The MPC2000 is a SP1600?

In the early '90s, Marco Alpert proposed an 'SP1600' using first the sampling engine from the Emax II, and then the one from the ESI32 sampler. Product concepts were drawn up, but they were never approved. The new attitude that pervaded Emu was to build low-cost modules and achieve massive revenues. Marco took the idea (and his job) to Akai, and launched the hugely successful MPC2000 instead.

Clint wrote:......and the mpc2000 is essentially a cut down, cheap, consumer grade mpc3000.

Lampdog wrote:

Plans for 2k were likely being put together before he even got there since previous mpc's were already built.

Mike Boogie wrote:Reading the end of that article and looking the date just makes me sad all over again, like the when I heard EMU folded back in the early '00's.

Lampdog wrote:I remember buying my asr10 and having access to hundreds of sound kit floppies in the store (1994). Taking my asr10 to an actual shop that sold and repaired them (1996). I remember Ensoniq giving up the ghost and wondering what would be my next step in gear. ASR x Pro was really cool but when I finally got a 2kxl years later I was in heaven and ended up making some of the hardest beats I've ever made in those first few years of owning it (2001).