MPC5000 reviews, bug reports and fellow user support on the most recent standalone, hardware MPC from Akai
By Sovereign Mon Feb 09, 2009 2:56 pm
diegoeskryptic wrote: .. all my prior equipment I sold in fear of being laid off from work.

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I hope that has blown over and things are cool now.

Funny I was trying to convince someone to grab that 5k since dude relisted at a lower price.
They kept making excuses so they missed out on it. :)
By Sovereign Mon Feb 09, 2009 3:05 pm
diegoeskryptic wrote:
mjames4208 wrote:the MV and i didnt get along.... I think those guys over at mvnation are stuck in the matrix..
the MPC5000 is the ****


Lemme guess.. you had issues with the timing?

I was obsessed with the mv. The sequencer was what did it for me. But after messing with the 5k for a couple of days... my love for the mv vanished.

The 5k is very intuitive and is not a bulky cash register like the 4k. I dont see how people can hate on it.

The only issue I ever had with it was trying to get my motif and 5k to communicate with each other correctly.

But SCD and Zuckwheat addressed that viewtopic.php?f=29&t=106831


The basic problems with the MV sequencer are;
-terminology for functions is somewhat inconsistent with sequencers in general
-sequencer has enhanced functions that cause you to have to do workarounds to get your desired results
It can be a good sequencer but basically requires too much work to be what most people are after.
Works a lot easier if you are dropping audio chunks instead of sequencing.
It's a similar scenario to people preferring the slimline 5k interface to the deep rooted 4k interface.
Roland made the MV sequencer more complicated than it needed to be.
Unit still has some incredible aspects if you are willing to go the distance.
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By NorthernElite Mon Feb 09, 2009 5:02 pm
diegoeskryptic wrote:Just got an excellent deal on the MPC 5k. Getting shipped out monday...

Now im stuck between getting the Openlabs NekoLX or a Mac 8-core.


Welcome back bruh!!

I've got to admit, the NeKo XXL is getting me extremely hot under the collar - I can hear it calling my name...lol :D
By diegoeskryptic Tue Feb 10, 2009 1:21 am
Borntomac wrote:Hellz yeah,,,
Congrats Homie!!!!



what's good man.. how u been? None of our teams made it to the superbowl!
By diegoeskryptic Tue Feb 10, 2009 1:22 am
NorthernElite wrote:
diegoeskryptic wrote:Just got an excellent deal on the MPC 5k. Getting shipped out monday...

Now im stuck between getting the Openlabs NekoLX or a Mac 8-core.


Welcome back bruh!!

I've got to admit, the NeKo XXL is getting me extremely hot under the collar - I can hear it calling my name...lol :D



Northern my man! the neko is calling me too. but i dont think I can do the newer versions with the pads. It will probably make me wanna sell the 5k... :lol: