By B-Wise
Thu Mar 23, 2023 10:29 pm
B-Wise wrote:J.O.BEATS wrote:I can almost guarantee there won’t be any difference besides upgraded ram and all the new instruments included (like the keys).
3.0 is still just an urban legend at this point. There are no indications it’s coming. The one legit leaked photo of the XL showed what looked exactly like the current OS
This is starting to sound like the Keys all over again. Remember all the debates about all the new features that were definitely going to come with it because why would Akai roll it out with the same OS and features as the live 2 and X?
And sight sold his X because he got a new one. Why would he keep 2 when he could have the XL and cash.
What are your basing your "almost guarantee" on? - I leaked old photo?
You would have be part of Akai development team or something to know what Akai is planing down the line - like do really think a music tech company which is a extremely competitive market would make a new product while it's current line devices has been selling really well (mainly talking about the ONE because of it's low new/used price) & just increase the RAM?
Just because we don't know much about OS3 doesn't mean it's not real, it could be Akai is better at not "leaking" that info. Just like most ppl didn't know about what new features would be on any of the current gen OS updates (besides the beta testers). So that's not a good agreement. I think the 61 keys is just waiting on the XL (the flagship) to drop to then be giving the new OS. Relasing the Key first even w/o the new OS still made $ense because, well, it's an MPC with keys! & all those early adopters will feel it they got a whole new device once that new OS drops - at least that my theory.
I can "almost guarantee", there will be differences besides upgraded RAM.
J.O.BEATS wrote:Common sense and the company’s track record form my opinion. When they dropped the live retro did they add anything different? Why can’t the XL just be that? It makes too much sense for it to have what the key has as far as all the plug ins since it’ll be the flagship. From a business model that and the upgraded ram is all they need to move new units.
There likely will be an OS update that goes with the release of the XL but it’ll be backward capable with all the other units and won’t be significantly different.
What difference are you expecting? Is it just 3.0 that you think will be in it? We’ve seen the unit and it’s just an X with a retro skin.
Common sense is knowing that the MPC Live Retro was really a new MPC, but if this is what your level of thinking lead you to based the companies track record on which goes back to the 80's, well try holding your thoughts until the new OS drops & had time to mature, because your opinion ain't based on much.