J_Mayer wrote:...*MPC5000 gripes: I've read a ton of complaints about the 5000, but in general it's a great machine. They ALL are. To anybody trying to figure out which one to buy, remember that they all go "chick-chick-boom" with either sounds you recorded yourself or sounds that someone else recorded. I'm using the MPC in a professional setting, but admittedly rather lightly in terms of using every feature. So my thoughts are always going to reflect that.
The biggest problem with the 5000 is the interface on the TRIM feature. It's WAY too numeric for me, and the constant shifting of the "tens place" as a poor man's ZOOM + and ZOOM - feature is tough to work with, especially when hitting the WINDOW button returns your sample change intervals to 1. It's a lot of shift-clicking.
THE JJ OS 2 on the MPC 1000 has this LICKED, with a fluid jog wheel and zoom features that make all the sense in the world. I was cutting samples up faster than i believe I ever could on a DAW.
The jog wheel on the MPC 5000 is pretty bad. (Sorry AKAI people.) It feels hollow, and actually fails to deliver on the basic fundamental principles of wheel-iness. Go into the effects mixer and you'll go mad trying to set each pad to "1". It's an average of about 2-3 clicks for every one increment change. That's tough to get over....
...I'm excited to trade/share ideas on this board and I'm looking forward to getting super knowledgeable on the MPC...
John
Welcome to the forum John (the same John in the videos with Kanye West on You Tube?)
I completely agree what you wrote about the 5Ks shortcomings. The JJ OS way of zooming in/out on samples as well as chopping is far superior. Roland MV/Fantom Gs way of adding slice/chop points to a sample is just as good or better.
The 5Ks jog wheel is really not that great. Many of us agree that Akai should have kept the jog wheel design of the MPC 2000.
Again welcome. I look forward to hearing about your experiences with the 5K and music production gear in general.