Yup. It's more portable than the heavy ass MPCs which require a power cord to plug in, other than the severely limited MPC500. A laptop and the Maschine controller can run off a battery and is lighter to carry than most MPCs. You also have the option to just run it on the laptop alone without the controller.i am seriously thinkin bout buyin the maschine i wanna know can u use it on the go like is it portable can i make beats any where wit it?