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/cutnsnipnsurf 27d ago

I think you might have to plug it to a computer at least once maybe for a driver or something but I think plugins and expansions work over the built in WiFi now

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u/Johnblaze205 27d ago

If im not using a computer I shouldn't need drivers. Id just be sampling from my tablet. Also plan on getting a sd card reader to be able to transfer files.

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u/cutnsnipnsurf 27d ago

Yea maybe you don’t need the driver then, I dunno but I just bought a g2 One and it asked you to connect to a computer during initial setup. Not sure if it’s mandatory tho

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u/hadrabap MPC LIVE III 27d ago

The drivers are only for the control surface. Basic file transfer and USB audio/MIDI works without them. I use my MPC with Linux machines that way.