MPC + SP vs MPC + Kaoos pad

i recently tried an sp and i love the sound, sounds better than an mpc (has character) but has VERY poor song building features. i'm thinking an mpc + an sp would be a deadly combo, feed the samples into the sp then chop and sequence with the mpc. the kaoss pad is also known for good effects though. what would anyone WHO HAS TRIED BOTH recommend?

I'm going to immediately break your request, being a person who's only used a kaoss pad 3, to say that the two choices are completely different options, and it really depends on what you specifically want. It's an apples to oranges thing, really.

The kaoss pad (3, at least. haven't used the quad, but it's a completely different device. simultaneous fx, but no sampling/looping, and no über-cool led-grid pad. ) is definitely not the greatest fx processor out there, but what it lacks in quality it makes up for in its versatility and the number of fx options it has. It's really not as bad as some people say it is, but I wouldn't, say, run a master mix through it.
It's also loads of fun to use.


The sp serves a completely different purpose. Someone else can comment on its value, but it's still ultimately up to you, what functionalities and possibilities you want to have.

If you get a OG SP-404, you can hot swap the CF cards. So sample with the SP, apply effects and swap it over to the MPC500 or 1000 or 2500 to be chopped and sequenced. Even with the SP-606 can do this for the card swapping but has to be 256MB or 512MB capacity.

that's dope dude, what size cf cards? that would be nice seeing as how sp's have those dumb line ins/outs.

killa ego wrote:that's dope dude, what size cf cards? that would be nice seeing as how sp's have those dumb line ins/outs.

1 or 2GB cards would do.

i've been using a sampletrak for this ATM, gives a GREAT sound to drums and some nice effects on other samples. sample on there then run the outs to the mpcs ins, working well. i may end up being satisfied with the sampletrak for this and not have to drop a couple hundred on the other gear.