Discuss the various methods you use in music production, from compressor settings to equipment type.
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By Hadees Thu Oct 27, 2005 9:45 pm
mpc 1000, EPS 16+ rack, Akai S950.
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By Ron Fri Oct 28, 2005 1:03 am
My first was an EMAX II then I got this K2000. I hated that thing. Next was my Triton and now that live with my 2000XL and computer.
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By lank Fri Oct 28, 2005 9:19 am
E-mu e4X (wish i still had my Casio FZ-20m as well :( )



sold my 2000xl a while back but am looking to pick up a 1000 soon. i really miss the sequencer, i don't know if i'll use the sampler on it much. was never completely happy with the sound of the newer MPCs and hated the fact that there was not much control over the samples themselves. if money was no issue i'd be in line for a 2500 though.

By dennison Fri Oct 28, 2005 9:23 am
Fantom X and Acid 3 with soundforge 5 used together.
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By Paul R Fri Oct 28, 2005 12:36 pm
dj e.d.e wrote:well i've heard talks on here that the mpc sampler is not so great..... but i beg to differ... i love this machine ,that was the hole reason i bought it was because the sampler on it , and to sample your own sounds.


i agree, i've been making some phat kicks on the xl

i think people comment on the sampler cos it's not as good for non-percussion samples, but for drums it's cool
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By punkdISCO Fri Oct 28, 2005 12:46 pm
..I have to agree with the comments about the MPC being basic (only got a 1k so clearly dont know the whole range). You only have to use something like Kontakt to realise no hardware can compare to this in terms of pure sampling. Even comparing the 1k to other samples (has a E5000Ultra for many years before going soft on sampling) the 1k is incredibly basic and feature-less.

But as you point out, for drums the engine is fine and hence we all still love them.. Also, on the MPCs you get a complete package that is designed to keep a vibe going - worth far more than the sum of its parts (indeed, all the parts are quite weak).

see you,
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By Definition Fri Oct 28, 2005 7:08 pm
Rocking an S950
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By d_loc Fri Oct 28, 2005 8:17 pm
use the 1k in combo with a pc

especially Reaktor lately.....this is NUTS as a SAmpler please believe I speak truth

MPC is obviously limited as a sampler.....

the only things I really wish the 1k had was individual attack/decay for the levels of a pad, and also linking pads together like the 2k (as a sampler anyway) and maybe some x fade options but those who know its not a asr
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By dopeasfunk Sat Oct 29, 2005 10:09 am
S900 which i picked up for 5000yen bout 40 US. Any other peeps here using one with the updated OS that gives it the 950's shizzle? I emailed akai but never heard anything from dem useless *****. Apparantly they do send out floppies with that update :roll:
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By rookie Mon Oct 31, 2005 4:02 am
mpc 4000,k2500rs,fantom s& the yamaha a4000.also software which I RARELY use because they don't sample, they just read .wav files. someone correct me if I'm wrong.the 4000 is 99% of the z8 sampler so it's kool for sampling anything.

By 2wice Mon Oct 31, 2005 5:09 pm
S950 & I'll cop another in the next couple months.

By JIHAD7234 Thu Nov 17, 2005 8:29 pm
ASR 10, EMAX I, MPC 1000

By nate247 Thu Nov 17, 2005 9:22 pm
MPC 1K & V-Synth XT
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By g4s Thu Nov 17, 2005 9:45 pm
Use the 1K with an RS7000 and just copped an S6000; should have it in a few days.

G4s