Support and discussion for all of Akai’s modern standalone MPCs including the MPC X / X SE, MPC Live 1, 2 & 3, MPC One / One+, MPC Key 37/61.
By Certified Beatz Tue Jan 20, 2026 4:37 pm
marctronixx wrote:i hear you.. im old school beige akai FO life foo! the XL is the next step. i do wonder if inmusic will make an SE or retro style of this...

i like the color scheme - it fits well. the one to one buttons and the CHOP button (!!!!!) really make the X the cat's pajamas!
thanks for the loop pop or whatever his name is… now i see the massive size of the XL....


XL measurement
Width:
19.21"
Depth:
21.37"

X measurement
Width
19.9"
Depth
16.7"

I feeling kinda lucky as Clint Eastwood would say.. but my finger is off the trigger will wait this one out get batch 4 or 5 in late 2026 :-D :-D
By marctronixx Tue Jan 20, 2026 4:52 pm
Certified Beatz wrote:
marctronixx wrote:will wait this one out get batch 4 or 5 in late 2026 :-D :-D


i respect that...

ive got a first batch October launch live3 that's been working beautifully for me, so i expect the XL to be cool.. i just got my pickup order for guitar center so im headed over there when they open at 11 pacific...
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By zangetsu01 Tue Jan 20, 2026 7:58 pm
I’ve ordered mine a hour ago. Selling points are the upgraded internal hardware, streaming to the laptop over USB C, the touchstrip and all the dedicated buttons like for example: grid editor, Matrix, Arranger, Submix etc..
By Certified Beatz Tue Jan 20, 2026 8:00 pm
zangetsu01 wrote:I’ve ordered mine a hour ago. Selling points are the upgraded internal hardware, streaming to the laptop over USB C, the touchstrip and all the dedicated buttons like for example: grid editor, Matrix, Arranger, Submix etc..


All reason to upgrade definitely worth it... congratulations
By marctronixx Tue Jan 20, 2026 9:30 pm
It's not that much bigger than the Xse. makes the SP look small though...

get to da chopppaaaa!!!!!


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By Lampdog Tue Jan 20, 2026 11:01 pm
kaydigi wrote:The track control with dedicated knob in the upper left corner looks pretty dope

It is. I was wondering what that section was for, but couldn’t clearly tell from AI infested online pics.


Dont forget to uncheck this buhhshyt


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By sinik Wed Jan 21, 2026 8:38 am
great overview of the functions and software/hardware integration.

there is still a lot of touchscreen dependence it seems, even with all the buttons.
they didnt take care of a lot things, and i hope this will change in the future.

but overall it looks a little more streamlined than the mpc x with 2.xx

@lampdog: congrats on the purchase! would love to know your thoughts once you used it for some time. ✌️

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4VBzNaHxonc&t=1206s