MPC XL - CODE NAME ACV5S - A NEW MPC X FOR SOON ?

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Re: MPC XL is HERE!! Another LEAKED pic of the MPC XL

By Juxx Tue Mar 14, 2023 11:49 am
mpc_fan_2022 wrote:
Juxx wrote:I would just like to know ASAP if the older MPC's will be crippled compared to the New ones.

Like is it gonna be $200 to get 3.0
Or will the older ones run 3.0 Light or something.

Will there be $500 worth of software that the older machines have to pay for.

MPC X's are dipping down to $800 range. Looking tasty.
How much further can the market be pushed down?

The prices I've seen

MPC Touch $250
MPC Live $350
MPC Live2 $600 (Retros Seem to be + $200)
MPC One $400 (Retros seem to be +$300)
MPC X $850

How far can an XL release crush this market? we gonna see $500 X's in July? $200 MPC ones?

Also seems strange the Force has been just sitting there holding a $1000 very little downward pressure. No Fire sales like the X

I kinda want to dump my force but Im holding out to see if AKAI has some MoJo instore for 3.0

or More Importantly IF @MPCTUTOR Releases a GD FORCE Bible! (ill prepay) :nod: :nod: :nod: :nod:


The Force was initially sold at $1500 and quickly went down to $1000 , in retail. so no, no downard pressure :lol: ... plenty of $800 Forces on the second hand market. Where exactly did you find a fully functioning $850 MPC X? $600 MPC Live 2? $350 MPC Live though? I'm curious /s


My Force went up for me i got it for $700 open box @ Amazon in 2021. I was mad for a sec as they were going for as low as $500 for a while back then....I never knew forces were ever $1500

As for prices There is plenty of places to check.

Ebay, Offerup, Facebook Marketplace, Craigslist, Reverb, Musicians Fiend, GC, Google Shopping, others... Hope this helps :lol:

I'm kinda mad I choked on a local studio selling a 60II $1300 earlier this year.

I over thunk it for 24 hours and it was gone. Gotta be quick.

Re: MPC XL is HERE!! Another LEAKED pic of the MPC XL

By pedro_oliveira1993 Tue Mar 14, 2023 12:48 pm
THXjay wrote:I find it "interesting" that the day after Andy Mac visits Bolo Da Producers home, his next video is asking if Native Instruments should make a new Maschine!!!!!!!

I may be reading too much into it but I think Andy mat have left Bolo a little present and it's bigger and badder than we all thought. That's why he's asking about NI doing something new as he can't mention Akai yet?


Don't know if you're reading to much into it or not. I think it's only natural if NI makes another standalone Maschine.

But I know for a fact that he's been with another very known YouTuber in the MPC space very very very recently. So Andy has been quite busy travelling.

As far as youtubers go, it's pretty much laughable. I respect the hustle, I get that they're pretty much getting gear for free and whatnot, it's their job to make an ad. That's fine. Sometimes I even watch 1 or 2 that focus on the music making. But after seeing some of them spreading their cheeks and denying the botched updates... :lol: To this day I think the new MPC Studio was a fever dream

Re: MPC XL is HERE!! Another LEAKED pic of the MPC XL

By 40Beatz Tue Mar 14, 2023 1:27 pm
InMusic marketing is geared towards where Revenue is coming from. YouTubers and Producers taking their craft online, are the Customers who are Predominantly Purchasing MPC's. Us Oldschoolers are in the Minority. Which is cool. Social Media is the New Record Label. Think about it...We're ONLINE complaining about people who make beats ONLINE :lol: Now let's bring back Beat Battles!

Re: MPC XL is HERE!! Another LEAKED pic of the MPC XL

By mpc_fan_2022 Tue Mar 14, 2023 2:17 pm
Juxx wrote:
My Force went up for me i got it for $700 open box @ Amazon in 2021. I was mad for a sec as they were going for as low as $500 for a while back then....I never knew forces were ever $1500

As for prices There is plenty of places to check.

Ebay, Offerup, Facebook Marketplace, Craigslist, Reverb, Musicians Fiend, GC, Google Shopping, others... Hope this helps :lol:

I'm kinda mad I choked on a local studio selling a 60II $1300 earlier this year.

I over thunk it for 24 hours and it was gone. Gotta be quick.


No fully functioning MPC X or MPC Live are selling at these prices. If you see those prices then these are scams, not deal. If you're point was to boast about how the Force "didn't loose value" then factually this isn't true.
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Re: MPC XL is HERE!! Another LEAKED pic of the MPC XL

By Juxx Tue Mar 14, 2023 4:27 pm
No fully functioning MPC X or MPC Live are selling at these prices. If you see those prices then these are scams, not deal. If you're point was to boast about how the Force "didn't loose value" then factually this isn't true.


Don't take my word for it....
Lucky for you and me There is a function called "Completed Items" on eBay

https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_from=R ... Complete=1

https://www.ebay.com/sch/619/i.html?_fr ... Complete=1

That clearly shows 4+ sold at $350 ish Recently. in good working condition.

Now about the Force.
You're right! They have been going around $600-$700 used these days.

https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_from=R ... Complete=1

But I was referring to new...
A new Force has been $1000 for over a year and currently AKAI is dropping MPCs Prices all over the place. (last week they dropped Brand new X's by $500)
I'm just surprised they didn't drop new forces down to like $800 ...but as someone said they were $1500 at release so they already are slashed. (which I didn't know I first started looking into this generations akai market in 2020 and Force was $1200 New then)

If you need an extra set of eyes out for anything let me know I may see it. in my interweb adventures.
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Re: MPC XL is HERE!! Another LEAKED pic of the MPC XL

By Lampdog Tue Mar 14, 2023 8:07 pm
B-Wise wrote:What if Beat-makers stop complaining just for a year & focused on improving the their weakest musical skills :?:

This is so logical it's illogical.
Some are legit gripes though.
Some are not.

Certified Beatz wrote:...most that are complaining don't even make music just window shop...

"D'oh!!"

Is what those peeps just said when they realize it's them.

Re: MPC XL is HERE!! Another LEAKED pic of the MPC XL

By B-Wise Tue Mar 14, 2023 9:34 pm
B-Wise wrote:What if Beat-makers stop complaining just for a year & focused on improving the their weakest musical skills :?:

Lampdog wrote:This is so logical it's illogical.
Some are legit gripes though.
Some are not.


Now for "legit gripes" like crashes then yes it would be illogical not demand a fix, but for things that's within your power to overcome with practice, or by finding a workaround, like hating the touch screen, you can work on stuff like that by forcing yourself to use it more for 1 year. if a touch screen-hater did that, would using the screen still be as much as an gripe 1 year after consistent practice?

Another example (& I'm not taking shots, just using this example because it was recent in this thread),
yes the old step-seq may had been "better", but if for a year someone practiced playing the piano they may not need the step-seq as much. So by the end, the artist would have 1 skill learned or improved on & 1 less thing to complain about or at least not be as dependent on that feature. The choice for what to focus your attention on is yours & it's only for 1 year.

Now, which artist would be better 1 year later; the 1 that consistently practice or the 1 that chronically complains?

If anything just keep a complaint list until the year is over then let all hell break lose for any remaining gripes :fku: :lol:
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Re: MPC XL is HERE!! Another LEAKED pic of the MPC XL

By Monotremata Tue Mar 14, 2023 11:55 pm
B-Wise wrote:Now for "legit gripes" like crashes then yes it would be illogical not demand a fix, but for things that's within your power to overcome with practice, or by finding a workaround, like hating the touch screen, you can work on stuff like that by forcing yourself to use it more for 1 year. if a touch screen-hater did that, would using the screen still be as much as an gripe 1 year after consistent practice?

Another example (& I'm not taking shots, just using this example because it was recent in this thread),
yes the old step-seq may had been "better", but if for a year someone practiced playing the piano they may not need the step-seq as much. So by the end, the artist would have 1 skill learned or improved on & 1 less thing to complain about or at least not be as dependent on that feature. The choice for what to focus your attention on is yours & it's only for 1 year.

Now, which artist would be better 1 year later; the 1 that consistently practice or the 1 that chronically complains?

If anything just keep a complaint list until the year is over then let all hell break lose for any remaining gripes :fku: :lol:


Makes perfect sense, but a bad workflow and GUI is still a bad design choice regardless of how well someone plays the piano.

You would rather just bend over and take it and let the manufacturer do what they want as opposed to attempting to get them to make it work better? I mean, that's the whole reason companies take comments and suggestions from customer service, they know nothing is perfect.
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Re: MPC XL is HERE!! Another LEAKED pic of the MPC XL

By Lampdog Wed Mar 15, 2023 12:04 am
AHHHAHAHAHHAA.
Yall killin me.

If someone is not into touch screens they should look for something else. Think before you buy is a real shyt.
You can only buy what's currently there. Wishing on updates is not a life guarantee, but, updates are always a welcome thing, updates that break something else, well you'd never know upon initial purchase unless the company has a HISTORY OF flowers UP and that's also a think before you buy type thing.

We all still buy it regardless. How do I know, because your reading this, on this forum, maybe near a powered on mpc (me too)..
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