Akai Mpc 4000 expert help please!

beatridah wrote:I was wondering if someone who is experienced with the mpc 3000 and the 4000 can help me out with the following questions please.

1.Is the sequencer on in the mpc 4000 more on timing when you are sequecning midi instruments using midi keyboards than on the mpc 3000?And is the sequencer generally more dead on timing in the mpc 4000 or the 3000?

NO BOTH HAVE THE SAME KIND OF GROOVE. I WOULD SAY YOU'D HAVE TO BE SUPERSIZED TO BE ABLE TO HEAR THE DIFFERENCE.

2.How do drums sound on the mpc 4000 compared to the mpc 3000?

DEPENDS WHAT YOU PUT IN THERE... IF YOU PUT SHIT SAMPLES THEN YOU'LL GET A SHIT SOUND.... ASK A SILLY QUESTION, YOU GET A SILLY ANSWER. (JUST KIDING)

4.In the mpc 4000 can you graphically edit midi notes sequenced and move each single midi notes timing forward or backwards by milliseconds?

YES YOU CAN BUT YOU CAN'T PICK IT UP AND SLIDE IT IF THATS WHAT YOU MEAN... YOU GOTTA SELECT THE AREA AND THE HIT THE TIMINNG CORRECT. THEN YOU CAN CHOOSE TO QUANTIZE IT DIFFERENTLY OR SHIFT FORWARD OR BACK BY A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF TICKS

5.In the mpc 4000 can i arrange how i want each track to be laid down in my full song similar to the way you have to arrange your full song in Fruity Loops?For example can i arrange certian tracks to play and not play at certian times in the song without having to do it in real time as i record my full song?Can i do this in the mpc 3000?

YUP YOU CAN RECORD TRACK MUTES IN REAL TIME, OR INSERT THEM MANUALLY, OR YOU CAN CREATE DIFFERENT SHORT SEQUENCES WITH CERTAIN TRACKS ON OR OFF.....

6.I'm producing mostly commercial hip-hop,club bangers and i was wondering which mpc would be better for me, the mpc 3000 or the 4000?What is used more by industry professionals?

I THINK THE 4000 IS THE WAY TO GO NOW THAT NEARLY ALL THE BUGS ARE FIXED (MINES NEVER CRASHED) AND THERES NEW OS UPDATES ALL THE TIME WHERE THEY ARE IMPLEMENTING FEATURES THAT PEOPLE ON THESE FORUMS HAVE REQUESTED. THE BIG SCREEN IS ALSO A KEY OPTION IMO... IT'S DEFINATELY THE 4000 FOR ME BUT THAT'S PERSONAL, NO MATTER WHICH STYLE YOU COMPOSE.

7.Can you use large sounds you load from the 80gig hard drive within a sequence in the mpc 4000?For example if i load 5gigs worth of sounds to use in my sequence can i do this?or only 512mb's worth of sounds?I have some really large samples like vienna strings.

512MB'S IS LARGE ENOUGH... REMEMBER BACK IN THE DAYS HOW BIG RAM WAS.... UNLESS YOU RECORDING 10 MINUTES OF VOCALS STRAIGHT, YOU'LL NEVER NEED THAT MUCH FOR A SONG ANYHOW.

8.Is the blue mpc 4000 available yet to the public?Does anybody have one?

YES IT'S AVAILABLE... I THINK IT'S THE US MODEL...

9.In the mpc 4000 can i load up 61 notes of multi sampled piano and have access to play 61 notes at one time if i have a midi controller hooked up to it?Or do i only have access to 16 at one time?Can i have access to play samples loaded in banks A-F all at the same time if i have a 61 key midi controller?

WHEN ARE YOU GONNA PLAY 61 NOTES EXACTLY AT THE SAME TIME... i DON'T THINK YOU NEED TO GO THERE... SAMPLE A KEYBOARD WHILE HITING SAY A ROOT NOTE AND A FIFTH... SAMPLE IT THEN PLAY IT BACK ON ONE KEY AND SAVE YOURSELF ON THE POLYPHONY. THAT'S WHY HARDWARE SAMPLERS ARE SO FANTASTIC.... YOU CAN RECORD YOUR SYNTHS PLAYING SIX KEYS IN ONE GO AND THEN PLAY IT BACK WITH ONE KEY... MONSTER SYNTHS....

HOPE THIS HELPS.....

Thanks!

beatridah wrote:Hey,Thanks a lot for helping me out.The reason i'm asking about the timing is that in my mpc 3000 the timing seems to be off alot when i sequence my instruments.I have my mpc 3000 hooked up to my computer and i'm playing instruments in kontakt hosted in digital performer and sequencing them in my mpc 3000.I load and program all my drums directly in the mpc 3000 but when i sequemce my instruments from my computer there is a delay.Even when i reduced the latency in digital performer to its lowest it was still playing slower than my drum beat.So the mpc 4000's sequencer isn't more rock solid on timing with the beat when sequencing midi keyboards than the 3000?Also how many sequences can i have arranged per whole song in the mpc 4000?And do i have access to use the banks A-F all at one time without having to be limited to 16 sounds at once?I know there are only 16 pads but what if i have a midi controller?Lastly do you know what types of analog/digital keyboards and instruments/sounds major hip-hop producers are using today?If you could help me out with these questions that would be great.Thanks!