I'm an indie / synthpop solo artist, and I write and record my tracks in Ableton Live. I'm looking for a new solution for playing backing tracks live. I would love to find a groovebox that would allow me to play a long audio file (my backing track file, so maybe 3-5 mins depending on song) but also allow me to record new drum loops on top of it on the fly. I was able to do this with my old MPC1000, even though it seemed more like a workaround than an actual feature.
My current groovebox is an Electribe 2 Sampler. While I enjoy the drum programing, parameter tweaking, and effects on the Electribe, it can only hold 99 secs of audio, so it isn't suited for this task.
I've tried looking at spe