Forum for all other samplers & synths such as Maschine, MVs, Akai S & Z series, Roland, Korg, OP-1, analog synths etc.
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By Menco Tue Oct 06, 2020 10:41 am
Menco wrote:Fruity loops- failure
Reason-Failure

Tryed them both for a month

mpc 500, sold it after 6 months
mpc 1000, have it for more then a year
s900, have it for 9 months, now in my basement for spare parts
s950, 6 months and still sitting on my desk
S3000xl, 6 months sometimes use it for multi samples
Reunited with reason in my setup
mpc 2500 since a few months after too many buttons on my 1k died


So this was 2009...Was trying make everything work together for a while till 2012 I guess. Spent those years more on hooking things up and trying to make things work instead of doing beats. Then bought the Studio, sold the S3000XL and later the S950 when I needed some cash. Still regret it. Bought the MPC Live 2 years ago, sold it a year ago. Bought an SP404A and an MPC500 in March. Picked up an MPC1000 for cheap two months ago for at my girls’ place.
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By Danoc Tue Oct 06, 2020 10:35 pm
Dammm! 2012 is the same time l got rud of my hardware. Reason software saved me. Time went on and l went totally inside the box. I am now compact and love it like that.
Messed up you had to spend all that time trying to hook up things instead of makin music.

Menco wrote:So this was 2009...Was trying make everything work together for a while till 2012 I guess. Spent those years more on hooking things up and trying to make things work instead of doing beats. Then bought the Studio, sold the S3000XL and later the S950 when I needed some cash. Still regret it. Bought the MPC Live 2 years ago, sold it a year ago. Bought an SP404A and an MPC500 in March. Picked up an MPC1000 for cheap two months ago for at my girls’ place.
By terry towelling Wed Oct 07, 2020 3:59 am
Danoc wrote::lol: great swap indeed you smart swappin rascal lol :lol:
Yo l love the MPC 3000 Le, and MV8800/ 8000. You know why?

Has the VGA port on the back. Let me ask you, have you connected a larger screen to your MV8000? If so how you like it?



i never added a monitor on the mv8000. not a lot of room on my desk for monitor and mouse.
does it make a big difference? i don't feel anything lacking when using the built in screen on the mv, but how would i know if i've never used an external monitor.
By terry towelling Wed Oct 07, 2020 4:04 am
Menco wrote:.....
So this was 2009...Was trying make everything work together for a while till 2012 I guess. Spent those years more on hooking things up and trying to make things work instead of doing beats. Then bought the Studio, sold the S3000XL and later the S950 when I needed some cash. Still regret it. Bought the MPC Live 2 years ago, sold it a year ago. Bought an SP404A and an MPC500 in March. Picked up an MPC1000 for cheap two months ago for at my girls’ place.


by the time we had cabled everything up for a session, my mates would be too stoned and drunk to do much. that's why i love sampler workstations -- just one button to turn on and no cabling or synching to worry about. well, once you have sampled in the sounds you want to use, that is.
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By Danoc Wed Oct 07, 2020 4:14 am
Ohhh snaps that's right you get a mouse also on that thing. That's dope. I was looking for Akai to do that.

I spent from 99' to 2012 on the Akai small screen. So when l saw that the MV8000 had a VGA port l was like dam.

Yeah its a huge advantage , if my memory serves me correctly when you add a large screen you get to see your tracks like a DAW. You get to see the tape head that scrolls, your bars etc. If l had a MV8000 l would connect a 27 incher to it. l have a 40 inch now. Everything is bigger l love it. I mean if you feel comfy using the small screen that's your right. Myself l would of taken advantage of the bigger screen and mouse control.


terry towelling wrote:
i never added a monitor on the mv8000. not a lot of room on my desk for monitor and mouse.
does it make a big difference? i don't feel anything lacking when using the built in screen on the mv, but how would i know if i've never used an external monitor.
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By J.D. Fri Mar 12, 2021 6:54 am
So, my first was the E-MU ESI 4000 Turbo. Bought it used in 2002.
Used it for about 10 years but drifted into software, because it was way quicker and easier…
I gave it to a friend who used it as a live instrument..
But recently I got it back and upgraded it with a SCSI2SD and a Gotek Floppy Emulator…
Anyway…
I used an MPC from a friend, but never had my own.

Then I bought the MPC Element. Upgraded to MPC Software 2.0
Sold the Element and bought a Studio.
Sold the Studio and bought a MPC Renaissance.
Recently I bought a MPC500 from a friend.
Also I use an Akai S700 from time to time...
By RevolutionInTheHead Thu Apr 01, 2021 5:29 pm
Boss SP202 (w/ DR202) 1998 - 2006
Akai S3000XL 2012 - 2014
Roland MC909 2014
Akai MPC2000XL 2014 - 2018
Boss SP303 - 2018
Zoom ST224 - 2018
Akai MPC1000 2018
Emu SP1200 2018 - 2020
Akai S950 2018 - 2020
Amiga A1200 2020 - 2021
Akai MPC60 - Present
Yamaha TX16W - Present
Roland S330 - Present

It was only when I got the SP/S950 combo onwards that I actually finished any music. Less is definitely more!!!
By Wyoming Wed Apr 07, 2021 7:18 pm
NI Battery :)
Fruity Loops :-D
That thing in Reason

MPC 2000XL (sold)
MPC 2000XL
S3000XL (sold)
SP303
SP202 (sold)
MPC Studio grey
Maschine (MK1 controller with it)
SP404SX
S3000XL
S2000
By jpeg Tue Apr 13, 2021 11:45 pm
think thats my list sold all of them except the live and 404 & mpc2000xl; the korg esx sounds the best tonal wise and hand on and fx wise, also this machine makes the basslines sound smooth.

zoom st-224
sp505
korg esx-1
mpc1000
maschine
mpc studio
op1
korg es1
mpc live
elektron
korg microsampler
mpc2000xl
sp404sx
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By TrackDiesel Fri Apr 16, 2021 9:01 am
Eps 16
Mpc 1000
Mpc 500
Mpc one

heres a wicked throw back of me as a kid with the 500
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By mr.thraz Fri Jan 05, 2024 11:09 am
*Production Hardware.
Roland SP-404MkII 2021 - Present Gray x2
Roland SP-606 Sampler 2000s Black x2
Roland Verselab MV-1 2021 Black
Boss RC-202 Loop Station 2016 - Present Red
Boss SP-505 Groove Sampling Workstation 2000s Silver
Ion Audio iED04 Desktop Electronic Drum Pad
Donner Bass-Synth B1 2023
Korg microSTATION 2010s
Zoom R24 USB Audio Interface / Digital Multitrack Recorder / Control Surface 2010s Silver

*Software controllers.
Akai Fire Controller for FL Studio 2010s Black x3
Native Instruments Maschine JAM
Native Instruments Maschine MKIII 2010s Black
Nektar Aura 2020 - 2021 Black
Steinberg CMC-PD
Alesis ControlPad MIDI Drum Pad Controller 2010
Keith McMillen Instruments K Board 25 2010s Black

*DJ Hardware and Software
M-Audio X-Session Pro DJ MIDI Controller/Mixer 2000s Gray
Mixmeister Control x2
Numark Mixmeister Studio v7.2
Numark HDX, Pair.
Mixxx
Hercules DJ Console RMX

*Production Software.
Image-Line FL Studio v20.2 signature edition
Nektarine Beat Composer
Ardour 7.5
LMMS 1.30
Zrythm 1.0.0
Rosegarden 22.12.1
MusE 4.1
Renoise 3.4
Mixbus32C
Garageband
Shuriken Beat Slicer
Audacity
Ocenaudio



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By freezerman Fri Jan 05, 2024 5:30 pm
    Akai s20 1998-today
    Akai s3000xl 2002-2017
    Roland SP808 2002-2002
    Yamaha RS7000 2002-2004
    Akai MPC1000 Blue JJOS 2004-today
    Akai MPC1000 BLACK JJOS 2005-today
    Akai CD3000xl 2004-2018
    Akai Z8 2003-2008
    Akai MPC4000 2008-today
    Elektron Octatrack 2015-2018
    Akai MPX16 2016-2019
    Akai MPC2000xl (OG) 2017-2023
    TE OP1 2017-today
    Akai MPC2000xl BLUE MCD 2019-today
    Polyend Tracker 2020-today
    Dirtywave M8 2021-today
    TE PO33 x2 2021-today
    TE OPZ 2021-today
    SonicWare Sampltrek 2023-2023
    TE KOII EP-133 2023-today
    Korg Volca Sample 2 2023-today

Best of the best: MPC4000
Best value for money: MPC1000 JJOS & MPC20000xl (the 1000 JJOS for ease of use and open sample/midi format, 2000xl for workflow and sound)
Best value relative to size and portability: Dirtywave M8 (gameboy size, battery powered, 8 tracks of sheer sample (and synth) power, also works as an audio USB interface)
Best for fun and easy to use: TE PO33 and TE KOII (good for couch producers, hard to produce a full track on them)