Learning MPC Live 2 coming from MPC 2500/1000 JJOSXL/3

Yeah!!
I hate the Qlink nuttiness.
The brain is a beautiful piece of machinery though.
I'd probably keep it the same if they changed it at this point.

The software is real dope.
A little heads up though.
Akai hasn't added Automatic Delay Compensation so keep that in mind as you might be tempted to throw some CPU+hog-plugins on some tracks and then be puzzled why it sounds off.

sergismooth wrote:Yeah!!
A little heads up though.
Akai hasn't added Automatic Delay Compensation so keep that in mind as you might be tempted to throw some CPU+hog-plugins on some tracks and then be puzzled why it sounds off.

Good to know, ty.
I think the way I'm gonna use the Live 2 for now is as a portable, sampling, chopping and program making beast. Then export all that to 2500 compatible programs with the Mac MPC software and do my tracks on the 2500. I always do things in two separate times: first hunting/harvesting samples from any kind of sources (Live 2) then cooking things up (2500) afterwards. So that way I'll get the best of both worlds. The Live 2 lacks navigation buttons to move steps/bars and my brain just cannot deal with not being able to move precisely forward and backwards throught the track lol. I'm surprised people don't seem to be annoyed by that.

they really should of added arrows keys like the other 2 mpcs... i use em alot on my x

Yeah.
That's a big fumble.
Both those things are the main thing I miss from the 1000.

The X seems like a really good machine yea. Has everything an MPC should have and more.

Thats the Thing! Akai Trims the Fat from the More Expensive Models. Creative Marketing. They Want you to Spend A Lil More Money to get certain Features. Happens with All Electronic Devices and Products

HanHuman wrote:Hi,

Got an MPC Live 2 recently to have portability and speaker for the most part.
Compared to the 2500 I find the button layering not really well thought out.
And I find the OS even waaaay worse. There's no continuity from previous MPCs, menus are spread out to different pads, dedicated pads for colors or midi mapping (who gives a f to have that on a pad), and just the overall ergonomy being absolutely not intuitive. So much more to say but it would be too long and boring to write and to read…

So is it just me trippin and if not, how did you overcome that learning curve coming from legacy MPCs?

Thanks.

I know you've already gotten a few answers about this and have probably moved on, but I was just discussing this with another user recently (who also came from older MPC's and bought their first "new gen" MPC). To be frank - the old MPC's are completely different machines designed by people who no longer work at Akai (most are retired, fired, left, or probably dead). Akai has changed ownership, has a brand new design team, and the new MPC's (and Force) are brand new platforms that have a very different workflow, but also maintain some of the classic things. IMHO, the power and flexibility of the new generation hardware (basically, a standalone DAW) is far more preferable to the archaic/old fashioned platform. I know that may seem like heresy to say here, but that's just how I feel. Obviously YMMV, and if you just can't "gel" with the new platform, it might not be for you. I wouldn't lose any sleep over it, just sell or return your unit and stick with what you like.

EnochLight wrote:

Well Put!