what is it that makes the 2000xl special?

^^^I just use an sp303 instead. $150, instead of $300.

this isn't 500 vs 2kxl, its just me wondering what people like about there 2kxl.

Just picked up a mpc2000xl yesterday... I couldnt pass up it up for $100. All I can say is it is smooth, in every aspect. I am a long time mpc3000 user so maybe thats why. Ive also used a mpc2500 for a year, loved everything about it but i couldnt get past that cheap data encoder dial. I believe the mpc2000xl has the best data encoder dial and to me i think that is one of the features that make it special.

I will probably sell it to buy the new OS for the mpc3000 BUT if their wasnt an after market OS for the mpc3000 i would have made the switch to the mpc2000xl.

what is it that makes the 2000xl special?

it doesn't take long to figure it out and this in turn leaves more time for the creative process and the pad sensitivity is beautiful IMO compared to some of the other models....

SFTRAXx wrote:what is it that makes the 2000xl special?

it doesn't take long to figure it out and this in turn leaves more time for the creative process and the pad sensitivity is beautiful IMO compared to some of the other models....

for me its almost too sensitive sometimes.

It was $100

I love it, but if price was no option, I'd have either gone for a 3000 or (most likely) a 4000. Honestly, the only complaints I have are that 8 outs should have been standard, and the whole issue of the screen. The file handling bugs (MCD model), occasional pad double-triggering, and lack of RAM compared to newer machines, are all stuff I can work around easily enough.

jdavidson wrote:My real question would not fit in the subject, my real question is, what is it that seperates the 2000xl and other big mpcs from like the 500? i have myself a 500 and love it, everytime i switch to my 2000xl i never seem to create in the same way. What is it that makes everyone want to upgrade to a larger one?

And that my friend, is creativity.

Villa101 wrote:

jdavidson wrote:My real question would not fit in the subject, my real question is, what is it that seperates the 2000xl and other big mpcs from like the 500? i have myself a 500 and love it, everytime i switch to my 2000xl i never seem to create in the same way. What is it that makes everyone want to upgrade to a larger one?

And that my friend, is creativity.

i feel like i am far more creative on the 500.

once i got my 2kxl it was time to sell the 500, its such a chore working with the 500 compared to the 2kxl workflow

Lampdog wrote:Dylithium Crystals.

jonestown massacre wrote:

Lampdog wrote:Dylithium Crystals.

Dont forget the flux capacitor and adamantium casing....

On the real though, the ease of use, number and depth of the features, workflow and the feel of the pads are what makes the 2kxl my favorite MP...

Ive owned a 1000, worked on the 2000 quite a bit, played with a 2500 in the store, and been shown the 60. I loved how the swing and the sound of the 60 set it apart, but no waveform editing and minimal memory made it kind of frustrating to use. If my xl **** the bed I would probably cop another, or look for a 3000. I will never pay Akai for a new model MPC, they are in the same league as behringer when it comes to build quality and without JJOS, the Nukai MPC's lick scrote.

+1,000,000

It offers the damn fastest workflow out there (if you own the MCD version), plus the slickest pads and most convenient output, soundwise. All together, it still holds the crown as the best all-around machine of all times. Nothing truly special, but also nothing really mediocre.

Of all times? Dont know about that. But it is good, I will admit

Fung45 wrote:Timestretch and Slice (it's impossible to make beats without them).

but isnt it just easier on a DAW these days? dont get me wrong i LOVE these feature on the akai and i would say i use it alot, but seeing some of the stuff in logic is mind blowing... and easier to say the least... never was a software junkie though

mumkai wrote:

Fung45 wrote:Timestretch and Slice (it's impossible to make beats without them).

but isnt it just easier on a DAW these days? dont get me wrong i LOVE these feature on the akai and i would say i use it alot, but seeing some of the stuff in logic is mind blowing... and easier to say the least... never was a software junkie though

well true, but when you look at it that way.. you could midi your xl up to the DAW and use it as a controller (with the best pads)... the time stretch is better, and faster on a DAW. The FX are way better on a DAW.

but when it comes to beat machines and physical samplers... the XL is one of the best for the features it packs, because it is basic enough to get the job done efficiantly with no distractions and advanced enough to make awesome sounding beats while not steering you away from the original sample to the extent that is almost not even a sample anymore.