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By gearhead Mon Aug 29, 2016 10:31 am
Question : should i trade my mpc4k for a mpc3k? Im tempted to do it.
What would you do?
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By mr_debauch Mon Aug 29, 2016 1:43 pm
it's tough to say.. probably yes because the 3000 is worth more. However they are not the same machine. The 4000 is the most powerful mpc, and the 3000 is a much simpler machine that sounds good with much less features and really old archaic storage mediums.

I think you should get a 3000, but not at the expense of the 4000 unless you really don't like the machine... but then again you may not like the 3000 either.
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By Ian Canefire Mon Aug 29, 2016 2:03 pm
Seems like a down grade to me.
If you are going for "sound" then you only need to get the sampler box equivalent: S2800, S3000(THIS ONE IS THE MPC 3000 SOUND)

Midi one of those boxes to the mpc4000 and you are straight.

Function wise, you are getting much less with the MPC3000.

The 4000 is the KING!

Cheers,
Ian
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By gearhead Tue Aug 30, 2016 9:42 am
Thanks for the reply. I've decided to keep my mpc4k. I will save up and purchase me a mpc3k. Both of you make very strong valid points. Thanks again for your feedback.
By dryad-66 Tue Aug 30, 2016 10:48 am
Altho the general sound of the 3k is probably much more sweet the 4k will give you a huge more amount of range.Neutral but flexible.I think the 3k will give you more out the box soul than the 4k and that could be what you looking for.....
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By JUKE 179r Tue Aug 30, 2016 12:41 pm
**** it. I want BOTH!!!
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By Lampdog Tue Aug 30, 2016 2:53 pm
gearhead wrote:What would you do?

I would not trade. Why, because I wouldn't.
By gearhead Thu Sep 29, 2016 6:50 pm
Lampdog wrote:
gearhead wrote:What would you do?

I would not trade. Why, because I wouldn't.

Thank you for your feedback. I'm definitely keeping the 4k.
in do time i'll cop the 3k
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By Lampdog Thu Sep 29, 2016 7:17 pm
That is the smarter solution.
By sd-cd Sat Oct 22, 2016 9:35 am
Hmm... I won't do it but was thinking about it as well.
By kvmoore Tue Nov 15, 2016 2:44 am
That's funny. I remember when I was shopping for a high-end MPC 11 years ago. I had a chance to get a secondhand MPC3000 that was on display at a Guitar Center for about $13** (or was it 16**? I don't remember). I tried it out and played with it. I even brought a disk, uploaded some samples and made a beat on it in the store. At the time, I already had my mind set on the 4000 because of its extensive feature set. Yes, the 3000 is a nice machine but it also lack a lot of the features found in the more modern MPCs. It had an archaic text-only display too with no waveform editing, no track mute screen, etc. As a result, I decided to pass on the MPC3000 and go with the big boy MPC 4000 supersampler. I'm glad I did. Even though the 3000 today is worth more than the 4000 in dollar value, the 4000 is still, to this day, the most powerful MPC hardware sampler on the planet. Oh, and the USB connectivity and 512MB sample memory is a luxury that is VERY welcome.

I'm glad you decided to keep your 4000. I don't think it is worth sacrificing for the 3000.