J.O.BEATS wrote:
That didn't make any sense.
How is buying a keyboard redundant to buying a drum machine? This MPC keyboard is for people that want a keyboard sampler period, regardless of the number of beat boxes they own. Your analogy is saying because you own an ASR-10 sampler, it's redundant to buy an MPC sampler too.
See how silly that sounds?
We buy keyboards for keyboard control, we don't not buy keyboards because we own beat boxes.
They are the same freaking box! One just has keys. Your analogy is way off since an ASR would bring something different. Everything you can do on the MPC keys you can do on all the other MPCs. (This is assuming it’s going to run off the same OS which is very likely)
Just buy a midi keyboard if you need keys.
I think you're a little mixed up in the head.
The Key61 and the MPC X are not the same box, who told you that? The Key61 is a keyboard that has keys and plays sounds from it's keys, and can sample, and the MPC is a beat box that can sample and trigger them from play pads. Since when have a keyboard and a beat box become the same thing? When Roland created the Fantoms? You think because the Key61 may sample like the MPC X, that keyboard players should dismiss the Keyboard aspect of playing a regular self contained keyboard on an actual self contained workstation unit huh? People tour with and play keyboards on stage. And you somehow think they should carry a heavy load around that includes an MPC X, Midi controller, and a computer and audio interface instead just to play MPC VSTs and keyboard instruments instead of exploring what Akai has to offer to bridge the gap huh?
It's not absolutely guaranteed that MPCs will be updated to automatically have all the bells and whistles the Key61 will have for being a newer keyboard. People aren't just going to settle for an inferior midi controller when they can buy a self contained full workstation.
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