How exactly is the 5000 seq patterned after the 3000 seq?

Marketing hype?

I saw that posted here too-- Don't listen to whoever wrote that, it was a strange claim backed up by nothing.

true but i will say the 5k s feel is close to a 3ks feel .i have the 3,4,5k 5k is pretty impressive( feel wise)

Yeah they tried to take some of the features of the 3000 that everyone liked and put in the 5000. Akai pretty much tried to round up every producer that used a 3000 and got their input to help with the 5000.

People come on get a grip... The 5000 couldn't be farther from the 3000, in terms of technology, parts and programming.

What is the sequencer "feel," the way it quantizes your midi performance? There is no magic feel, the sequencer simply bumps your notes to the nearest quantize point mathematically, according to whatever TC value you selected.

With the 960 PPQ resolution, the 5000 sequencer is likely to have more in common with the 4000, assuming you have TC turned off.

Hey I am just saying what came out of the mouth of a AKAI's development person that did alot of work for this thing. It may not be exactly the 3000 cause it wasn't supposed to be it was just bits & pieces of the machine brought to the 5000 that's what they were going for.

Lampdog wrote:I think they say that for the hype, marketing and faux salemanship.

In real life, it's nothing like the 3000.

in terms of ease of use.. yes it is..

diegoeskryptic wrote:
in terms of ease of use.. yes it is..

But that would also be true of the 2k, 2kxl, 1k and 2500.
It's marketing hype because they felt if they said a more simplistic 4k interface people would think it was a lesser machine.
They could have easily said it was a refined version of the 4k and been better off.
The 5k added to the 2500's design with a lot of it being based on 4k features without moving it away from the more simplistic workflow.
The 3k nonsense was added for the marketing.
The 3k on it's best day is no where near the sequencer of the 4k or 5k, but it has that hype around it and Akai was seeking to capture that.
If Akai would have signed a deal with Linn to put his name of the 5k much of the negativity about the box would be ignored because it said Roger Linn on it.

The 3k is a good box but you can't overlook that it is what it is and many find it lacking based on their more modern needs.

Marketing is becoming the driving force behind products, just look at what companies like Open Labs has accomplished with marketing.
Oh and don't forget MOTU and their software drum machine that was always pictured like a hardware unit.
Anyone remember how Roland hyped up the MC-303?

Maybe there just streching the truth. It is a legacy product after the 3000, based off previous mpc's.

golfzerosafari wrote:Maybe there just streching the truth. It is a legacy product after the 3000, based off previous mpc's.

All MPC from the OG 2k forward have that same point.

The whole link to 3k and original model number of MPC3500 was just hype that they realized would hurt them since it meant the new flagship was less than the former flagship in features as well as model number.

Actually, I think it would of helped them if they just kept MPC 3500. They could of went with that 3000 marketing hype.

Okay... can someone point me to where AKAI has officially stated anything about being similar to the 3000??

golfzerosafari wrote:Actually, I think it would of helped them if they just kept MPC 3500. They could of went with that 3000 marketing hype.

True but then they couldn't call it a Flagship replacement for the 4k, which became there more important marketing point.
The reason they worked so hard to get OS2 to use was to help balance the scales against the 4k's ability.
They didn't try to match them only to address some of the major shortfalls between the two.

Lampdog wrote:I think they say that for the hype, marketing and faux salemanship.

In real life, it's nothing like the 3000.

+1 Dont believe the hype........