MPC 1000 vs 2500, main concern is the data wheel.

Hi,

Since the prices of hardware MPC´s are (promisingly) decreasing due to the release of the MPControllers, I was thinking of buying one of the JJ OS Mpc´s in the near future.

I dont really mind about the smaller pads on the 1000 nor the "lack" of outputs, but my main concern is the data wheel which leads to my next question: Is there any other way to change the data value in the 1000 other than the data wheel? I had the 2.5k for a short period of time back in 2007, and If I remember correctly there was buttons below the data wheel that you could use alternately.

I really dont mind using the data wheel itself, but I tried a 1000 in an electronical store in my city and I gotta say It felt like the data wheel was going to break in seconds, it felt really cheap and toyish Is it just some sort of "plasticy illusion", or is the 1000 notorious for its data wheel breaking? Other then that the product felt really good and solid.

Btw.: isnt JJ making all the updates first on the 1k??

The 2500 has more dedicated buttons, so it would be easier to adjust params on the 2500 without using the data wheel.

Also, the data wheel on the 2500 feels sturdier to me. Have used my 2500 way more often then my 1000, but it's the wheel on the 1000 that's starting to bug out.

The 2500 wheel is sturdier, but it's also noisy as hell, really 'clacky'. Late night headphone sessions on a 1000 are quieter and don't wake the rest of the house.

But generally the 2500 is the superior machine for most situations (except where price and size are important).

Buy both. I did

jjos allows you to use any midi controller to navigate the MPC, so yes, the mpc1000 does have the capacity for incremental data wheel +/- buttons.

MPC-Tutor wrote:The 2500 wheel is sturdier, but it's also noisy as hell, really 'clacky'. Late night headphone sessions on a 1000 are quieter and don't wake the rest of the house.

But generally the 2500 is the superior machine for most situations (except where price and size are important).

Buy both. I did

Agreed, although I must admit it's mostly me banging the pads that kept the rest of the house awake at night.

'Menco! Stop watching all the porn!'

I own 2500, but I gotta say I prefer 1000 data wheel than 2500...1000 data wheel reminds me one they got in 4k

I literally haven't used the data wheel on my mpc2500 for the last 3 years.
I use 'SHIFT and - +' and 'SHIFT and cursor buttons' with JJOS.