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

zangetsu01 wrote:Why are all the specs tha same as the current MPC X? I don't think that it's right.. Maybe an copy an paste error..??

Maybe a fake?

zangetsu01 wrote:Why are all the specs tha same as the current MPC X? I don't think that it's right.. Maybe an copy an paste error..??

Maybe the same machine with different skin

You do see these errors with specs on most websites but this is a genuine website...

https://www.newgroove.it/?s=akai+mpc&post_type=product

I translated to English and stitched the page together on the previous post. The above link takes you to the Italian website selling the MPC range.

zangetsu01 wrote:Why are all the specs tha same as the current MPC X? I don't think that it's right.. Maybe an copy an paste error..??

Text at the top of the page explains the differences (I translated this earlier), other than that I think they've just used the original description for the moment, I don't think that page is supposed to be live yet, it's not listed in the main 'sampler/groovebox' category, but does come up on a search. Probably another, ahem, 'accidental' leak.

Anyway, 2400 EUR (£2150), come on, who is going to pay this for an MPC these days?

It does appear in the groovebox category (page 6)

MPC-Tutor wrote:Anyway, 2400 EUR (£2150), come on, who is going to pay this for an MPC these days?

True, for that I'd definitely want HDMI out and an iPad quality screen

so how come this is not called the MPC XL as per the code hack installer screenshot; does that mean there is another unit that will have the MPC XL title?

jpeg wrote:so how come this is not called the MPC XL as per the code hack installer screenshot; does that mean there is another unit that will have the MPC XL title?

Unlikely, either this retailer hasn't named it correctly or more likely Akai changed the name like they've done before (e.g Akai Force was originally APC Live in all leaks, MPC5000 was MPC3500 etc).

I think this was mostly to be expected since there was no FCC filing.
Sort of lackluster, but it is what it is. I do really want that big screen, q links, and 8 individual CV outs.

Biggest disappointments for me are no touch strip like on the other 2 new models, no push functionality on jog wheel (could be wrong here, but I doubt it) and no 3.0. Otherwise it was what I was expecting.

Here we go.
Exactly what I expected.
4gb of Ram and all plugins included.
Akai is just using the 4gb board they had in stock since the first Mpc X release in 2017.
Next it will be 4gb Live and One with plugins.
And Air is working on that motherboard for the future plugins.

Maybe this was gonna come out sooner but then a little thing called Covid happened.

Akai just dropped a "celebrating 35 years of MPC" on social media so we may still see something new before the years out

Very cool find, and it is exactly as I predicted, minimal upgrade, just like what Denon did.

Cool nonetheless -- hopefully they'll let us buy that faceplate, and release MPC OS 3.0 soon!

Oh yeah -- and thanks @MPC-Tutor and @THXjay for sharing those screenshot!

I think the name will still be MPC XL, with "edition" being (silent) -- MPC X Limited (edition) just like the Live II Retro (edition)

I believe it is legit, because they also still sell the OG X (which is heavily discounted)



https://www.newgroove.it/vendita/akai-mpc-x/

I would think no current (modern) mpc user would buy this at that price. But I’ve been wrong before

And so we should assume the ONE + is exactly the same. Just a ONE with upgraded ram, Wi-Fi, and all the overpriced plug ins.

Looks like I’ll be shopping the second hand market for my Live replacement