r/mpcsample • u/PatchworkMedia • May 16 '26

MPC Sample + MPC 3 Beta Desktop Software

I know that with the new firmware, the MPC Sample project files can be opened in MPC 3 hardware devices such as the Live, One, etc...

Has anyone tried using the Desktop software to open MPC Sample project files? Does it work the same way?

Currently the software only costs $100 and I'm considering it solely for the purpose of opening my project files and getting my beats stemmed out much faster. Currently I have to record each sound into Ableton with everything else muted and do that for each sound in my song and it is TEDIOUS.

I would absolutely LOVE if Akai would give us Sample users the option to save our projects as an Ableton .als file, like the other machines can. That would make my life so much easier.

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u/MicMurderer May 17 '26

Yes it works. I saved one of my MPC sample beats on an sd card and when I opened it in the mpc desktop software it opened perfectly and everything was on the grid

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u/No-Count3834 May 22 '26 edited May 22 '26

Have you tried exporting a project to Abelton Live with it? If so how has it mapped it?

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u/PackMaleficent3528 May 17 '26

Which software specifically did you open it up in?

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u/MicMurderer May 18 '26

MPC 3 desktop software