By
joesh
Tue Jan 19, 2016 8:01 am
Hi Tapedeck, I see what you mean, we all have different viewpoints, although I think you'll find mine and yours say the same thing (in a round about way).
I sometimes wonder if people have really pushed the limits of their equipment, or just use it at face value, both are good I guess. However, this Remix 16 is one of those odd machines that can, if really used well, become an instrument by itself - just watch, as an example, the link I placed. The one main drawback, if you just pick one of these up from a 2nd hand source, is often the lack of memory space, which even at 30 seconds (+/-) can be used creatively. You can get a bit more out of the memory by changing into Mono, and also downsizing the bitrate, which is all done from the machine when switched on. The other possibility is to buy an upgrade (16MB?), which amazingly still seems to be possible.
I also have an MPC 1000 so I indeed see that the AKai Remix 16 is a little primitive in its capabilities, in comparison. But sometimes this can be a godsend. Its interesting to see that, not unlike other 'simple' machines, (ex: Lomo Cameras, or old fashioned Brownie Pinhole cameras), the results are relative not to the machine, but what you try to do with it and how you use its weaknesses to your advantage.