does anyone know how many mpc2kxl models where manufactured?

got back my mpc from repair so I can proceed my beat experiments..

my serial number is 70045 - 00422

can that mean that my mpc is number 70000th thousand in the production chain?

can some body post your serial number? maybe then we can see how many where manufactured?

I'm going to post the same question to the roger linn company... I want to know how many mpc 60II and mpc 3000 where manufactured as well

on the back side is (21)5032500343
on the under belly is a bar code 8 25213 00002 5

oraziodelcore wrote:got back my mpc from repair so I can proceed my beat experiments..

my serial number is 70045 - 00422

can that mean that my mpc is number 70000th thousand in the production chain?

can some body post your serial number? maybe then we can see how many where manufactured?

That's real slick you may have something there.

YO CHECK THIS OUT I GOT A REPLY FROM ROGER LINN TEAM!!!

Hi Orazio,

If my numbers are correct, Akai produced a total of 5224 MPC3000s and 1292
MPC3000LE units.

Roger Linn Team

MY INVESTIGATIONS FINALLY GOES SOMEWHERE!!!

NOW ITS TIME TO DEAL WITH THE MPC2KXL THING!!

dgny wrote:on the back side is (21)5032500343
on the under belly is a bar code 8 25213 00002 5

70045 - 00422

50325 - 00343

your mpc serial number seams to be an earlier number than mine...mmm

when did you buy your unit?

I bought mine 2nd hand in 2002 ...

I bought my unit 2nd hand in April 2006.
The dude i bought it from had it for a year and wasn't using it.
He bought it brand new between Feb-05 and April-05

it's strange that I have an higher number than yours...

maybe if we ask someone who bought their mpc2kxl very early about their serial number
and then we could ask some one who got it late....

mmmm.. and don't know maybe if more people start emailing akaipro with the same question

No doubt we need more serials, because then we can figure out where the numbering system starts. I'm willing to bet some of the numbers represent what factory and/or assembly line the machine was made on. Sort of a tracking type of thing for Akai in case of a recall.

Post your 2000xl serials

mine is 10125-00713

Mine is 79955-00755. Did shift trim, then shift trim again then pressed the ver soft key and the screen said last build 2002.

that must mean i have one of the first mpc2000xl ever made?

This is very interesting.

I emailed midicase who manages the mpc2000xl.com site
about the production numbers with the mpc2kxl.
His repsonse look like this:

"I do no have access to recent numbers, but in '99 the Akai website had:

"Commemorative MPC celebrates the 30,000th unit sold!"

That would lead me to to think that about 20,000 MPC2000 units sold:
30,000 - 3251 - 5224 - 1292.

I do not think that includes the even more popular XL series released in
really late '99.

Units sold are usually closely guarded numbers." - midicase.com

yeah.....let's see :
we got :

2KXL4life 's 10125-00713 early number
dgny 's (21)50325-00343
mine(orazio) 70045-00422
derf06 's 79955-00755 late number


2KXL4life ! when did you buy your mpc?


derf06 ! when did you buy yours?