A free, offline search tool for the Akai MPC Live III. The full 544-page MPC Live III / MPC XL User Guide (v3.10), Akai’s MPC Live III FAQ and spec sheet, and notes from 26 tutorial videos, all indexed and searchable in one place, plus 81 step-by-step how-tos. No AI, no hallucination, no login. Just the docs.
Want It on Paper? The MPC Live III Field Guide
A printable companion to this tool: 81 step-by-step tasks covering all 81 curated how-tos, each checked against Akai’s User Guide v3.10 and FAQ, with a color-coded panel figure for every procedure showing which controls to hold, press, turn and tap. Includes a 2-page cheat sheet. PDF, in Print and Studio Dark editions, US Letter and A4.
Download the Desktop App
Works fully offline. No Python, no terminal, no server required. Double-click and go.
Mac: requires macOS 10.15+, Apple Silicon and Intel builds available. Windows: portable .exe, no installer needed, just unzip and run.
Mac users, if macOS blocks the app: Move it to your Applications folder, then open Terminal and run:xattr -cr "/Applications/MPC Live III Assistant.app"
That clears the quarantine flag and it will launch normally from then on.
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What’s indexed
- MPC Live III / MPC XL User Guide v3.10: all 544 pages, from the tutorial through every mode, the hardware reference, effects and plugin parameters. Results show the guide section and page number.
- Akai MPC Live III FAQ: Akai’s official answers on specs, compatibility, storage, USB-C audio, the Pro Pack and more.
- Product specs: Akai’s full spec sheet and the Live III vs Live II comparison.
- Video notes: timestamped notes from Akai’s MPC 3.10 walkthrough and MPC Live III Overview, the full MPC Academy tutorial series, and loopop’s in-depth review, each linked to the exact moment in the video.
- Curated Procedures: 81 step-by-step walkthroughs for common tasks (step sequencer, clip matrix, MPCe articulations and X/Y, touch strip FX, sampling over USB-C, stems, multitracking to a DAW, CV, and more), each citing the guide pages or video timestamps it came from.