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Average rating:
4.6 out of 5
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All in all a very good machine. I love the fact that samples do not use up midi channels. Ease of use (especially for live situations) is fantastic. In the studio, I have experienced some software glitches, causing the MPC to freeze up, but these only occur during very niggly editing, never during playback. AKAI have not been able to rectify these glitches and I know other people who have suffered the same problems. With regular saving (and songs should be saved regularly anyway), I am able to overlook this problem as a major drawback- just a small hassle. I was originally disappointed at the fact that the inbuilt filter would not alter the sound of a sample midway through playing that sample. For instance a drumloop would need to end and begin again before any difference was heard. I have overcome that problem by running the appropriate output through an external filter. Although marked as 4/5, I really give this 4.5/5. A great machine working as the heart of my setup.
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I've used the MPC60, 2000, 3000, the EMU sp1200, and the Ensoniq ASR 10. All are good, but with the exception of lack of decent filters, the MPC2000XL gets the seal of approval. I can read my old 3000 and MPC60 files, wav, and basically hook it up to my pc via scsi. Forget the PC's midi, the mpc runs it all (once you get past the annoying configurations) my synth, the delta 1010 interface, and all my sound modules. Say what you will, the 2000xl is ALL THAT. And for those whiners who decry this review, I suggest you stick with a cheesy ASR-X. All praises due to Allah, and the day Roger Linn hooked up with AKAI.
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The MPC is a cool piece to have. Even if you don't have any other gear you can still get away with just the MPC. I use it to sequence an Ensoniq ASR-10 and it works lovely. I keep the standard 2MB on it just because it forces me to get creative with the samples but you can upgrade it. It cannot compete with a Rackmount sampler like an EMU or Yamaha but it still works, especially if you have a computer with Sound Forge or Cool Edit. The Sequencer is the easiest and tightest EVER!. Not as midi controllable like the Yamaha RM1X but it still is tight, tight ,tight. I've made more tracks with the MPC since I bought it. It's as simple as turning it on, loading sounds or sampling and start creating. I make all my songs fit on one disk and thats what I dig about it. It's phat, portable and sounds good.
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I just got my 2000XL today. And it is a lot better then I though. I don't know what you guys are complaining about. It has all those little options I have dreamed of. It used to take me forever to make drum kits on my Triton. Now this XL has made it all work for me. I really like the Bright display and the buttons on it rock. The pads are rugged. I'm sure glad I didn't get that ASR Pro, because this blows it away.
I wanted a 3000 but do you realized how hard they are to come by? Ebay doesn't even have one up.
Anyway, this thing is really easy to use. My favorite part is editing the sounds on the drum pads, it's so easy. Just what I wanted!!
I would ignore the crap remarks about Akai support, my 2000 came with a seperate sheet a paper with a direct support number on it. Also came with a large list of options for the 2000XL with their retial prices.
And one more thing, it takes regular SIMMs for Ram, so it only costed me $60 bucks for 32megs of ram.
It's a great machine. Now back to the jams!
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Coco, The real "facts" lie in side by side comparisons of the machines...in regards to both the better sound (ie: less background and static/more low end) and better groove of the 3000. Try for yourself and you will see what all the hype is about, and why people who know their shit are quick to criticize the M(major)P(piece of)C(crap) 2000. Sure, Akai wants you all to believe that the 2000 lives up the past MPC standards, but that's just not the case. They released a lemon on us all. I was one of the first owners of a 2000 back in '97 and I had high hopes that it would take the place of my 3000, but it sucked bad. It was unreliable (it would freeze up a coulple times a week) and the converters DO suck ass.(meaning poor, thin sound and more often replacement) not to mention, it's built like a toy. The kicker definitely IS the unhuman feel of the sequencer. Even with the swing set at 67% and higher, the 2000 sounds very rigid in comparison to the 60 and the 3000's fluidity.
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