Thanks for moving this thread back up!
So in anticipation of the Renaissance, I went to play with an MPC 1000 at GC and told myself:
"I wont be intimidated by this hardware and I am not leaving until I come up with a groove."
See I am from a software and controller sequence environment but it took me all but 25mins with learning curve included to come with a banger that even had a couple guys behind me head boppin'
I previously got attracted to the idea of the Ren beacuse I have always wanted that MPC workflow but loved DAW style MIDI editing. But now that I see how easy it is to fiddle with an MPC, and I hear the 5000 has got piano roll type edit, Should I be looking at a 5000 instead if I want to avoid all the Ren's bug troubles and CPU dependence?
With the 5000, I'll get bunch of outs, I'll get stand alone functionality. I also planned on using the Ren as traditional MPC so in other words, I dont care for it hosting any VSTs, just want to sequence my hardware modules and VSTs synced with pro tools where Ill dump the audio for final mix.
So 5000 or Ren? is one punchier than the other, will any suffice looking at my workflow history and intent above? MIDI piano roll (chromatic) editing with a mouse is great but is it that much better than the way it is done on the 5000?
PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE help a brother spend his cash right, any insights are DEEPLY APPRECIATED! Much to love to my fellow music makers
