Ain't the 4000 outdated?

renegadebliss wrote:

Askia Shaheed wrote:I had to post this because I found it amusing. In Japan, you can trade used gear + cash for new gear. I saw an advertisement that you can exchange your used MPC 4000 + $2,240 in for a new MPC 5000.

That's Hilarious! The only way that I would do that is if it was the opposite. I'd be willing to trade my MPC 4000 for $2240 + an MPC 5000.
I could then turn around and purcahse a 4000 back...

Someones a good rip off artists...

thats what Im talkin bout!

As I said..I am an authority on the subject. I owned the MPC 2500 before it hit the streets in the US.

One's authority on subject is measured by experience and expertise. The chronology of one's purchase is completely irrelevant.

If there were long string of unsolved burglaries in a given neighborhood , it doesn't make sense for someone to try to present themselves as criminologist simply because their home was the first hit. The only authoritative element is the fact that they were simply the first victims - and that is where their credentials end..


As far as the 4000 being outdated my opinion is this- musical instruments don't get outdated, stale musicians do.

I own almost all the mpc out.
Am I an authority now?
(MPC60,3000,2000,4000,1000 and worked with the 2500)

moyphee wrote:

As I said..I am an authority on the subject. I owned the MPC 2500 before it hit the streets in the US.

One's authority on subject is measured by experience and expertise. The chronology of one's purchase is completely irrelevant.

If there were long string of unsolved burglaries in a given neighborhood , it doesn't make sense for someone to try to present themselves as criminologist simply because their home was the first hit. The only authoritative element is the fact that they were simply the first victims - and that is where their credentials end..


As far as the 4000 being outdated my opinion is this- musical instruments don't get outdated, stale musicians do.

OMG!! Just aim a cannon ppphhhuuuuugggghhh!!!!

Von wrote:I don't think its out dated..

You can buy 2009 sample CD's load them up and there you go the latest sounds..

Takes a lot of strain off your CPU as well.

That's a strong argument, no doubt!

But i never understood why the 4000 got discontinued of the market so fast.

I mean why did they stop making it?

There must be a reason other than financial issues?

If the 5000 was the fix to the 4000 then Numark **** t'up.

They should've stick to improve the 4K.

Maybe come out with a 4K+ or 4.5K.

Was it really a good idea to go from 16 bit/44 khz MPCs to a 24 bit/96 khz MPC than back to 16 bit/44 khz MPC???

What's the purpose, what was they thinking??

Guess i'm confused.

Share your thoughts

the gui and depth of the sound engine was too much for most people that wanted to make beats. this led to financial troubles.

Basically, Akai had to dumb down these new MPC's and erase the 4000.

Not At All. It's The Greatest!!!

As long as I have one I don't care

Another reason the 4000 was discountinued was that Akai was bought by numark/alesis and the 4k as the last one the original japanese comapny made. So why would nukai update the OS on a product they had nothing to gain from? Well thats definately their perspective but to me it seems it would've been way smarter to keep updating it to keep the community happy. After all they sell mpc's mostly from word of mouth, not ads and other marketing.

Also, the 4000 came out when software samplers started making it big, that probably made a big dent in the market aswell. But nukai fails to realise that there actually IS a market for a fully fledged mpc.

Kalei wrote:Another reason the 4000 was discountinued was that Akai was bought by numark/alesis and the 4k as the last one the original japanese comapny made. So why would nukai update the OS on a product they had nothing to gain from? Well thats definately their perspective but to me it seems it would've been way smarter to keep updating it to keep the community happy. After all they sell mpc's mostly from word of mouth, not ads and other marketing.

Also, the 4000 came out when software samplers started making it big, that probably made a big dent in the market aswell. But nukai fails to realise that there actually IS a market for a fully fledged mpc.

On point and loud and clear that is exactly what happened. Plus the outcry for sometime less advanced for newcomers brand new to mpcs.

Still the best sequencer/sampler in a box available lol.

Never outdated, it's a sampler...and a sequencer...

use it to control all your "up to date" gear if your wish

one thing.. that usb port for plugging in key drives and external hard drives..... that is a thing they should have included in every model after the 4k. It's things like that which add that extra bit of flexability that keeps machines in with current times.

I agree, they don't all have a usb master port to plugin external usb devices?

wackness!

lol