Official: MPC X 'Special Edition' Now Released

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Re: Official: MPC X 'Special Edition' Now Released

By jpeg Fri Apr 28, 2023 1:00 pm
zangetsu01 wrote:People are taking about haters and jealousy.. Look at this video, everything that he’s doing can be done on the normal X and he’s acting like it’s all new and shiny:



That’s the reason I told him that I used to love his video’s but this was way too cheesy and it looks like he got sugared to do this ridiculous review..


If I am not mistaken dude did say that he never had an X previously; hence his excitement he aint saying its anything new from the regualr x he speaking on how its new relative to him previously using the mpc one and the live, etc
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Re: Official: MPC X 'Special Edition' Now Released

By MPC-Tutor Fri Apr 28, 2023 1:16 pm
jpeg wrote: (side note i still dont get how u aint an influencer doing vids on youtube etc, .


Just not my thing. Might make some vids at some point, but never anything with me talking direct to the camera, just not comfortable for me. Far too autistic for that :?

jpeg wrote:I feel Akai should of given u a unit for all da work u put in over the years)


Not really where I'm coming from, I love being accountable only to myself. I buy all my gear, work to my own timetable, do as I please and say what I want :)

Re: Official: MPC X 'Special Edition' Now Released

By 40Beatz Fri Apr 28, 2023 1:30 pm
In My Opinion...There's one I like the Most...

Cookin Soul Dude!

He has my style!

Ok Lets get back to makin Music. If anyone bought the SE on here...Post a Vid

Re: Official: MPC X 'Special Edition' Now Released

By J.O.BEATS Fri Apr 28, 2023 2:43 pm
zangetsu01 wrote:People are taking about haters and jealousy.. Look at this video, everything that he’s doing can be done on the normal X and he’s acting like it’s all new and shiny:



That’s the reason I told him that I used to love his video’s but this was way too cheesy and it looks like he got sugared to do this ridiculous review..


Marlow digs pretended like he never had the X. I’m like bro! I watched your videos on the X!! It’s gross and frustrating because he seemed like a real honest dude
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Re: Official: MPC X 'Special Edition' Now Released

By Lampdog Fri Apr 28, 2023 3:34 pm
MPC-Tutor wrote:..but never anything with me talking direct to the camera, just not comfortable for me.


I curse too much for that. It can never happen. :lol:
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Re: Official: MPC X 'Special Edition' Now Released

By feline1 Fri Apr 28, 2023 3:44 pm
I think I can see what happened here:
the MPCX is still selling fairly well and so Akai decided to order up another production run from the factory.

The 2GB onboard RAM was probably so small that the OEM vendor didn't even make them any more, or/and it was cheaper to use their 4GB chip for this production run instead.
There was also no extra cost to change to paint colour for this run.

So Akai have done that and decided to hype it as a 'special edition' in order to boost sales. YAWN YAWN YAWN :smh:
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Re: Official: MPC X 'Special Edition' Now Released

By 8ty8 Fri Apr 28, 2023 4:04 pm
feline1 wrote:I think I can see what happened here:
the MPCX is still selling fairly well and so Akai decided to order up another production run from the factory.

The 2GB onboard RAM was probably so small that the OEM vendor didn't even maker any more, or/and it was cheaper to use their 4GB chip for this production run instead.
There was also no extra cost to change to paint colour for this run.

So Akai have done that and decided to hype it as a 'special edition' in order to boost sales. YAWN YAWN YAWN :smh:


There isn't really a production run taking place, not in the literal sense -- InMusic already had the boards to begin with. They bought them a while back and have a massive stock just sitting for quite some time now, so it was just a matter of assembling the new boards within the X shell, and then adding the retro faceplates. If anything, painting the new faceplate was the only actual "production" taking place, but you are right -- they basically just re-released the X at no cost to them, and then added the plugins that (probably) aren't selling that well along with OS 2.11.9.

Again, this is still good news for us X users because it means the current X will continue to remain supported.

I do wish they would release a "Retro Upgrade kit" -- Containing the new board and the faceplates. I would gladly pay for this.

Re: Official: MPC X 'Special Edition' Now Released

By jpeg Fri Apr 28, 2023 4:19 pm
MPC-Tutor wrote:
jpeg wrote: (side note i still dont get how u aint an influencer doing vids on youtube etc, .


Just not my thing. Might make some vids at some point, but never anything with me talking direct to the camera, just not comfortable for me. Far too autistic for that :?

jpeg wrote:I feel Akai should of given u a unit for all da work u put in over the years)


Not really where I'm coming from, I love being accountable only to myself. I buy all my gear, work to my own timetable, do as I please and say what I want :)


fair enuff bro; I get where u coming from, but yeah u could do some vids like tube digga where he dont show his face just the mpc and he talking.

Re: Official: MPC X 'Special Edition' Now Released

By pedro_oliveira1993 Fri Apr 28, 2023 4:22 pm
J.O.BEATS wrote:
zangetsu01 wrote:People are taking about haters and jealousy.. Look at this video, everything that he’s doing can be done on the normal X and he’s acting like it’s all new and shiny:



That’s the reason I told him that I used to love his video’s but this was way too cheesy and it looks like he got sugared to do this ridiculous review..


Marlow digs pretended like he never had the X. I’m like bro! I watched your videos on the X!! It’s gross and frustrating because he seemed like a real honest dude


I got the opposite reaction. I was surprised with how short the video was. He gave a small rundown of the X and that was it. Nothing extra, not a big deal. Probably he felt like his audience has already seen enough of the X he owned and didn't want to come across as dishonest.

He's (they're) entitled to having an opinion. I think the problem is this new concept of "intimacy" marketing. We watch a guy that could be any of us, we like what he does, we relate to him, we root for him, and then we expect him to have the same views as us. Then people feel mad and betrayed when that doesn't happen. When they make it, they're sellouts. It's that weird parasocial shit.
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Re: Official: MPC X 'Special Edition' Now Released

By Monotremata Fri Apr 28, 2023 4:58 pm
feline1 wrote:I think I can see what happened here:
the MPCX is still selling fairly well and so Akai decided to order up another production run from the factory.

The 2GB onboard RAM was probably so small that the OEM vendor didn't even make them any more, or/and it was cheaper to use their 4GB chip for this production run instead.
There was also no extra cost to change to paint colour for this run.

So Akai have done that and decided to hype it as a 'special edition' in order to boost sales. YAWN YAWN YAWN :smh:


Those boards were already being discontinued by the manufacturer shortly after the MPC was released what 7 years ago now? Akai bought a ton of their remaining stock, and has been holding onto it this entire time. Don't kid yourself, nothing new is inside this MPC. They could've done 4GB models from the get go, but they didnt for whatever reason. They're probably finally running out of the 2GB boards, so they've gotta break into their 4GB stock for anything else they do.
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Re: Official: MPC X 'Special Edition' Now Released

By HanHuman Fri Apr 28, 2023 4:59 pm
Lampdog wrote:I curse too much for that. It can never happen. :lol:
100% same, cursing left and right at the slightest thing going sideways. If I had that on camera it would look like some guy with tourette syndrome, probably would end up being a meme. :Sigh: :smh:
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Re: Official: MPC X 'Special Edition' Now Released

By MPC-Tutor Fri Apr 28, 2023 5:02 pm
Monotremata wrote:They're probably finally running out of the 2GB boards, so they've gotta break into their 4GB stock for anything else they do.


Interesting to see if the FCC leaked MPC One update is going to feature a 4GB board. That would be a pretty powerful but compact setup, especially if you pair it with a decent USB audio interface. Even better if they update the USB ports to USB 3.

Re: Official: MPC X 'Special Edition' Now Released

By 40Beatz Fri Apr 28, 2023 5:31 pm
I'm wondering how they incorporated the Extra RAM? Did they Partition the Bigger Internal Drive(Internal SD Card)? Or did they Incorporate Hardware RAM IC's?
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