Post your views and questions about the Akai MPC2500
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By Science Fri Sep 16, 2005 2:05 am
smaked with a back hand prehaps? :lol:
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By distortedtekno Fri Sep 16, 2005 7:46 am
:lol: Did anyone catch the part where he called the compact flash reader a "multi-card reader"? Man, this chump don't know his a$$ from his elbow. How he got a job like that... who the fvck knows??? Sh!t... I'd be surprised if he could hold a job at Best Buy selling iPods with his lack of knowledge. :lol:
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By Mantis Beats Fri Sep 16, 2005 7:49 am
That video was wack ! ...wat, was he scared to touch the pads or something, may be he was scared he might break it ? I heard it made out of plastic ! Retailing just under £2000 ....sorry Akai can take a hike !!! The most powerful MPC yet ? ....Pleeeeeease !!!!
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By distortedtekno Fri Sep 16, 2005 8:03 am
If the 2500 really does start out with some rediculous sticker-shock price tag like that, nobody in their right mind is gonna buy it unless they got a ton of loot burning in their pockets (or their parents do). The average Joe makes up a large percentage of the market, so if the 2500 does sell for that much or even over $1999 USD (without the extras), it's gonna flop just like the DPS24 that put them under in the first place. Eventually they have no choice but to drop the price... especially when people are gonna be bitchin' about all the bugs that are anticipated. As much as I'd like to own one for the grid edit to bang out more complex rhythms in less time, I'm not even gonna condsider buying this unit for a long time after all this sh!t is taken care of. By then, Akai will announce the new 3500 or something.
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By Mantis Beats Fri Sep 16, 2005 12:50 pm
MPC fam knock ya self out... lol

http://www.samplekings.com/mpc2500_preview.htm

From that video it seems like the MPC 2500 has some kind of hard drive recording system going on... means you can record vocals directly into it...

" If what I hear about the MPC 2500 is true... the MPC 2500 could be dangerous !!! "

By Jenre Fri Sep 16, 2005 1:24 pm
sweepable filters. nice.

It was hard to get what they were talking about some of the time, but i think he was changed the timing value of the note repeat while using it. nice little feature.

synchronised delay. chopshop worked nicely from what i saw. real-time timestretch. damn, this is nice. haha, im trying not to get excited seeing as that guy reckons its retailing for £2000.
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By Gambles Fri Sep 16, 2005 3:09 pm
On the MPC 2500 video they should how Just Blaze gets his synth sound effect. According to the video the 4000 has that option.

Uno/1

gams

By evildead Fri Sep 16, 2005 3:37 pm
holy crap! yes, finally real sweep-able manipulation with the sliders.

This machine is close to perfection for me.

By drumtrack Fri Sep 16, 2005 3:55 pm
u can sweep all filters on the 4k too.. with external controllers and/or with the onboard sliders & knobs
the only nice thing bout the two and a half is its design
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By trupro Fri Sep 16, 2005 4:19 pm
Is that $2000 GBP (pounds) your talking?
$3,600 US Dollars? I can't see that as being true,
as you can buy a brand spanking new MPC4000 for
a couple grand, and even at stock prices, $3,600
would get you almost every option.
Maybe it's like a Sony PSP.
It's new, and it's not out yet, so you
COULD get one at that price, early.
They will realize that this won't fly
when used 4000s go faster off ebay than
the new units in their
inventory. Plus, it'll be just like the 4000:
Little johnny 'I wanna make beats'
will buy this, cus his sucker ass
friend spend like 10,000 bucks on
a G5 setup,and that's too steep for our
hero. Johnnys other boy,
who can actually produce, tells him
"If you just wanna learn how to make
beats, get an MPC!"
So he sees the new ish, and cops it,
only to realize that it won't make beats
FOR him. Next thing you know, you're
bidding on Johnny's almost
new MPC2500 at a sweet price.
Cheers.
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By DrFunk7777 Fri Sep 16, 2005 5:29 pm
LIST price under 2000 pounds...not SALE price.

You can pre-order this piece. Call your local retailer and ask for the SALE price.

By Jenre Fri Sep 16, 2005 8:26 pm
This is an exact quote: "retailing for just under £2000"

How much is just under? It certainly isnt gonna be £1400 or less. And the sale price certainly wont either. Akai are shooting themselves in the foot if this guy got the price right.

By cooocooo1 Fri Sep 16, 2005 8:30 pm
yall are some slowpokes fa real

its gonna run about 1999.00usd(that with no cdr or 128mb expansion)

if it sells well it'll stay there, if it doesnt Id expect the price to drop to anywhere from 1699.00 to 1899.00
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