DOVESKI-"60 kills em all."
FO REAL, FO REAL!!! I usually sign on as schedge ii but, I'm at work and forgot my password. Since there's a firewall, we can't access our personal e-mail!
ANYHOW, as far as the MPCs, I started off with a 2000xl. It has the 32 megs and zip drive. I am going to get the 8-out board as soon as I can find it. My man works at guitarcenter and he'll hook me up but, they're never in stock. I heard the efffects board is nice but, I haven't heard it yet. I was always satisfied with the wayt the 2000xl sounds ( I used to use cubase, still use soundforge) People always seem to sh*t on the sampler of the 2000xl but, I think it sounds nice. It doesn't sound weak like these software programs do! I mean, the snares are thick, the kiks kick! I love it!
So, after I bought the 2000xl, I automatically became a citizen of planet MPC. I started learning about the 3000, 60, Roger Linn, just everything about the fam. So, of course I became interested in the 60. The 3000 to me, just wasn't as appealing, due to the fact that it was so expensive. Besides, it was 16-bit just like my 2000xl and, although it had roger linn's signature on it, I didn't really see how it would be that much better than my 2000xl. I know that there's the whole " Groove Theory" behind the Roger Linn/nonRoger Linn MPCs. Well, anyhow, I just became drawn to the 60. I loved the way it looked, the fact that it was completly revolutionary considering when it came out and what was out before it. To me, the 3000 was just building on top of the foundation that the 60 had put down to begin with! I figured if I was gonna go with another MPC, it was gonna be the 60. So, for about 6 months I was searching one out. I almost bought one so many times. Finally, I saw one on ebay and got in touch with the owner. It had the exp memory, o.s.3.10, SCSI and, it was practically flawless! It barely had any signs of use, unlike the ones I had seen prior tht had looked like they had been through a war. And, on top of everything, it was cheaper than alot of those.
Conclusion, the thing is SICK! I love every aspect of it. even the 26 second are ill. I use it to trigger my 2kXL and my a3000. If I want my drums to sound grimey, I'll sample them into the 60, for that 12-bit sickness! I don't know if it would be sufficiant as the only peice in a studio but, it's the best center peice I've ever known of.