MPC One $200 off … seemingly

Got a mail that the one is $200 off at licensed dealers. Is this a sign that the „new MPC blood“ thickens? Or just something they do?

I'm not seeing any change in price here in the UK. In fact the MPC One (black) is around £50 more expensive than it was a year ago. Also seems to be out of stock in most places here. Seems to be a US-only promo.

In the US, it was always $699 from day one release (Feb 20) until April '21, then has been gradually rising. So at $699 they are actually selling a three year old MPC at its original release price.

I'm old enough to remember when 3 year old MPC's were sold at significantly lower prices than their original release 'street' price

Yeah, dunno. Funny thing is that they actually refer to the $699. Which feels odd since I got mine for €609 new and even Thomann hat it for €619 for quite some time here. But I don‘t know the price structure in the US. At least they seem to try to pull some marketing tricks. But that would mean the initial price was 899? Never seen it for 899 at least here in Germany.

mrmarbury wrote:But that would mean the initial price was 899? Never seen it for 899 at least here in Germany.

No, the release price was $699 - this article mentions it at the end:

https://www.musicradar.com/news/namm-20 ... aiting-for

$699 in the US, £639 in the UK. Often available for around £565 in the UK, currently £629 most places. But if it's $200 off, they should be going for around £495 in UK.

TBH I find the MPC One pretty flakey compared to my MPC Live Mk 1, for example refusing to connect to the internet (takes an hour sometimes), or SD card not appearing in controller mode, having to disconnect and reconnect USB cable to get it to recognise controller mode on the screen (none of these problems with my Live using the same cable, ethernet cable and SD card). Pads more insensitive as well. But better button options.

I just got the Email...the $200 off kinda seems like they're referring to the Retro ($899). Its a play on words

To Me....

Its a Sign that they're going to Expand and Market a Lower Priced "XL".. Either A MPC ONE XL or MPC LIVE XL

I know this will Ruffle the Feathers round here

Just my thoughts...

If I were Running things at InMusic...

I would temporarily lower the MPC ONE Price
Then Release the All New MPC ONE XL ($899)
Then Release the All New MPC Live XL ($1199)
Then Release the All New MPC XL [2024] (TBD) (Based on New ONE/LIVE XL Sales)

If I were Running things at InMusic...

I'd fix all the bugs, get feature parity with the Force, implement all the biggest customer wishes before even thinking about releasing yet another model.

More MPC doesn't make MPC OS better.

Research & Development Is An Expensive Endeavor At InMusic... Unfortunately.

They Concentrate On Revenue 1st....Unfortunately

Too Many Companies Under the InMusic Umbrella Promotes In-House Revenue Competition.

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The MPC One has a new price of $899 so the currently $699 price that's listed on the InMusic website is a $200 discount.......temporarily.

https://inmusicstore.com/akai-professional-mpc-one.html?utm_source=sfmc%e2%80%8b&utm_medium=email%e2%80%8b&utm_campaign=AKAI_MPC_ONE_1_2023%e2%80%8b&utm_term=https%3a%2f%2finmusicstore.com%2fakai-professional-mpc-one.html%e2%80%8b&utm_id=224956%e2%80%8b&sfmc_id=34105934&utm_content=https%3a%2f%2finmusicstore.com%2fakai-professional-mpc-one.html

I paid 899 US for my One this past spring. This is a good deal.

I had to double-check my emails for this: I paid €666 on 11/04/2021 for my MPC One.

Maybe the new units come with the paid plugins preloaded?

bitermc wrote:I had to double-check my emails for this: I paid €666 on 11/04/2021 for my MPC One.

Maybe the new units come with the paid plugins preloaded?

No, they've made no announcement in that respect, they'd be singing that from the roof tops if they were including them.

I assume there's all manner of excuses why the price has risen by over 25% in the past three years, i.e. chip shortages, covid, inflation etc. But the fact is, the price in the UK hasn't changed too much during the past 3 years. it was released at £639 and has hovered around £575-£629 ever since then. So why has the price only increased in the US during this time?

I wasn't aware prices raised that much in the US. I don't think it has happened in the EU either.

Funny thing how Inmusic sends american offers to customers worldwide, even when they have our exact locations in their DB... I'd be surprised, but it's in the line of how they work for everything else

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To me it seems like...InMusic's Pricing is a lil higher than other Retailer's Pricing. So they're Lowering their Suggested Manufacturer's Price lol...to match most Retailers Price. At the End of the day, they're trying Reduce their Inventory....Possibly to make room for that MPC ONE XL

MPC One in September 2022 at Thomann € 739,00 (German Onlineshop), todays offer (2023-01-25) € 712,00 reduced from € 959,99.