Sampling newb ...mostly

Looking to get creative and potentially buy an mpcx. I previously owned a microsampler a couple times and have minimal experience. Wondering about ease of use, reliability and how long I should expect an mpcx to last before its obsolete. Just want to make sure I’m making a good investment.

Thanks

Lampdog wrote:Welcome.

Do it.

Only as easy/hard as you make it for yourself.

Reliable with some cans/cannots.

Obsolete whenever YOU and your vision decide.

Is updating software difficult?

Updating is super simple, and can be done by PC or just as simple as copying a file to a USB drive.

NearTao wrote:Updating is super simple, and can be done by PC or just as simple as copying a file to a USB drive.

Thanks again. What were the can/can nots around reliability you mentioned?

I’m not a hip hop or electronic artist, I’m hoping it will be a good base to sample but also record vocals and guitar and bass for various styles.

I don't know about the specifics Lampdog was suggesting...

Overall the MPC X is quite reliable, and very feature packed in many ways compared to older Akai MPCs.

Where I think others might chime in is in the miss steps that Akai has taken when releasing updates, requiring a patch of the x.y.z variety fairly often. 2.8 solves a *lot* of complaints by clearly refactoring a lot of code (update went from about 192mb for 2.72 to 113mb for 2.... but has also introduced some bugs that kind of stink if the areas they are introduced are part of your workflow.

For me, personally... I am quite happy with the MPC X and the 2.8 update, even if it introduced some bugs. I'm just hoping Akai drops a 2.8.1 fairly soon to tidy up areas where they caused some regressions in functionality.