
By Lampdog
Thu Jan 22, 2026 1:42 am
NearTao wrote:XL is dope.

Everything has problems, I’m not blind to that fact, flowers’ dope is RIGHT tho!

NearTao wrote:XL is dope.


Ultros wrote:You guys arent even musicians are you? You guys are mpc collectors... lol
Not meant to hurt feelings haha but hey if it makes you feel any way maybe its got merrit.
Big ups kudos and hail hail to the first mf who steals his rather than buy it. I wish i knew all my heros were frauds before buying an mpc.
Certified Beatz wrote:Ultros wrote:You guys arent even musicians are you? You guys are mpc collectors... lol
Not meant to hurt feelings haha but hey if it makes you feel any way maybe its got merrit.
Big ups kudos and hail hail to the first mf who steals his rather than buy it. I wish i knew all my heros were frauds before buying an mpc.
It completes my short comings
I haven't even unboxed yet dreading seeing the qlinksi was hoping they had one on display at guitar center to talk me out of buying it..
I'll say it again the live 3 looks nicd I like the pads screen was small rubber buttons I like alot. Although a real flagship needed the hard coated plastic buttons
Lampdog wrote:We all know at some point shit just becomes legacy and Earth wont stop rotating any time soon.
It IS sometimes hard to let go of things that work well for you.
1. Don’t let go and miss out some new stuff that you might really like.
2. Move on AND keep your old gear too.
3. Toss it all and move on, don’t look back.
Holding on to OG X, I”m still attached to the old q-link placement for now.
EVERYTHING ELSE tho, damn, options and features out the yang on XL.
“Preferences” even looks packed with new options.
I’m comfortably @ 2.
J.O.BEATS wrote:
I thought the live3 looked way worse in person when I messed with it at GC. First time ever on an mpc that didn’t feel like an mpc. I also am not very fluent with the new OS though but the hardware just felt weird and cheap to me

Ultros wrote:You guys arent even musicians are you? You guys are mpc collectors... lol


boomspot wrote:Can’t be bothered to let any go.![]()
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emdog wrote:the MPCe pads alone are worth the purchase for the new units. If you can't see the potential then you probably are still using the new MPCs the same way you used the 60,3000,2000 etc.
that said akai still needs to implement a lot for MPCe midi and CV tracks. as soon as they make the mod matrix the same or better than drum tracks mod matrix, game over.
MPC XL is the shit, but now I have like 8 mpc lives/keys/2/X that are useless.
Certified Beatz wrote:emdog wrote:the MPCe pads alone are worth the purchase for the new units. If you can't see the potential then you probably are still using the new MPCs the same way you used the 60,3000,2000 etc.
that said akai still needs to implement a lot for MPCe midi and CV tracks. as soon as they make the mod matrix the same or better than drum tracks mod matrix, game over.
MPC XL is the shit, but now I have like 8 mpc lives/keys/2/X that are useless.
One of the many reasons I purchaes the XL. Not only with a beefed up processor and memory MPE takes the MPC in whole different direction..
emdog wrote:the MPCe pads alone are worth the purchase for the new units. If you can't see the potential then you probably are still using the new MPCs the same way you used the 60,3000,2000 etc.MPCe pads works for midi after 3.7. It's just that you have to use a drum track and then send to a midi track. Then you get all the expressive goodness.
that said akai still needs to implement a lot for MPCe midi and CV tracks. as soon as they make the mod matrix the same or better than drum tracks mod matrix, game over.
MPC XL is the shit, but now I have like 8 mpc lives/keys/2/X that are useless.

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