Akai Professional MPC1000 - FP User's review
Akai really stepped there game up c/ 2.0 set it off. Its virtually a portable 2500. Only 1 thing: NO MTC!!!! WTF? What is Akai thinking? But for that matter, last time I checked the specs, the 2500 d…
Akai Professional MPC2000 - FP User's review
Pretty standard. OK. Price paid 750.00 UTILIZATION The only thing that's a pain about the MPC is keeping track of stuff by naming everything. the MPC is as easy to use as any drum machine and i l…
E-MU MP-7 - FP User's review
A sampler, but what do you expect for $600? For creating grooves, this is it. Multitrack Midi composer/command station. I do all my midi work on this unit now. I only use the PC for HD recording. Pr…
Yamaha RS7000 - FP User's review
This box is filled with great features and tricks that make hardware sequencing a pleasure as it should be. not much missing, and sure anyone always want's more, so user reguraly drop ideas for new f…
Akai Professional MPC2000XL - FP User's review
The features are superb. As this is my first sampler, I cant compare it, but nothing seems missing. Price paid £500, second hand UTILIZATION Very easy to use. Manual is less than perfect, but com…
Akai Professional MPC4000 - FP User's review
This machine has everything I ever needed. Price paid $3,700 UTILIZATION It is a little different from my MPC2000, but after going through the learning curve it's a breeze. Solid as a rock. SOU…
Akai Professional MPC3000 - FP User's review
Yes im satisfied Price paid 3000 UTILIZATION Yes SOUNDS Everything works well OVERALL OPINION I love it...its my bestfriend Originally posted on FutureProducers.com Posted by: Unknown (Janua…
Roland MC-303 - FP User's review
I paid alot because I bought it back when it first came out. Now I see it on ebay for a little over $100 and I might buy another one. It does it all, it just doesnt have the clarity of the big boys. …
Yamaha RM1X - FP User's review
I like what the box has too offer. Features cool effects that can get very deep if you put the time in. Drum presets are great, something that is kinda unexpected from Yamaha. However alot of the ins…
Roland MC-909 Sampling Groovebox - FP User's review
As a groovebox and sequencer, this machine is AMAZING. It met my expectations in every regard and then some. As a bonus, I thought it could serve as a sampler as well. While you can use it to sample …
Akai Professional MPC1000 - FP User's review
No really! Price paid 800 UTILIZATION Great! SOUNDS I love it! OVERALL OPINION Great! Originally posted on FutureProducers.com Posted by: moontwo ( 2-, 2006)
Akai Professional MPC2000 - FP User's review
I like the editing on the mpc its the best sampler Price paid $575.00 UTILIZATION Very easy you just turn it on press record and play and you got a beat like I said the best sampler on the marke…
E-MU MP-7 - FP User's review
Sampler...Sampler...Sampler, the main thing they forgot. Why create a hip hop workstation with no sampling??? Price paid 748.00 UTILIZATION This isn't a "1-2-3" now I know how to use it…
Yamaha RS7000 - FP User's review
The amount of features on this thing is just amazing,ionly have it for a month so every day i find something new on this thing. it's a great goovebox-sampler and both functions are very grown-up. Pr…
Akai Professional MPC2000XL - FP User's review
This really have complimentary features, like the 'Next Sequence' and the 'Main Menu' keys. But basically it's your all around machine. It samples up to 44.1khz 16 bit depth rate. The processor isn't…
Akai Professional MPC4000 - FP User's review
New Sequence and Step Edit, are the best. edit them exacually like you want to. Missing: Better Midi Out, so you can re-edit Sequences and songs on computer (Cubase) Price paid 5490.- CHF UTILIZAT…
Akai Professional MPC3000 - FP User's review
4 MIDI Outs/2 MIDI Ins, built-in SCSI, 64 sounds per program, and filters, are all great featues. Screen could have been designed a little larger. Price paid $1,400 UTILIZATION Fairl straight for…
Roland MC-303 - FP User's review
Has a 16 note keyboard- limited but with the octave range button will provide every sound that would be wanted from any of the instruments. I maily use the arpeggio which has a number of settings, an…
Yamaha RM1X - FP User's review
This is a classic sequencer. It has 3 main mode's: Pattern, song,pattern chain. Song mode is completely linear. Pattern mode lets you create patterns of whatever length you'd like. So, if you program…
Roland MC-909 Sampling Groovebox - FP User's review
VERY HAPPY AND EASY TO UPGRADE ITS MISSING THE GROOVE SETTINGS THAT THE MC505 HAD Price paid $1.800 AT SAM ASH UTILIZATION VERY EASY IN TWO DAYS OF STUDYING HANDS ON YOU CAN START CREATING YOU JU…
Korg ElecTribe Es-1 - FP User's review
Nice features, everything I expected. no surprises.. Price paid $400 UTILIZATION Everything is layed out well, except the knobs are kind of.. too close together. manual explains almost everything…
Akai Professional MPC1000 - FP User's review
There good but you need to upgrade the Os v2.10 then you can say its tha best. Price paid $820 UTILIZATION No everythin is good and its hella easy to use , no doubt you can learn it quick if you …
Akai Professional MPC2000XL MCD version - FP User's review
It had great features for it's time, but I see all these new MPC's and all the stuff they can do and I get kind of jealous. Additionally it's a serious pain to put in a boot-up disk just to start up …
E-MU MP-7 - FP User's review
I really like it's sequencer and soundmodule part, but as others mentioned i'm missing a sampler (well, i simply got myself a dedicated sampler and together this setup is incredible) i would recommen…
Yamaha RS7000 - FP User's review
The RS7000 has a fantastic hardware sequencer along with a solid sampler. The drums are good if not the best and the internal sounds are useful at times but certainly not up to the quality of a well …