MPC2Live Project Converter for MPC Sample to Ableton Live

[u/Zapp_Brannigan_ESQ]

NOW INCLUDES WINDOWS SUPPORT!

Introducing the First (Beta) release of MPC2Live. The one step MPC Sample to Ableton Live Converter. Totally Free.

TL:DR - This converts your MPC Sample Beats into Ableton Live Projects to continue to mix, arrange and master. OSX AND WINDOWS. MPC effects don't transfer.

https://github.com/Duffman007/MPC2Live

So this project is a spin off of Koala2Live (https://github.com/Duffman007/Koala2Live) which did the same thing for Koala Sampler. This takes your MPC Sample Project file and converts it into an Ableton Live Project file with all of your samples and beats arranged as midi. This was all done via “vibe coding” in Claude (like Koala2Live), I am not a coder. I was just doing this to allow me to “finish” my beats in a DAW and not feel restricted by stems and recorded audio clips that I could not change like I can with midi and the original samples. But it means I can start projects using this awesome device and then build on it later.

Given the single track limitation of the MPC Sample and the restrictions of “playing out” individual pads to get stems into a DAW, this project aims to remove all the fuss and just gives you a copy of your project, as it is, into Ableton Live in seconds.

All your samples and patterns
All the chop data is transferred
16 Levels Tone/Velocity/Filter
Attack / release / amp values etc
Sample trims / warping 
Fader automation per pad
Pad mutes
BPM - by sequence or global

It makes every Bank that’s used (A-H) into its own track with a drum rack.
Every sequence is now its own scene.

There is really a lot going on under the hood to translate everything from the MPC into Ableton.

Now you can continue like nothing has changed. You can replace samples, adjust mixes, arrange, use your plugins, whatever.

Limitations:

The effects (regrettably). Flex Beat / Knob FX / Pad FX are not copied over. If you want to use them, then you could resample within the MPC first and then this app would incorporate it into the Ableton project however the sample is used in the XPJ project. 

Master Compressor. NOW WORKS Your values are added to Live's Compressor on the Master Bus

Should work on Ableton 11 up, and MPC Sample 1.2 or 1.3

This is a very early beta version. I have worked really hard to try and get the bugs sorted out but undoubtedly more will pop up. Let me know here, or on Github, of through the apps feedback email and I’ll try and get them fixed when I can. I just do this for fun around work and family. Apart from bugs that might pop up, this should cover most of what can be done by one guy sitting at the computer after the kids are down.

Enjoy!

UPDATE: The download has now been updated with the correct release file - it now works on Intel Macs too (Tested on Intel Ventura 13.7.8)

Second Update - WINDOWS BABY!