MPC2500+jjos vs. MPC5000

I was wondering what some of you thought about this topic. I have a 4000 & a 2500+jjos 3.08 & I love them both. I was going to sell my 2500 (before the 5000 drops the value of the 2500) to pick up a 5000 when they eventually came out. Then, I thought about just upgrading my os, since alot of the 5000 features can be found in the new jjos supposedly. I'll be happy either way, just curious to how you all would compare the two units features, functionality, etc. against each other?

Honestly the 5000 is overkill if you already own a 2500 and 4000.It has a new screen new paint job,and it's somewherein between the 2500 and the 4000.Supporting Akai by buying it may send them the wrong message.. I'd say stick with the setup you have now and get something else that you don't have,but thats just me.. They did'nt bring out anything revolutionary or anything they just re-hashed the same crap.Maybe wait on the Dave Smith and Roger Linn combo'' Thats what I'll be doing!

That was not a comparison, but thanks for trying. Just to clarify myself a bit, I use the 4000 & the 2500 in two separate studios. Again... Thanks.

The 5000 has alot more features then people think. The CYcle function is crazy it's gonna change sampling and beats in general once people learn what it is and what it does.

7 1 4 Beats wrote:The 5000 has alot more features then people think. The CYcle function is crazy it's gonna change sampling and beats in general once people learn what it is and what it does.

What is it andd what does it do?

There are video demos of the cycle function on the Akai website as well as the NAMM video that you can probably find on Youtube.

It basically allows you to assign several samples onto one pad and the sample that gets played back switches with each successive hit. So you basically end up cycling through the samples as you continuously hit the pad.

"The CYcle function is crazy it's gonna change sampling "

I doubt that. There are tons of software sequencers that do a whole lot more than the MPC can do, and music still hasn't evolved in the last decade or so even with these technological advancements. If anything, I hear more changes in Filters and effects advancements in music (because now you can actually draw you own filter modulations), but chopping samples has already been sliced and diced to death. Check out guys like Squarepusher and flying lotus. Amazing stuff. No cycle function.