MPC 5k - Factory refurbished

Heavie wrote:I'm not trying be a word for word smart ass. So thanks for the tip, but after owning a mpc2k and a 4k. I'm quite sure the erase feature was available on these two older models which works well and I didn't have a problem with it. So believe me when I say the erase feature is not working properly on my mpc5k.

Now what I wrote about the erase function is not a tip. Its exactly how it is spelled out in the manual p 23. Does this work as I wrote earlier?

I am sure you know that the MPC 5000 is not an MPC 2000 or a 4000. They were not all programmed by the same teams. It is obvious that the core features were retained but some of the small features were changed or eliminated. This was the choice Akai made. Currently, it doesn't appear as if they wanted to ship the 5K with every single function in the older MPCs. They obviously have reasons. Maybe that will change. Every major workstation that came out in the past decade received OS updates after their initial release that fixed bugs and added new features. This includes every MPC. You can choose to believe me or not..but the same is true for the 5000.

Ok...This forum serves many purposes. One of the many purposes is for MPC users to share their experiences. This forum has been built up over the years to be the #1 support source for MPCs. So I have to disagree with you that MPCs are poorly supported. We even have beta testers and people that work for Akai browsing the forums. So if you find a bug, simply give details on how to produce it so we can get it fixed. I haven't seen one thread here where someone shoots down another person that reported a bug. Telling someone to shut up or imply that they are not using it to its full capabilities since they didn't find your specific bug is counterproductive. What purpose would it serve for you to tell someone to shut up when they try to help you with a bug? What if that person was a MPC techical engineer that could fix your problem? You may want to rethink what your wrote if you do in fact want a solid OS for the MPC 5K.

Overall, I have seen nothing but MPC 5000 users trying to help other users. Let's continue this. For your guys spamming the forums, stop the hate and keep playing with your dusty MPC

@Onkobu
Your problem with the chopped samples and grid edit has been confirmed by others in the bug thread. I want it fixed just like you.

Heavie wrote:

Askia Shaheed wrote:

Heavie wrote:But keep your mouth shut if someone find a bug that you never expierence, because your not using the mpc5k to the fullest. You may not use that feature now, but you may need it in the future and there are older mpcs owners here that know. The future is not good for a older mpc that has bugs and glitches. As a mpc5k owners we all need to go through the whole mpc5k with a fine tooth comb. The support for the mpcs is short and limited. So we need to stay on akai with mpc5k while it's hot, because once time gets past the mpc5k. This unit will be forgotten, just like my mpc2k and the 4k.

I got nothing against the mpc5k. I just want my money worth out of it and be completely happy with it.

We shouldn't really be telling members of an 'open' forum to keep their mouth shut... ...that's not really the true spirit of this (or any other) public forum.

All 5K 'owners' here are in agreement with you that the known bugs (refer to the 5K bugs threads!) should be fixed and they will be in due course. As has been already pointed out; the OS for new MPCs is normally refined over multiple revisions, the same way as it has for all of the legacy MPCs. No change for the 5K.

If you've found a new bug which is not currently documented in the 5K bug thread on this forum. You'll see that other 5K 'owners' can then assist you to confirm/reproduce your issue, trust me, some guys here are doing a LOT of work to assist with that. Askia being one of them.

If what you're reporting is not a bug though i.e. the per pad erase function, then you'll likely get assistance from 5K 'owners' who'll help you understand how to use that particular function - which in this case doesn't appear to be a bug as this function does work correctly.

Let's just enjoy making music and work together to make the 5K an even better product.

Peace and blessings - Elite.

Askia Shaheed and NorthernElite, I think you both misunderstood my remarks, but it doesn't matter. Like I said, I was not pointing fingers at you, but I guess you wanted to be targeted.

Also like I said before, this is my 3rd mpc and I know how to use the erase feature on all three models. So, ok this feature works on both of you guys mpc5k. That fine, but it's not working well on my mpc5k and I considered it as a bug or glitch. I don't give a damn if you or any one else here find my bug counterproductive. It's not a person here that is capable of fixing a bug or glitch anyway. Askia Shaheed, you ask me what problem I have with my 5k and I told you about few of them. So all this back and forth forum fued and battle of the mpc wits you like to get into. I don't have time for it. I got better things to do. That's your thing...

This is not a contest about how many MPCs someone uses. I am one of the few members that owned/used most of them (MPC 2000, 2000XL, 2500, 3000, 4000, and 5000).

As I wrote earlier...I am not sure if the engineers frequent the forum much but I do know the beta testers are members of this forum. So you do have a direct/indirect link to getting any problems fixed.

Heavie, I pointed out how to use the erase function which is exactly how it is spelled out in the manual. I offered you help because it works for me. The other problem has been noted in the bug thread already. That is what the community does. No one was trying to show you up or claim you don't know how to use this function or even debate with you. Since you don't appear to want any help, I will say no more on this matter.....I got better things to do like debate with people that don't actually own/use the 5K, which is more fun

Heavie wrote:Askia Shaheed and NorthernElite, I think you both misunderstood my remarks, but it doesn't matter. Like I said, I was not pointing fingers at you, but I guess you wanted to be targeted.

Also like I said before, this is my 3rd mpc and I know how to use the erase feature on all three models. So, ok this feature works on both of you guys mpc5k. That fine, but it's not working well on my mpc5k and I considered it as a bug or glitch. I don't give a damn if you or any one else here find my bug counterproductive. It's not a person here that is capable of fixing a bug or glitch anyway. Askia Shaheed, you ask me what problem I have with my 5k and I told you about few of them. So all this back and forth forum fued and battle of the mpc wits you like to get into. I don't have time for it. I got better things to do. That's your thing...

So, just to confirm, does your Pad erase function work or not?

Askia Shaheed wrote:@Onkobu
Your problem with the chopped samples and grid edit has been confirmed by others in the bug thread. I want it fixed just like you.

Maybe it seems as if I'd be pissed or upset but I'm not. After years of computer usage I'm quite used to malfunctioning electronics due to software problems And I thought the MPC would be more a hardware device with less software. Nevertheless you got my word: if they fix these problems (already there since 1.0) until Christmas I'll turn into a evangelist. Otherwise I'll sell it and return to my classic computer driven sequencing software. Maybe another one to be refurbished.

In addition to that: "Back in the days when I was young I'm not a kid anymore but somedays I sit and wish I was kid again." ...to understand that "no, you shut up, mine's better".

Onkobu wrote:

Askia Shaheed wrote:@Onkobu
Your problem with the chopped samples and grid edit has been confirmed by others in the bug thread. I want it fixed just like you.

Maybe it seems as if I'd be pissed or upset but I'm not. After years of computer usage I'm quite used to malfunctioning electronics due to software problems And I thought the MPC would be more a hardware device with less software. Nevertheless you got my word: if they fix these problems (already there since 1.0) until Christmas I'll turn into a evangelist. Otherwise I'll sell it and return to my classic computer driven sequencing software. Maybe another one to be refurbished.

In addition to that: "Back in the days when I was young I'm not a kid anymore but somedays I sit and wish I was kid again." ...to understand that "no, you shut up, mine's better".

I respect that.

Note: All current sampling/music workstations are software driven.

NorthernElite wrote:Why would anyone return their MPC 5000...?!?

I don't think I could live without my 5K now that I've got to know her properly....

...but, my wife, if only I had a returns policy on her

too bad it's so expensive to upgrade to the newer models.

NearTao wrote:

NorthernElite wrote:Why would anyone return their MPC 5000...?!?

I don't think I could live without my 5K now that I've got to know her properly....

...but, my wife, if only I had a returns policy on her

too bad it's so expensive to upgrade to the newer models.

I'm gonna stick with my current wife a little longer and then perhaps upgrade her in the summer.
Depends on what newer 'models' are available

Oh you meant MPCs... ...You get what you pay for