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By inthemix Fri Jan 16, 2009 2:33 pm
Rinseout, thanks for that, man - I got it fine now !

Nothingless, you wrote : " end of the day, why do you think people are willing to fork out for jj, cus they want to support the cause or cus they want a more powerfull os???" .....
That's the point, I totally have bought into the idea surrounding the JJ, or else I wouldn't even be mentioning it. However - I'll say it once again - I only use my MPC to make beats on the fly and then whack them straight into Cubase ( I don't really save the projects at all on the MP - infact, I just pull samples onto the MP having loaded the sounds I want from the CF ... once I have made my beats and recorded it to Cubase, the entire file is discarded in the MP. I do not save sequences or projects at all ( wow ) to the unit or card ! I accept that I use my MP in a very minimal way, but that is how I like to use the unit currently and it serves my purpose very well indeed. Neither do I really chop other's records on my MP and then assign all the sample snipets to the pads ( which is a regular function that the MP is used for ). Infact, most of my 'chopping' is done on my PC in Recyle ( which I am very familiar with ).

So, the most important aspect of the MP is that it must sync with my software studio easily and without fuss ... which it does flawlessly under the Akai OS 2.11. the point I made in the earlier posts is that I had read some rather negative gumph about the syncing side of the Akai OS 2.12 being a touch buggy in this regard. This is also the reasons why I was staing that, as the 2.11 os is no longer available on the Akai site, I didn't want to go over to JJ and then face the prospect of only having the buggy Akai 2.12 to return to, U know ?!

However, much of this is a moot point now as Rinse has kindly provided me with a copy of the Akai os 2.11, just in case I needed to go back for any reason. So, it's JJ ( free, initially ) here I come .... and, no doubt, based on all you fine people that have parted with your hard earned pennies for the full versions of JJ, I reckon I won't be long after joining you all !!
By inthemix Fri Jan 16, 2009 5:52 pm
Hey, Nothing, I know we jus gassin, brotha ... no offence taken, my friend.

Listen, you might not know, but I got rid of the Akai MPD32 a few months ago becuase it is a complete pile of p..p, putting it very mildly !! The darn thing wouldn't sync properly at all and the main selling points, apart from it's controller pots n pans, was it's MPC-related Note Repeat and Tap Tempo ... neither of which worked anywhere near a level upon which they were actual functional and near useful !! That unit does not sync with Cubase well at all ... sadly for me I noticed this first hand and it was fairly well documented online shortly after I bought the thing - I sold it about a month ago at a £70 loss - about $140 US at today's convertion ).

So, what did I do ? I went and bought myself a fantastic MPC1000, which syncs beautifully and does everthing that it says on the tin !!

Peace. :wink:
By deftonelepard Sun Jan 18, 2009 2:46 pm
Nothingless1987 wrote:the joke is, after all this worry once you have gone jj you won't go back to akai os unless it is to finish a pjct. jj is stable. or you can just wait to find your fav beat folder missing everything (which is a fcking cnut).

end of the day, why do you think people are willing to fork out for jj, cus they want to support the cause or cus they want a more powerfull os???

but hey, it's your choice. i know my mp is a bad man.


for real don't just use somthing cuz its what you know. theres a reason jj was created it's better ,easier,and offers you
more features. I'm not saying it wont take time to learn it but know more time than learning akia's os, It might not be somthing you think you need right now but you will.Trust,get to kwow you ish if you want but that could be time well
spent in jj. I'll admit I'm only using the free version and somtimes i feel like you about 1 and 2 and now xl it's comfusing
but i know someday I'll be throwing down chops on XL. Good luck glad you went with the 1000 now rub jj on it!
By inthemix Sun Jan 18, 2009 11:39 pm
Point in question from me, as posted by another guy just yesterday :

" I just updated to the latest version (V 2.12) and I am having a problem recieving MIDI. I am able to recieve MIDI time code from SONAR but I am not recieving any MIDI from my Juno-G keyboard. I had no problems whatsoever before updating so I am sure there is some kind of setting that I have to adjust but for the life of me I can not figure it out. I've read the manuals for both the Juno and the MPC. I am able to send MIDI and recieve MIDI time code but cannot recieve MIDI from the Juno. Can someone please help???? Thanks ! "


.... Now, this was a big part of the concern I had with the JJos free and midi ?!
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By quietizkept Fri Jan 23, 2009 8:31 am
problem with Midi syncing that has been reported with JJ

say it ain't so......please say it ain't so... been on ebay tonight narrowing down my 1000 hunt and over here http://www.mpc-forums.com/viewtopic.php?f=15&t=73336 diggin on the os comaprison chart.... forgive me if this post or another explains this i'm trying to read them ALL {eff search I want ALL knowledge :angry: } and I'm only down to this thread. MIDI sync problems with JJ? I need my 1k to replay my touched-up arrangements into sonar under the 'pellas the fellas laid down over my goofy "LET"S RECORD NOW WHILE I FEEL IT" version..PLEASE TELL ME 1000s can midi sync with sonar... I have a tascam us-122 usb and an e-mu 404 pci for my sounds if this helps. Since I got my 404 my us-122 is just for extra inputs. BTW i'm brand nubian around here and this forum seems to wake up in the morning and piss excellence.