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 Basics Sun Jun 21, 2026 3:15 pm
I am transferring things from MK1 MPC to my XL. Had my MK1 9 years almost. 

I didn't realise there were 2 synths folders on the MPC XL - one in MPC User Folder, the other in MCP Content folder (therefore the standard synths that came with the MPC). How do I restore MPC Content / Synths back to standard - if anyone has a screenshot of that folder I could use to rectify, would be appreciated.

I only realised when the 'low disk space' message appeared - as the MPC Content folder is restricted - where as MPC User Folder is not.

I got this from the Akai Website - but my folder also has Air Vintage Filter, Mellotron, Organ, Solina etc... Don't want to run into any licensing issues.

https://support.akaipro.com/en/support/ ... nal-drives
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By Lampdog Sun Jun 21, 2026 4:24 pm
The very first thing I did after purchasing XL was install a 4tb SATA hdd underneath and have MPC XL point to that for installs.

I don't install/use the CONTENT and USER folders at all.

This is what my MPC XL SATA hdd looks like.
4TB \ SYNTHS \


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By Lampdog Sun Jun 21, 2026 4:35 pm
MPC CONTENT is default/standard, I don’t use it.
Use USB-C cable to computer, on XL go into controller mode, manage MPC CONTENT from computer.


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By Basics Sun Jun 21, 2026 4:39 pm
Thanks, I’ve got an external Drive. I was checking the default folders to see if I could transfer anything across and then ran into this mistake, l didn’t know where I’d started. I can now put the content folder back to standard and carry on.

Lifesaver!

XL is a beast! So much better than a Live MK1.
By Basics Fri Jul 17, 2026 11:59 pm
I’ve set up my 2TB external hard drive as my main disk.

I decided to take 2 month free splice. I had moved the Splice folder and files to the external HD but nothing loads (error message). Everything else works fine.

Adding new Splice imports go to the XL drive and not the external HD even though I changed locations in preferences.

Any ideas?