64padzzx3 wrote:Wait a minute hold on,hold on I understand that the maschine is an outstanding piece of hardware/software and I'm not bashing any means of getting the music from your head to the speakers but is it not true that thee akai mpc was around years before the maschine???,and if so how can it copy the maschine when the maschine obviously is just a copy of the mpc format (better build better software but still a copy) so with that said being the obvious innovater that it is wouldn't the mpc actually be "copying" itself????
Progress invariably involves elements of copying - as a musician, you should be well aware that all modern music has copied elements of the past, tweaked it, and made it its own.
It;s the same in all industries. Apple did not invent the smart phone, but they are considered the leading smart phone manufacturer these days, even though 9o% of the iphone's features are taken from previous/existing phones from other companies. Apple just tweaked, evolved, and a little but of innovation thrown in.
The idea of an MPC integrating completely with a computer was a natural evolution. It just took another company to do it first. Akai dropped the ball. Now Akai must play catch up - but this is not pure copying from either side, it's a continued reaction to the evolving market.
I would argue that the current MPC range is just a 'copy' of the classic MPCs of past. I see little true evolution from the 2000XL to the 5000, bar a few extra tweaks and a couple of extra features. I mean, IMO, the last true leap came with the 4000, and then Akai changed hands and MPC production continued as if the 4000 had never existed. The 2500 and 5000 are just an XL with a few modern twists. The OS remains virtually unchanged, even though it's clear certain aspects of the OS are tired and need to change with the times. IMO, there has been a lot of 'laurel resting' with regard to the MPC, and Maschine has performed the proverbial kick up the backside this sector needed.
Some may argue 'if it works, dont fix it' , but I feel Maschine has shown otherwise, and MPC Renaissance simply underlines this.
I hope Akai can do something great with MPC Ren, and as I've said in other threads, this should hopefully explode this sector as NI and Akai do battle. Competition is always a good thing, it drives innovation.
