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«  perfect for MIDI! »

Published on 10/24/12 at 09:20
2 midi in, midi out 4, 8 mono + 1 stereo output motivated my purchase
the sequencer is accurate quantization can be used in eighth (1/8), double (1/16) demisemiquaver, binary or ternary or without quantization (96 for 1 division time) which can be very accurate.
Possibility of sending Control Change to connected devices noon.
the effect section is passable and only works on the stereo output so I do not use it (I emissions separate outputs)
Some practical function of the sampler as the reverse, time stretch.
A lot of possibility to assign one to four sample to a pad with trimming envelope, 2 filter (lpf hpf bpf), trimming Velocity, LFO ...
usb conection to a PC for backup and import / export samples, midi files ...

UTILIZATION

The grip of the machine is simple if you read the manual, after a few hours or a few days, it was soon made to know by heart all the functions (yes I swear).
ergonomics is correct, but it saves time if you can do some things on a pc as decoupage and editing sample example.
I mainly use the sequencer to function composed of beat, fly via midi synth and rock samples.

for mixing, sound processing and various other I do not ave the MPC is too limited (section effect passable example)
The separate outputs allow me to mix the sounds of MPC and synths and instruments that external midi driver via a console and record my final mix on PC

SOUNDS

the MPC faithfully what he returned in memory (échantilonnage 16bits/44.1). you have to find / create samples that ou want to hear with the MPC or anything else
some drum kits are supplied with, it helps to start (Oberheim DX tr808/909, acoustic drum kit, various perceived ...)
You can do anything with my MPC for me KIFS are reggea dub digital and its west coast "gangsta funk"
good musicie can really play what he wants to house the bagpipes!

OVERALL OPINION

For use in sequencer, this is perfect. The black dot: very limited memory that does not store long samples. But it should not be too bad if you made the hip hop beat with only two or three loops.
to put melodic line recorded with a microphone it quickly becomes just
128 MB memory expansion is indispesable.;
I have no hard drive or cd player, JJ and bones
the screen is not very big.

what I like most is being able to dial without using a PC (stability, no glare screen ...) integrated in a home studio console, synths, fx unit, ... I have trouble doing without now that I'm used to