Crates Motel video: Which Delay in MPC? A detailed breakdown

My takeaway: the three AIR delays are capable of all that the other delays do (apart from the Sample Delay), apart from having a simple interface. Looks like a market segmentation between users who unashamedly embrace the computer in all its power, and those who need the coziness of a skeuomorphic interface... I wonder if the same applies to other MPC effects categories.

Jean-Marc Liotier wrote:My takeaway: the three AIR delays are capable of all that the other delays do (apart from the Sample Delay), apart from having a simple interface. Looks like a market segmentation between users who unashamedly embrace the computer in all its power, and those who need the coziness of a skeuomorphic interface... I wonder if the same applies to other MPC effects categories.

My takeaway is that the MPC1k/2500 had 1 delay.

My great-grandfather made music by banging rocks. When he wanted to change reverb and delay, he had to move to another cave !

Jean-Marc Liotier wrote:My great-grandfather made music by banging rocks. When he wanted to change reverb and delay, he had to move to another cave !

Sucks for him, now we have multiple version built in.

MPC4 will introduce the Tesseract Delay - n-dimensional, including causality-violating actual reverse delay that starts inverse delay echoes even before one plays the note. Also, it will introduce a new distribution method: all MPC across all timelines will get it installed simultaneously - including the 1k and 2500.

Jean-Marc Liotier wrote:MPC4 will introduce the Tesseract Delay - n-dimensional, including causality-violating actual reverse delay that starts inverse delay echoes even before one plays the note. Also, it will introduce a new distribution method: all MPC across all timelines will get it installed simultaneously - including the 1k and 2500.

That sounds nice