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Akai Professional MPC Renaissance

PAD Controller from Akai Professional belonging to the MPC series

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«  Encor not convinced ... »

Published on 02/06/14 at 14:27
I've had 2 days.

I had the MPC 2000, 2000XL, 500, 2500 and 5000

When I plugged the bike and started to realize the opportunities, I thought: "Big killing". After two days of intensive taf on the machine, I think it's huge potential. You can do everything without taking the mouse, AU plugins and instruments turn out well (I remain suspicious) and automatically assign to 16 pots. The step sequencer is quite handy for touch-ups. Everything is well thought out to make room for creation. Everything is changeable, improvable, interchangeable at will, as the old but with technological improvements that were needed. A CGPA of modern times.

For negative criticism, and yes ... I met my first bugs tonight retouching few sequences. Machine freezée once in rehearsal, cold morning. And again tonight from the "FULL" mode from the "step sequencing". Since I no longer hear the pads with a "track" mutated when I type it, then I do not mute the pad but the slopes. I think the backup is corrupt, I have encountered this problem on Reason and another model of MPC.

All that to say that the app is not encor very stable and I hope it will not let me live ... The MPC 5000 encountered similar problems. Unable to make a scene with a chance of planting a title. AKAI and never solved the problem ... € 1500 machine ...

I hope the programmers are doing to improve code just because it could, if it was reliable, to turn pale concurence smoothly. Sequencing System is the best I've seen, a cinch with endless possibility!

For once, I can not say if I would do this choice or not, I regretted the acquisition of 5000. The bugs I encountered on the Renaissance reminded me bad memories ... waiting for updates.