![]() Everything can also be manually inputted and edited via a piano roll/sequencer grid on the touchscreen. Patterns can be recorded via the 16 velocity- and pressure-sensitive pads. Overall, the balance of I/O flexibility and portability feels pretty solid though. ![]() The one thing that would have been a nice addition is a front panel instrument input, allowing a guitar or bass to be recorded without the need for some kind of external amplification. ![]() We’d argue that it’s a nice touch and - although some extra jacks or XLRs might have been more useful in many modern studios - if the inclusion of that phono connection encourages a few younger generation producers to pick up a cheap turntable and experiment with the ‘crate digging’ approach to sampling, that can only be a good thing. While this might not seem like the optimum choice of input to some users - particularly given the fairly modest overall range of input options - it certainly remains faithful to the MPC’s heritage as a beat-maker beloved by the vinyl-chopping producers of early hip-hop, jungle and breakbeat. The latter of these is obviously aimed specifically at sampling directly from a vinyl turntable. ![]() ![]() In terms of recording inputs, the Live features a stereo pair of 1/4" jacks and a stereo RCA input, switchable between line and phono, complete with ground peg. ![]()
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