1.Akai MPC60 S950 Mono or Stereo?! 2. MPC3000 or MPC60

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1.Akai MPC60 S950 Mono or Stereo?! 2. MPC3000 or MPC60

By Alyi Mon Sep 27, 2004 9:45 pm
1. Is MPC60 and S950 record input mone or stereo?
The technical info from vintagesynth.com shows it's stereo, but my S950 only have one input(annother one is mic input)?

P.S. I just recieve the S950

2. Which one 60 or 3000 is best buy?


I am new in MPC, I need help thanks!
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By gertie Wed Sep 29, 2004 5:49 pm
S950 is mono
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By mfbeta Wed Sep 29, 2004 9:04 pm
get a 60 with the OS 3.10 roms and youll be a very happy camper
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By DOVESKI Wed Sep 29, 2004 9:17 pm
it still doesnt sample in stereo it only splits a mono file into L/R.
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By DJAndreas Thu Sep 30, 2004 7:09 am
the 60(3.10 a must) and your s950 is what I read that premo uses. You'll save a bundle if you get the 60 and you will be happy. And, if for some reason you are unhappy, get the 3000 later.

I got the 60, I even loved it before i knew of gthe 3.10 upgrade. Only thing is, the 60 is 12 bit, the 3000 is 16 bit. I myself live for 12 bit, and I want to look into 8 bit
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By DOVESKI Thu Sep 30, 2004 5:13 pm
that bit stuff means nothing. the 3000 is 16 bit but still sounds raw and chunky. its all about what your sampling.

By elmacaco Fri Oct 01, 2004 12:20 am
Bits mean somehing but I think you're right in that sampling rate has more of an effect. the 60's 40K sampling rate makes it so it can sound nice and clean, but for cymbals, those extra 4 bits must help.
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By skalawa Fri Oct 01, 2004 3:26 am
s950 can sound raw as hell because of a function called bandwidth, where you adjust the resolution, the khz part. tht is where the rawness comes from. plus also the converters

By pUs Fri Oct 01, 2004 7:05 am
elmacaco wrote:Bits mean somehing but I think you're right in that sampling rate has more of an effect. the 60's 40K sampling rate makes it so it can sound nice and clean, but for cymbals, those extra 4 bits must help.


Cymbals is just about the only thing I can't sample properly on the 60. I just can't get it sound as I want. No matter how I play around with EQ and different levels. :( I use the S3200XL for those things now.
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By DJAndreas Fri Oct 01, 2004 7:55 am
skalawa wrote:s950 can sound raw as hell because of a function called bandwidth, where you adjust the resolution, the khz part. tht is where the rawness comes from. plus also the converters


Can you explain more on this?

By elmacaco Fri Oct 01, 2004 8:54 am
Import them with MPC editor. Best cymbals I've gotten out of the 60.

By pUs Fri Oct 01, 2004 7:18 pm
elmacaco wrote:Import them with MPC editor. Best cymbals I've gotten out of the 60.


Ok, I'll try it out.
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