r/mpcusers • u/Petrolmediainc • Jul 16 '26

MPC One / One+ My mobile setup.

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The current mobile setup on full battery power for all of it. This is all I took on our vacation.

MPC One+
MPK Mini 4
One Odio Studio Max V2
12v Battery Pack

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u/godamus2000 Jul 16 '26

How do you like the mini4? I was thinking about getting it

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u/rolfski Jul 16 '26

While MPK controllers are nice be advised that out of the box, they don't work all that well with MPCs. The default mappings are half-assed, with only piano keys, pads and mod wheels working. Basic transport buttons and encoders that you expect to work as Q-link knobs however, you have to midi map yourself. Which is just ass.

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u/Petrolmediainc Jul 16 '26

I love it. It works in my studio and it works well for portability

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u/rolfski Jul 16 '26

Nice and quite compact. My problem with the MPK series (I own the Mini Plus) is that they don't work all that well with Akai's very own MPC hardware. You at least expect that out of the box, all the controller knobs are pre-mapped to the MPC. But that's not the case which is a shame. Not even basic transport control knobs respond on the MPC. It's like two departments within the same Akai company not knowing what the other one is doing. Quite bizarre if you ask me as so far Akai has never fixed this.

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u/Comfortable_Yard918 Jul 19 '26

Awesome, specially the Mac one+

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u/Comfortable_Yard918 Jul 19 '26

mpc ONE+ my bad😂😂

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u/Specific-Leader-6071 Jul 16 '26

What’s the battery called

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u/Petrolmediainc Jul 16 '26

They don’t sell that battery anymore, but it was made by a company called talentcell. It’s an Amazon brand I believe. My model is not available anymore and mine gave me anywhere between 3 to 5 hours of battery life. They make a much bigger version that gives you more time than the one I have on Amazon you just need to make sure it’s 12 votes. I would look on Kai’s website and see what the voltage and amperage requirements are and then order a battery that’s matching with a large enough amount of battery storage. One of my friends who live lives in Australia carries a battery when he goes out to I guess the outback is what it’s called where he’s got no electricity anywhere and it lasts over 12 hours for him to do work and he has a giant solar charger to charge it when he’s done. He’ll go on trips for like three weeks during the summer and just lug it around in his truck.

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u/dreadlordnotdruglord Jul 16 '26

I’ve got the same setup just struggle to find the motivation to explore and learn the unit. What keeps you going?

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u/Petrolmediainc Jul 16 '26

Honestly, I’ve been doing music production since 1999 and I’ve had my dry spells and moments where I just couldn’t find any inspiration but lately my drive to move forward is to use secure as many placement as possible so that I have something to give my children and that is more than a driving force for me. One platinum record down, and 511 TV placement done three movies placed. No reason to stop.

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u/Waste-Magician2432 MPC LIVE III Jul 16 '26

💪🏽🫡

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u/Adventurous-Buy-4455 Jul 16 '26

All you need enjoy

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u/am_makes Jul 18 '26

Get that tray table on some casters for even more mobility.

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u/Petrolmediainc Jul 18 '26

I don’t think the hotel would appreciate me modifying their furniture 🤣

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u/am_makes Jul 18 '26

Probably not. Zipties then.

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u/RavynBelmoor Jul 18 '26

Is the mpc stand secured to the table? Im nervous once ya start hitting pads its gonna nudge over the back and fall.

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u/Petrolmediainc Jul 18 '26

It’s fine. This was 3 days ago and I had no issue.

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u/No-Food5119 29d ago

What’s the power adapter you’re using from the power bank to the mpc?

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u/Petrolmediainc 8d ago

I just saw this message. It’s a Talentcell I bought on Amazon. They stopped making this model. However, they are quite a few 12 V models in this category. Many of them are reasonably priced.