happy to find....opinion needed

ive researched the 2000xl for a long time and decided it just wasnt what i wanted (the suggestions of other "full" samplers left me unsatisfied).

the 4000 on the other hand has me wondering many things, even after research. anyone who can help me out is greatly apreciated....

1. is the 4000 capable of "full" sampling (more than just drums and short samples)?

i've been using cakewalk multitracking products (8.0 - sonar xl) and steinberg products (cubase - nuendo) for making beats, composing scores, and mixing for a long time, along with sound forge and various "waves" plug-ins for wav editing and although i've loved the flexibility of a computer based setup i cannot stand the low reliability....so tell me.......

2. would the mpc 4000 along with ak sys be an equally flexible but more stable setup?

i also have a fully automated tascam dm-24 digital mixing console and an echo layla 24/96 soundcard connected to my comp. both have spdif and adat lightpipe i/o along with wordclock.

3. which version of the 4000 would suit this setup best?


i've read what i can find and im still oblivious to the depth of the sequencer/multitracking type capabilities........anyone whos had experience with a setup like mine and could compare would be seriously apreciated.

by the way, if you think i could benefit, time for adaption is in abundance.

Nice Setup

The 4ooo can indeed act as a fully fledged sampler and sequencer. The only thing it struggles with it Sound Manipulation, but seeing as you are profficient with a PC, you will have no quarms here.

The 4ooo is very stable (at least it is in my hands) and has never crashed on me (and neither did my 2oooXL before it). The sequencer is very logical after the inital learning curve and the filters combined with the Q-Link feature are very powerful.

What type of music are you aiming to write / produce? This plays a very important role in the final desision before purchasing such a unit.

regards
jues.

anything from lengthy instrumental tracks to hip hop.

Well, the MPC series is far more suited to "dance" type tracks (Hip-Hop, Trip-Hop, RnB, dance, etc, etc) - basically, anything that has sequencing. Instrumental tracks are more suited to multi-track recorders. Something you can do on the MPC4000, but you will run into some limitations.

jues.

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by instrumental track i mean like more experimental but still hip hop based, like someone like dj shadow would be "instrumental hip hop" in alot of cases.

sounds like your beating down the right track then (Geddit? goddamn I'm so funny!)

err yeah... any other questions?

nope, thanks alot man.