Differences?

Hi,

I am currently a mpc2000xl owner... ive been playing around with the 4000 lately, and it has some really nifty ass features. i usually run my laptop and mpc combo together, leaving my triton out of the loop (i need to sell it) im thinking i might sell the 2000 and triton, and use that money towards a 4000 and a 2 octave midi controller keyboard.. i really like the ak.sys feature how you can just upload the samples that you edit on the computer and load up the programs thru usb... seems like a real time saver.. what i do is edit them on the computer, tranfer onto zip, then load into mpc... but anyway my real QUESTION WAS:

what is the big differences between the 4000LE
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and the 4000studio D
http://www.musiciansfriend.com/srs7/sid ... id/705563/

is it just the ADAT compatibility? i wont be using one.. other than that wat are the important features, and then what in your opinion is the best model for the best price? THANK YOU.

Sean

iment wrote:i usually run my laptop and mpc combo together, leaving my triton out of the loop (i need to sell it) im thinking i might sell the 2000 and triton, and use that money towards a 4000 and a 2 octave midi controller keyboard..

Was crackin, your triton is a capable MIDI controller/slave keyboard.
I also do the ZIP transfer/save/write/read thing. It is a small pain though.
Have you tried sampling some of your triton COMBI's into your PC and using that combi hit as a sample? It's a NICE thing to do and your MPC will love you for giving it an original COMBI you made up yourself. Donjay (on the 4k forums) and myself are good with COMBI's on the Triton. He uses them midi'd to his 4k, I like to have the actual COMBI sample IN my MPC to use and manipulate.

The MPC4000LE has no hard drive, CD-R, 8 analog outs, or ADAT. It also has only 16 MB of RAM. In other words, it is a stripped down MPC4000 with the basic features but little usefulness without those missing items. You can save money by adding them yourself as long as you are willing to find compatible components. I bought the higher end models. If I had to do it all over again I would consider buying the MPC4000LE and adding everything. I had no problem affording those better models but impatience is costly.

You will notice quite a difference in the filters of the MPC2000XL and the MPC4000. If there is any way you can hold on to your MPC2000XL, then do it at least until after you have had the MPC4000 a while. The MPC2000XL has a distinct sound that is perfect for percussion. You might miss it. I have held on to all my other MPC's, and I have never regretted my decision.