I also tried the d beat as well. Its "meh" to me. Its really the price that turns people away. Reminds me of the alienware comps. A lot of things can be said about the open labs products. But in the end, its what you're comfortable with. Of course, anyone can look at anyone's setup and say ooh, you bought that?!?, if that was me I wouldve just bought this and that, and spent less. I can admit, I build computers for a living, and whats in my miko ec5 if I broke it down to hardware could probably be purchased separately for cheaper. But its the "all in one" feature that sold me. My mpc's paired with my miko do the job I need, and provide me with portability. It still has the awe factor whenever I have company too...lol. I guess its just the touch screen tho..
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In the words of my good friend DJ Trilogy, "Screw your software, my hands are Pro Tools"
MPC 2000, 1000-jjos1, 4000 and open labs miko ec5
