The state of the 1k today!

Whats good? I'm an ex MPC 2000xl user who switched over to software and I hate the workflow. Now, I in the market for a new MPC. The 4k is way overpriced, the 2500 I read about numerous bugs, the 2000xl is kinda limiting as for as processor speed and features, but the 1k is priced right and has faster prosessing and more features, but I remember just scanning these forums not too long ago and reading all sorts of bugs with notes dropping and the sequencer being off compared too other models of mpcs. So, how is the 1k as of today. Whats good what needs work.

23 views and not 1 reply? Come on help a dude out. I need to make a choice SOON and I need your help, if you own a 1k chime in! What bugs remain and do you regret your purchase or wish you copped a different model.

http://www.mpc-forums.com/viewtopic.php?t=52829
that should answer your question.

dropping notes - it doesn't if you use it right
timing - only heard of this being a problem under extreme circumstances - and only with house music due to my opininon that nature of the music is different than what the mpc is specifically designed for. i may be absolutely incredibly wrong on that, but from what i know, that's what i attribute certain timing issues to.

the other timing issue results from user incompetence and inability to figure out chopping, timestretch, step edit, time correction, etc etc etc

mpc1000 will get shit done
mpc2500 will too

anything will if you put yourself to it.

Ok cool, The only other question I had is about the pads. I hear alot of people complaining there too small and the lose sensitivity, is this true? When I had my 2000xl I never had one problem with the pads you could bang them things forever no problem. I see in the forums people are having to open up their 1k's and glue pads!! Is this commonplace with the 1k cause I really want one but my pads gotta be flawless.

the pads dont seem to be flawless

Mine work great but a little uneven from pad to pad. I'm not a crazy banger like some people lol.

If that's a priority make sure you test out one that's been used so you see what i mean, remember shift+DCBA is pad test.

dont let the pad issue get u from a great machine , although i wish i got the 2500 haha , but u can fix the 1000's pads and glue it better than akai did it

if pads are a problem do what some others do, invest in a mpd16 and use that with your 1k..

the 1000 is ok. The thing I came to realize was that since it doesn't really do anything special you're better off just using an mpd-16 with your DAW software of choice.

I traded mine for a 60 since as I said, the 1000 doesn't really do anything you can't do with an mpd and a DAW. I am happy to say I'm quite pleased. The 60 sounds amazing, and there are plenty of easy ways to work around the limitations. People say that it's the beat maker and not the machine. I agree, but this still SOUNDS a lot better. It's not going to make wack beats good, but it'll make good beats better (at least sonically).

Also the 1000 doesn't have the shift timing feature that lets you shift every hit in increments earlier or later. I used to have to do this manually and I recall the 1000 crashing all the time when I used step edit. Now that I have a 60 which comes with the feature, it's quick and easy to experiment with different timings (and this is like the best feature on any mpc I've come to realize, better than swing).

Plus the 1000 feels like it'll fall apart after a few years. I also don't think akai is too hot to keep fixing/upgrading the software because then there will be no reason to buy the 2500. Whereas the 60 is a tank. I have used a 1000, a 2000, a 2000xl, and a 2500 and they all felt like toys ready to snap compared to this.

My point, can you make beats with the 1000? Sure. Is it worth 900 dollars? Only if you're going to trade it for a 60.

Just a note - the 1K does have shift timing (it's in the Seq Edit menu) - you can select all notes in a note-range and a range of bars and choose the number of ticks to shift the selected notes either backward or forward in the sequence.