why do you still use akai os?

No feature on any mpc can be described as a lifesaver. It's just a bunch of tools in a toolbox, and JJ gives you better tools.

of course. read "lifesaver" as "features worth changing over for". the chop shop improvements seem nice, but as i don't use chop shop, etc etc and so forth.

LivePsy wrote:You JJOS fanboys just can't help youselves. This thread is about why people continue to use Akai OS. So if you don't use it, don't post!

The relative silence from the Akai OS crowd is deafening!

Nobody wants to be told they are using an inferior product to somebody else, but the JJ "fanboys" have every right to come into this thread to wax lyrical about the positive gains they have experienced from upgrading.

If you want to bury your head in the sand that's cool, but don't think us spreading the word is an attack on you and your chosen OS.

Coz wrote:JJ "fanboys" have every right to come into this thread to wax lyrical about the positive gains they have experienced from upgrading.

Everybody already knows about JJOS. Did you really think you were helping anyone?

Some people choose to use Akai OS after giving all the JJOS versions a go. Neither is perfect. So tell is, why do you still use akai os, Coz? Can you limit yourself to answering just that question?

I think you are taking it a little bit too seriously mate...

I rolled with the 2kxl for 10 years and when I switched to the 2500 I found the Akai OS very similar, which was cool. I then installed the free JJ just to test the water and thought it was a step in the right direction, then finally upgraded to XL which turned out to be a night and day improvement in literally every department.

I can only comment on my own experiences, which are fully relevant to the thread.

For every hostile fella like yourself, hopefully there will be another MP head who thinks "**** it, i'm gonna give it a go". If they like it, cool. If they don't, also cool.

Makes zero difference to me, but in a thread where both sides can freely express an opinion, I will do just that.

yo livepsy... why don't you tell us why you still use the AKAI OS?... after all, you appear to be one of the only people here that actually still uses it... it almost seems like you guys are stretching for reasons not to use JJOS if you have to resort to asking other people why they still use it...

DJ Hellfire wrote:
Global program editing alone is worth it!

GPE +1 from me. I currently use the free JJ and use this feature loads. Imagine you have a program full of 64 different breaks at 124 BPM, and you want to try them in a sequence running at 118. To detune all those samples individually in Akai OS would take forever Selecting all samples is only available in JJOS global program editor, allows you detune them all by the same amount. Or indeed change any playback parameter simultaneously.

It's free. Most things look and feel like the Akai OS, but has much better functionality in several key areas. It's no great learning curve to upgrade to the free version. It is a no-brainer.

Mr O

mister orange wrote:

DJ Hellfire wrote:
Global program editing alone is worth it!

GPE +1 from me. I currently use the free JJ and use this feature loads. Imagine you have a program full of 64 different breaks at 124 BPM, and you want to try them in a sequence running at 118. To detune all those samples individually in Akai OS would take forever Selecting all samples is only available in JJOS global program editor, allows you detune them all by the same amount. Or indeed change any playback parameter simultaneously.

It's free. Most things look and feel like the Akai OS, but has much better functionality in several key areas. It's no great learning curve to upgrade to the free version. It is a no-brainer.

Mr O

Now you have my attention! A Global Program Edit is a great feature!

almost impossible to believe that the regular AKAI OS wouldn't have that feature... one i need every time i'm working on a beat...

LivePsy wrote:1. Everybody already knows about JJOS. Did you really think you were helping anyone?

2. Some people choose to use Akai OS after giving all the JJOS versions a go. Neither is perfect. So tell is, why do you still use akai os, Coz? Can you limit yourself to answering just that question?

1. Just because everyone knows OF jjos, does not mean they know ABOUT it! There are a few people in this thread that have said they heard about it but never really looked into it. So yes, us explaining the advantages does help people out in deciding whether or not they need those features.

2. It's a public forum buddy. You don't have to relate to the topic to post in the thread. How can you expect there to be a topic that mentions JJOS and not have JJOS users comment in the thread? I can't answer this question, but I can answer why I do not use Akai OS. And I believe I have the right to. So fall back with trying to add rules to a thread that ain't even yours!

crossings wrote:almost impossible to believe that the regular AKAI OS wouldn't have that feature... one i need every time i'm working on a beat...

Especially since the 4000 had that feature, I believe! And same here!

Not only is GPE good for tuning samples, but it's also good for adding effects and changing the output channels of each sample. Imagine chopping something into 64 pieces and tuning/detuning til you find the right pitch/tempo like said above (could take multiple tries). So you do that for all 64 chops. Now you want a reverb or bitgrunger on that program. So now you go and send all 64 samples separately to the effects out! Now you decide the pitch might sound better a little slower/faster. So you do that again for all 64. Now the same is too loud over the drums, so you have to lower the gain on all 64 samples. The sample sounds like a HPF might sound good, you you do that for all 64. Now it's time to track, so you have to set the output for all 64 samples if using the 8-outs! Look how much time has been wasted!

DJ Hellfire wrote:

crossings wrote:almost impossible to believe that the regular AKAI OS wouldn't have that feature... one i need every time i'm working on a beat...

Especially since the 4000 had that feature, I believe! And same here!

Not only is GPE good for tuning samples, but it's also good for adding effects and changing the output channels of each sample. Imagine chopping something into 64 pieces and tuning/detuning til you find the right pitch/tempo like said above (could take multiple tries). So you do that for all 64 chops. Now you want a reverb or bitgrunger on that program. So now you go and send all 64 samples separately to the effects out! Now you decide the pitch might sound better a little slower/faster. So you do that again for all 64. Now the same is too loud over the drums, so you have to lower the gain on all 64 samples. The sample sounds like a HPF might sound good, you you do that for all 64. Now it's time to track, so you have to set the output for all 64 samples if using the 8-outs! Look how much time has been wasted!

gotta agree gpe is one of my fav features.

cyrus wrote:

DJ Hellfire wrote:

crossings wrote:almost impossible to believe that the regular AKAI OS wouldn't have that feature... one i need every time i'm working on a beat...

Especially since the 4000 had that feature, I believe! And same here!

Not only is GPE good for tuning samples, but it's also good for adding effects and changing the output channels of each sample. Imagine chopping something into 64 pieces and tuning/detuning til you find the right pitch/tempo like said above (could take multiple tries). So you do that for all 64 chops. Now you want a reverb or bitgrunger on that program. So now you go and send all 64 samples separately to the effects out! Now you decide the pitch might sound better a little slower/faster. So you do that again for all 64. Now the same is too loud over the drums, so you have to lower the gain on all 64 samples. The sample sounds like a HPF might sound good, you you do that for all 64. Now it's time to track, so you have to set the output for all 64 samples if using the 8-outs! Look how much time has been wasted!

gotta agree gpe is one of my fav features.

That's actually the only feature that made me switch!

You guys gotta remember...theres a TON of MPC users who sample a 6 sec clip of audio, Loop it, slap a generic kick, snare, hat on it and call it a beat....so OF COURSE they dont see the need for a more powerful OS (now this doesnt apply to everyone but there are a LOT of you out there). The JJOS pwns the Akai OS, end of story. If you dont need it for your production thats fine, but at the end of the day the JJOS is still better.

A BMW M3 is a better machine than a Hyundai Accent any day of the week. Sure both can get you to the grocery store and if you're one of those p*ssy foot drivers that never goes above 30mph then yea the Hyundai is just fine for you...but at the end of the day the BMW is still a better machine

Some of my most classic posts.

Explicit- wrote:If your still using the Akai OS you are handicap.

Explicit- wrote:If your still using the Akai OS on the 2500 consider yourself handicap for now.
Make the switch.