Akai MPC-500

Reviews and questions about the entry-level MPC500
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By cpu Mon Sep 18, 2006 10:14 pm
J.Daniels wrote:and the screen? looks tiny??

have you seen the manual? i really wanna know what the features are like..


Yes. The screen is tiny. You have to go through a couple menus to see few things that are normally on the screen of a 1000/2000, but in just a couple minutes i had gotten used to that. i mean..this thing was obviously made mainly for portability...i've already got a 1000 and a 2000, so there is no way this thing would become my main mpc. But it sure is fun to carry around! As for the manual, i have not read it yet. I was able to do
all the basic functions without cracking it. I will read it when i get more time.
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By J.Daniels Mon Sep 18, 2006 10:22 pm
thats crazy!

I would definately consider this if it wasnt $799.

How do the pads and build feel in comparison to the 1k? the body looks pretty solid..
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By EMFinite Mon Sep 18, 2006 10:36 pm
i see they incorporated the 2500 style cursors but didnt do that for the 1000... akai is sheisty..

By cpu Mon Sep 18, 2006 10:43 pm
J.Daniels wrote:thats crazy!

I would definately consider this if it wasnt $799.

How do the pads and build feel in comparison to the 1k? the body looks pretty solid..



They seem to kinda feel like the 1k.
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By Yoshimi Mon Sep 18, 2006 10:48 pm
I'll buy one simply because it is battery powered... looks great. Did it add anything new...or simply subtract? How many tracks for Midi? Is there a CF Card? Also, can you stack samples?
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By cooocooo1 Mon Sep 18, 2006 10:50 pm
I woulda preferd 8 pads and a bigger screen.....

By cooocooo1 Mon Sep 18, 2006 10:53 pm
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By guesswhosback Mon Sep 18, 2006 10:55 pm
dude, batteries are whack, give it a charger and rechargable battery and it would be nice

theres no way id buy that - i might have a dilemma if it was £100

and stop making new machines, fix the 1k bugs pls
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By Antonym Mon Sep 18, 2006 10:57 pm
give it a charger and rechargable battery and it would be nice


that would SOMEWHAT justify the price
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By Antonym Mon Sep 18, 2006 10:57 pm
curious to see what os it's running.
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By J.Daniels Mon Sep 18, 2006 11:10 pm
Im sure it is dumbed down. just depends on how simplified it is...

By Lone Soulja Mon Sep 18, 2006 11:11 pm
Ok, this if stupid. 'Nukai' is supossibly has/had/going to have:

MPC 60/60 II
MPC 500
MPC 1000
MPC 2000/2000XL
MPC 2500
MPC 3000
MPC 3500
MPC 4000

Damn. I mean Damn, that's a whooollleee lot of MPCs. I really don't understand why they release new products instead of making what they have better (Actually, I do, but that's not the point).
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By Antonym Mon Sep 18, 2006 11:21 pm
those are def. 1k pads - which means presumably that they glued them better the 2nd time around since they were aware of the problem to begin with
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