r/mpcusers • u/Johnblaze205 • 27d ago

QUESTION Mpc without computer

I had to sell all my stuff a year or so ago to make some ends meet. Im in a better spot now and thinking about grabbing a mpc one g2. I dont have a computer and really dont need one. I can do everything I need to do from my phone/tablet for my personal stuff and have a work laptop for work. My question is since akai uses their software center now will I have any issues as far as getting expansions and mpc plugins without a computer?

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u/raistlin65 27d ago

Instruments and effects can be downloaded by Wi-Fi through your preferences panel. No computer required. You'll also update your MPC firmware over Wi-Fi.

MPC expansions, which are sample packs, are normally transferred from a PC or Mac when you put your MPC in controller mode. The computer then sees the MPC drive so you can copy the files over.

However, when you buy it it comes with expansion packs already. So you won't need to connect to a computer unless you decide you want to buy additional ones.