Eyalc wrote:
At this point, I love where the MPC platform is, so my optimism outweighs my pessimism. But I’ve lived through several of those abandonments and seen the signs of faltering attention to core features. So pessimism is unfortunately unavoidable when it comes to Akai. I’m rooting for them though.
In the Next MPC, I'm really looking for things, that can enhance the playing and tracking functions. I would like to see MIDI Polyphonic Expression on the pads, Network Storage, Audio over IP integrations, and a return to lower clock Jitter and midi timing of the MPC 3000/4000.
While many of these current features are cool, most of the time those function go unused and actually get in the way of actually making music. I like to seat down, turn on the machine, create a melody and/or rhythm sections, and keep it moving.
The moment I have to sit back and think, "Ooh why can't I do this or that." Is the moment I lost the inspiration. I like things to be as instant as, picking up a guitar or siting at a Piano and start playing. So give me an under 4 second start/load time. How about you?
