wrote:I would like the MPC4K engine (Z8) to make a comeback, in X + tablet form, stand alone
with modern touch screen features. That is ALL I want.

CharlesRandolph wrote:I agree, I also think they should've just made one MPC model and focus on that machine and the software. One team on hardware and the other team on software integration.

Lampdog wrote:I would like the MPC4K engine (Z8) to make a comeback, in X + tablet form, stand alone
with modern touch screen features. That is ALL I want.

Lampdog wrote:I would like the MPC4K engine (Z8) to make a comeback, in X + tablet form, stand alone
with modern touch screen features. That is ALL I want.

Frisbi wrote:This is the reply I got on official Akai site getsatisfaction from Akai.

" The team is continuing to build on that and I'm sure that we will see some exciting new features in the MPC hardware and software in the coming year"

Hardware and software?
Ah.

https://c.getsatisfaction.com/akai_prof ... standalone

Frisbi wrote:They all have same cpu and ram.

No, Hype just requires a large library that Mpc doesn't have, it's not a problem of streaming but just of space.
On Force, this library is on the internal sd. In Mpc, this sd is occupied so there's no space for it.
Disk streaming is still not implemented in the three machines.

Eyalc wrote:THIIIIIIIIIIISSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS

In a keyboard form factor option too.

CharlesRandolph wrote:

Eyalc wrote:THIIIIIIIIIIISSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS

In a keyboard form factor option too.

You love that Keyboard Workstation form factor. You heard about the VSTi Korg Triton?

Eyalc wrote:Haha - I do, but sometimes saying it in jest. But I do think it’d be a great option.

Yes I bought it the other day. Pretty cool to have. Time will tell how useful it will be.

CharlesRandolph wrote:

Eyalc wrote:Haha - I do, but sometimes saying it in jest. But I do think it’d be a great option.

Yes I bought it the other day. Pretty cool to have. Time will tell how useful it will be.

I don't know if it's just me, but it seems like these companies are making gear for people who don't play instruments. Press this button and twist this knobs. Also I like synths, but man I enjoy hearing nature sounding instruments.

Eyalc wrote:In a keyboard form factor option too.

mr_debauch wrote:making a keyboard workstation is entering the roland/korg/yamaha domain... none of them are making production samplers really anymore either.. maybe they came to an agreement