5000 effect quality.

^--- users let me know.

Best or worst of MPC:s?

Compared to DAW:s?

it is a general consensus around here that the effect of the 5k are the best in the mpc series.

can they compete with the DAW's? ...i personally believe that many of the effects do a very good job. the compressors definitely work, the delays definitely work, the distortion can seriously be made to work.

as for such things as the reverbs? ...sure, they are better than anything else in the mpc series, ...but can they beat a sony oxford convolution reverb effect on a pc? ...i highly doubt it.

there are also no such things a true graphic eq's that show the curves and can be deeply manipulated like on computers, ...but for what we have, ..which is much like a hardware rackmount eq, ...it actually sound very good, but must be learned to properly be used.

so sure, ...these are very high quality effects, ...but i believe that the computer market has the best effects you can get now, except of course some of those $2000+ hardware things that none of us can afford.

just my opinion.

Nobody is likely to argue that the effects are best of class or anything... but you will end up using them eventually just because they are there and they get the job done. Plus you won't need to lug that flight case full of gear over to grandma's when you want to work on some new beats.

NearTao wrote:Nobody is likely to argue that the effects are best of class or anything... but you will end up using them eventually just because they are there and they get the job done. Plus you won't need to lug that flight case full of gear over to grandma's when you want to work on some new beats.

I have to correct you a little, they are the best of class in a portable hardware sampler/sequencer.

NearTao wrote:Nobody is likely to argue that the effects are best of class or anything... but you will end up using them eventually just because they are there and they get the job done. Plus you won't need to lug that flight case full of gear over to grandma's when you want to work on some new beats.

No, you'll just need a laptop if you want really good portable effects.

Man i think these are the best efx so far I turn my samples into sounds with these effect i like i like i'll admit and it isnt in extra efx chip to purchase like ram is.