All user reviews for the Akai Professional MPC500

The MPC 500 is the lower end model of the MPC brands. This 500 is ok but its nothing that I would go crazy for. For the price you are better off just saving up a little more money and getting the 1000. Because the 1000 blows the 500 out of the water. You are extremely limited with what you can and cant do on the MPC 500.

UTILIZATION

everything was extremely easy to use.

SOUNDS

Everything with the MPC 500 was extremely easy never once had any issues with it except for the fact that it felt cheap. I don’t recommend this to anyone that uses any of the other MPC models on the market. I purchased this thinking that it was going to be for my portable mobile set up which it is very portable and mobile and you can take it anywhere its even smaller than the 1000. But its just not worth it, the screen is horrible and you can edit on board. You have to hook it to your pc or mac to do the chopping and then import that sliced parts into the 500. That’s ridiculous I don’t know why they would even come out with a model like that.

OVERALL OPINION

Maybe I am just bias because I have been using the MPC’s for a long time and too see them created one that is sub par like this machine is it just upsets me. But to someone that hasn’t every use the other mpc’s before this might feel special to them. It could be just what they need to take on the road with them and do some drum patterns or sampling. But if you are a MPC fan and have used other modules don’t purchase this one, it feels like a toy and will limit your creativity, leave the mpc 500 to the newbies.

minimum connection 'output and stereo input) MIDI In and Out
section mean effect but complete (delay, reverb, flanger, phaser, distortion, auto-pan ...)
good sequencer, stable
portability
128 mb of ram and plyPhon 32 votes enough to make the old boom bap

UTILIZATION

it is easy to use, suitable for a beginner in my opinion
the manual is well done and if we want to know more there is a book in English on mpc forum detailing all you can do with
lacks a built-in function chop chop (I use the slicer on wavesurgeon computer to compensate for that) although chopper to the ear is not impossible and there are 4 pads, which have functions to help them (play all, play loop , to play, play from)

SOUNDS

the sound is fairly neutral, not its strong point but I find it not bad for a small sampler and a sampler mpc done to the vinyl for the grain!
the pads are velocity sensitive and quality even if there are only 12!

OVERALL OPINION

I use it for almost 4 years and it is sturdy, just the cursor that is a little less sensitive than at the beginning
I used the MPC 2000 (XL), the mpc 1000 and Ensoniq asr x pro is that it is less safe to use kiffa Because the surface is less impressive but has any of a high level feature!
j'la see € to 370 in some stores now J'lui not really see the competitors in this price range!

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What connection (audio, MIDI ...)?

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Not much unfortunately, but good enough!

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He has an effects section?

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Yeah but not really top, anyway I do not use.

UTILIZATION

Config ultra simple, I have no manual and I'm doing pretty well.
All functions are accessible via shortcuts clear and accurate, the only downside is the ridiculously small screen! This is also why I always pass on a PC for editing samples!

(-1 For the screen)

SOUNDS

I do not find him particularly grain, my samples emerge as I did it and it suits me!
I think the reaction to the velocity of the pads is not too bad ...

OVERALL OPINION

I use it for 2 months, I've never tried another sample and I do not try the other! MPC forever!
I now buy a 2500 to compensate for the tiny screen.
The price of new and slightly abused mpc, OCCAZ but it's worth it!
With experience, I would opt instead for a mpc 2500 but I do not regret my purchase, the little 500 has allowed me to familiarize myself with the workings of the MPC for a fairly modest considering the time I spend on it!
on the other hand, do not forget to buy the memory expansion, if one is quickly limited ... (Considering the price of nine he could at least provide ... raptor band!)

-1 For the extension not included

Few connections but its more than enough. I do not use that USB.
Effects very average, good for its small size, but bad point for full size screen.

UTILIZATION

The manual seems very good, learning a bit long for beginners, you do not get it all live when you see all the buttons and small screen. But after learning it was having fun with this machine!
Also, a good place for sensitive pads vélocité.x

SOUNDS

is we who choose the sounds, so here is but I still put 8 because the biggest problem is that search did not Integrated Micro therefore obliged to plug a headset, a speaker, an amp.

OVERALL OPINION

I've had 1 year and I am happy to have. I would do this choice without hesitation, despite a steep learning curve. Very good sampler