can you audition samples with the pads on the 4000?

like you can on the 2000xl.....it seems that the 2000xl seems to be the best.....givin its pro and cons....

No, not yet you can't - but AKAI have "promised" this feature in the next OS, which we are all waiting for.

jues.

Im interested, how did you come to the conclusion that the mpc2000xl is "better" ? It may better for your use but not better for everyone.

Im genuinely interested, as I never used an mpc2kxl so I cant say i know it. All I know I really like working on the 4k.

List the pros and cons so I can get a clear understanding of it please!

Kalei

Well, having moved from the 2k to the 4k, I feel I can post a bit. It's not so much of a "pros and cons" thing. It's just simply that everything works on the 2k XL and it doesn't feel like it's half finished (which the 4ooo does appear to me). If the 2000XL had 400Megs of RAM and a 10.2 Gig hard disk in it, then I would not have moved to the 4000, but it didn't....

jues.

jues wrote:Well, having moved from the 2k to the 4k, I feel I can post a bit. It's not so much of a "pros and cons" thing. It's just simply that everything works on the 2k XL and it doesn't feel like it's half finished (which the 4ooo does appear to me). If the 2000XL had 400Megs of RAM and a 10.2 Gig hard disk in it, then I would not have moved to the 4000, but it didn't....

jues.

well akai is starting to piss me off....people have the money to buy there product but thet dont wanna support a feature that was in a earlier machine...man ill jus wait for the mv 8000

Its wierd cause I havent had any bug show on my mpc4k, atleast not for the parts I've used on it. Only thing I'm waiting for is 16 level tuning and hd auditioning, but other than that, this beast is working great for me.

Kalei

with that said lets say i only wanna use the 4000 az a sequencer does it have any bugs in that department....does any have beats made with their 4000 that i can hear....

If you just want sequencing and not the hardware sample engine side of things then I would just stick with your MPC2000xl. The only addidtions the 4000 has a vastly improved filter section (as well as a pre-installed FX chip).

jues.

if im lookin for the ultimate squencer i should jus get the 2000xl?

If you are only looking for sequcing and NOT internal sampling or FX, JUST SEQUENCING then yes, the 2000XL is probably the best purchase for you (in terms of cost, not just functionality.)

The only thing to bear in mind is that the 2000XL only has 2 MIDI Outputs, however, with the correct use of a MIDI Splitter / Patchbay, this shouldn't be a major problem.

jues.

damn ight i think ima try to come up on the limited edition blue one then...