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Published on 03/09/12 at 15:32What connections (audio, MIDI ...)?
Well I'll say like everyone else: look at the manufacturer. It is well stocked.
He has an effects section? Yes, correct: EQ, reverb, delay, enough work.
How many sounds, styles available? Are they edited? Through a utility for Mac / PC?
Any style is the sample. editable, importable and exportable via Mac / PC.
What caractériques the sequencer?
A killing! That's what made the reputation of MPC's.
UTILIZATION
The general configuration is simple?
Childish.
The manual is clear and sufficient? ...
Ample see useless except for some clarifications and details.
Common functions are they easily accessible?
Everything is at hand.
SOUNDS
The sounds they are suitable to your style of music?
Yes, I carry around my Mac to samples of MPC 2500/5000 and vice versa.
Are they realistic? As far as can be a sample. It is neutral so we do what we want. Do not tell me grain, I see no difference between the new and the previous generation, and its dynamics are the same (I'm not talking about the 60 and 3000 I never had in hand)
The expression is good? (Reaction to velocity, aftertouch to)?
Yes, very good. The pad is good for playing drums.
Are they realistic? Sample!
The effects are they effective and responsive?
Yes to what I did. EQ a lil here and a delay there. This is not phenomenal but that's enough.
OVERALL OPINION
How long you use it?
2 days.
Did you tried many other models before buying it?
Yes: Akai MPC: 2000/xl, 500, 5000. Otherwise also Roland W30, S950, S3000xl, s2000.
What is so special that you love the most, least?
Pros: The size of the machine, easily transportable. The speed of work, a component every 30 min for the bitter full of inspiration. This is the workflow that best suits what I do and the sequencer is a killer of simplicity that allows me to play Reason live and forgetting the mouse (mouse I was pissed). The input thru (not in my previous MPC 2000XL). The eternal groove MPC and the dynamics that is quickly forgotten my favorite software: Reason that I no longer use at all to my beat's.
The -: .... it's slow, I prefer the 5000 on this issue (on others as well), the screen too small (the 5000 live yet)
Price / quality ratio?? Ba I are not paid expensive so I find it excellent. Seriously if you look in the Cygnus: € 500 minimum is good. New: more than € 1000 to the lowest, one can abuse (at that price I buy a Mac if I do nothing to Tafer).
Finally I would much rather work on 5000 but was not too portable I found a 2500 order to work around. Hop in your backpack! Otherwise fluidity level work when I went from 5000 to 2500 I felt I was finding my 2000XL, a flashback. Ok the 5000 costs more expensive but comparing with the 2500 I do not regret it. Long live 5000!!
Oh yes I can not find the JJ OS super awesome. I'm used to the Akai OS even if certain features are longer to access.
Well I'll say like everyone else: look at the manufacturer. It is well stocked.
He has an effects section? Yes, correct: EQ, reverb, delay, enough work.
How many sounds, styles available? Are they edited? Through a utility for Mac / PC?
Any style is the sample. editable, importable and exportable via Mac / PC.
What caractériques the sequencer?
A killing! That's what made the reputation of MPC's.
UTILIZATION
The general configuration is simple?
Childish.
The manual is clear and sufficient? ...
Ample see useless except for some clarifications and details.
Common functions are they easily accessible?
Everything is at hand.
SOUNDS
The sounds they are suitable to your style of music?
Yes, I carry around my Mac to samples of MPC 2500/5000 and vice versa.
Are they realistic? As far as can be a sample. It is neutral so we do what we want. Do not tell me grain, I see no difference between the new and the previous generation, and its dynamics are the same (I'm not talking about the 60 and 3000 I never had in hand)
The expression is good? (Reaction to velocity, aftertouch to)?
Yes, very good. The pad is good for playing drums.
Are they realistic? Sample!
The effects are they effective and responsive?
Yes to what I did. EQ a lil here and a delay there. This is not phenomenal but that's enough.
OVERALL OPINION
How long you use it?
2 days.
Did you tried many other models before buying it?
Yes: Akai MPC: 2000/xl, 500, 5000. Otherwise also Roland W30, S950, S3000xl, s2000.
What is so special that you love the most, least?
Pros: The size of the machine, easily transportable. The speed of work, a component every 30 min for the bitter full of inspiration. This is the workflow that best suits what I do and the sequencer is a killer of simplicity that allows me to play Reason live and forgetting the mouse (mouse I was pissed). The input thru (not in my previous MPC 2000XL). The eternal groove MPC and the dynamics that is quickly forgotten my favorite software: Reason that I no longer use at all to my beat's.
The -: .... it's slow, I prefer the 5000 on this issue (on others as well), the screen too small (the 5000 live yet)
Price / quality ratio?? Ba I are not paid expensive so I find it excellent. Seriously if you look in the Cygnus: € 500 minimum is good. New: more than € 1000 to the lowest, one can abuse (at that price I buy a Mac if I do nothing to Tafer).
Finally I would much rather work on 5000 but was not too portable I found a 2500 order to work around. Hop in your backpack! Otherwise fluidity level work when I went from 5000 to 2500 I felt I was finding my 2000XL, a flashback. Ok the 5000 costs more expensive but comparing with the 2500 I do not regret it. Long live 5000!!
Oh yes I can not find the JJ OS super awesome. I'm used to the Akai OS even if certain features are longer to access.