The soft synths and effects don’t sound all that great - they’re “fine”, but soft synths of modern DAWs are noticeably better sounding.

Shift-Rec then punches them in at the current timeline cursor position (though they'll probably be out of time!The MPC Live II offers everything its predecessor had, plus a built-in stereo speaker system, CV/gate outputs, and a cache of user-requested features.

In the end, the tool that will cut through workflow blocks is the tool we master, no matter what logo is on its box. From the heart of the Akai Professional MPC Live II shines a 7-inch full-color, multi-touch display.There’s also a switch on the rear if you want to turn them off and connect the Live II to external speakers. It doesn't end there though; you've also got capacity to load up any samples of your own to create fresh sounds.