Jose da Silva wrote:MPC-Tutor wrote:So 8 stereo audio tracks in standalone - how many people here think this is too limiting and therefore immediately rules out one of these MPCs? I wonder how many electronic musicians would generally need more than 8 separate audio tracks and cannot workaround it via bouncing, or by moving over into controller mode where they'll have 128.
For now we never used the MPC for a DAW. At our studio we use Logic with a Mac Pro. For a project it's normal to use about 100 to 200 tracks. And we use a lot more then 4 slots for VST. So 8 tracks is really not enough. And no vst in standalone is really a downer.
Why would you do a full mix of 100+ tracks and THEN bring it into MPC? I've personally never gotten that deep into a track before I wanted to chop a sample or add drums, but that's just how I work. If i just wanna do some stuff in standalone and I already have more than 8 channels I need in audio, I'll just make stems. As far as all this VST stuff, what hardware out there operates VSTs without a computer? Would be a logistical nightmare for authorization, storage space, ram, etc... At that point the MPC becomes an actual PC with pads and knobs.
Standalone is a luxury, not a necessity. It's strength is going to be laying down ideas, not full tracks. Is plugging in the usb cord a deal breaker for that many people? lol. The Touch, to me, was kind of a pain in the ass bc the need to plug it into an outlet really restricted its portability. I ended up getting rid of it in favor of the Live for 4 reasons: battery power, screen response, internal storage, and a standalone
option. Give me portamento and warp markers eventually, and I'll be able to bang out a good chunk of a beat without even plugging it in to the computer. If you plan on using it for live performance, I'm not sure it's going to beat a launchpad-type device (none of which run standalone), but we'll see once people get their hands on it.