
Connect via USB to a computer and the Live can be used as a midi controller for your DAW. The MPC Live can be used with the MPC Software to deliver even more usability. While it has lots of features, it still boasts the power of mobility with its battery standalone power. The MPC Live is Akai’s return to their familiar home of standalone drum machines and groove boxes. Force is not meant to be used with a computer.MPC Live can be used as a plugin while the force will not.
Force doesn’t use software while the MPC can be used with the MPC software. Force isn’t as good as Live with drum rolls. Live has lazy chop while the Force does not. Live is mobile while the much larger Force does not support standalone battery mode. Force has Hype synth and the Live does not. Note mode on the Force is extremely good. Force has splittable work areas on the pads to help workflow. The Force menu is more minimal compared to the Live. The Force has better standalone time stretch. Force has mic pre’s with phantom power while the live does not. The Akai Force is proabably more suitable for finger drumming with its smaller 64 pads opposed to the Live’s larger 16 pads. MPC Live chops samples directly onto the pads while Force uses the screen. MPC Live has midi controller capablitliy while the Force does not.
The force is the more expensive of the two.
Review the newer additions to the AKAI family of products and review the differences between eachother. Take a closer look at the MPC Live vs AKAI Force. Differences between the MPC Live and the AKAI Force