Support and discussion for all of Akai’s modern standalone MPCs including the MPC X / X SE, MPC Live 1, 2 & 3, MPC One / One+, MPC Key 37/61.
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By Lampdog Fri Dec 23, 2022 4:27 am
NearTao wrote:The MPC has a *lot* of effects, but it's super easy to sound like hot garbage if you don't take the time to work with it.

Is that what’s happening to me, lol.

This statement is accurate as flowers tho.
By Straker Fri Dec 23, 2022 11:23 am
Lampdog wrote:
NearTao wrote:The MPC has a *lot* of effects, but it's super easy to sound like hot garbage if you don't take the time to work with it.

Is that what’s happening to me, lol.

This statement is accurate as phuccc tho.

Yep, Roland has the best digital fx so far.
They are modeled from hw Boss legacy and they sound damn right.
But Air fx are very good also.
Good modulations (Phaser is excellent), good eq and comp, good delay and a good reverb (with current cpu, is the best you can get).
All parameters are there, just take time to learn them and dial the right amount.
You have enough to make pro music.
By Masi Fri Dec 23, 2022 12:22 pm
MGoolas wrote:Already got the entire library of paid plugins for the standalone. Not ready to fork any more money into that. Well... If they'd come out with a high quality reverb or even a convolution reverb that's a totally different story lol.

I guess that a convolution reverb is ruled out by hardware limitations.

Wouldn't say no to updates on algorithmic reverbs incl. more fine grained control and extras like ducking.
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By hyena Tue Dec 27, 2022 10:33 am
sounds like multitap and delay pro are taken from the fx section of opx4 , if so i think they should be free, like when they added air flavour, taken from fx section of solina and mellotron...
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By MGoolas Tue Dec 27, 2022 2:04 pm
hyena wrote:sounds like multitap and delay pro are taken from the fx section of opx4 , if so i think they should be free, like when they added air flavour, taken from fx section of solina and mellotron...

Now that you mentioned it..
I was playing with opx4 today and I swear the spring reverb sounds much better than the air spring rev. it had that characteristic metallic oscillation that is very very subtle in the air plugin. or maybe I am dreaming. I need to check again.