Do older MPC's ever have their converters upgraded?

This is just a hypothetical question. Do companies like FORATE do converter upgrades (like upgrading with same conversion but with a quality converter) for the older model mpc's? Or does akai recommend such a thing?

Any clear answer to "why it can't be done"?

completely different conversion chips, which would mean that you'd have to replace the motherboard at great cost.

Ok, I see...different board layouts, chipsets, etc. Pretty much like motherboards for computers. I've always wondered if anybody invested in retrofitting their MPC60's, & 3000's with up-to-date converters or not, or if it's done at all.

or current samplers with old 12 bit converters...

alas
never gonna see that day

If anything, people would want to convert there newer mpc's to the old 12 bit chips...

J.Daniels wrote:If anything, people would want to convert there newer mpc's to the old 12 bit chips...

ironic, but probably true.

if there would be a mpc 1000 or 2500 with 12bit and 22khz i would take it and i think most that want the sound of the mpc60 would prefer it. thats the reason why i want a s950...

lots of myth surrounding low bit resolution....
sometimes it just sounds crappier than higher...
same as tube sound...some people think it performs some MAgic to their sound and make it better...

i own an s950 and yes, u can get really gritty sounds out of that unit, but its not so automatic, u have to experiment with various sample rates and levels.

for some sounds i prefer 44.100\16 for others i'd go (insert samplerate)\12...

but i cannot think of samplin everything with my 950, some sounds HAVE to be recorded hi-fi to sound properly in my sets.
(not mentionin the pain in the a$$ of dealin with 750 kb ram and good old floppies...)
p.s.: if someone is in the mood of givin me the ram expansion for the 950 as a christmas present i'd truly appreciate that

My old s9 had a marion 16bit upgrade installed, but I sold it a while back.

If anything, people would want to convert there newer mpc's to the old 12 bit chips...

If I wanted my MPC 3000 to sound like an MPC 60...I would just get an MPC 60.

Jahrome, you did a comparison (on another thread) between the 3k & 2500 on the sound. I notice as well as few others that (maybe) it was the 3k that had a little grittiness to its sound and the 2500 was a little more open & detailed. It sounded like the 3k with its grittiness was a little "tighter" as opposed to the slightly cleaner sound of the 2500. So I guess that is why the 3k is still one of the top dogs amongst the current crop of MPCs. This just continues to feul my lust for a 3k limited edition.

The thread is in the comparison forum. If you haven't left comments about the samples, please leave them in this thread: http://www.mpc-forums.com/viewtopic.php ... c&start=15

I invite people to listen to the samples (hosted by Boomspot) and leave their comments there. In a few days, I will let you know which sample is from which MPC.

But what you are hearing is just the DA converters (outputs) only. Both MPCs are playing digital copies of the same sample.

Next, I will post samples that were effected by the AD (input converters).


...the MPC 3000 is still the top dog because that is what many of today's producers started on and felt no need to change. Throwing in a bunch of effects and sample editing functions is not enough to make many what to change MPCs, especially when there are sample editing programs that do a much better job. I made the switch last year based on the MPC 2500s MIDI features which are far superior/flexible.