I don't see anything wrong with it either. However, as with all samplers the sound you get out of is mostly dependant on what you put in, hence there are no real MPC or MV drums. We only associate the sound of theses with a machine's sound because we know what they are using. It's not the machine it's the person behind it.
I hear the difference between the MPC and the MV.
What you hear is difference in production styles and nothing more. If Storch or Dupree switched boxes tomorrow, there would be signature sound we would attribute to the box. The fact is , we know what we're told and nothing more. Dupree never stated anywhere what songs he used it on or at least to what extent. So nobody knows
what they're actually using. We don't know if trigering the MV from PT.
As far as the sounds themselves , we have absolutely no idea as to how , how much, or where the sounds were processed. If you run drums through a NEVE compressor , tweak them with a Manley Valve EQ then sample it. It's impossible for me to see how a sampler can take credit for the sound. In the end, the listener still has no real idea of where they came from or how the sounds came about - regardless of what sampler a dude is seen with.
Terms like "round" have been tossed around for decades. The problem is that no matter how many times its used it's still vague and subjective at best. It sounds good but without a detailed articulation of what the listener is experiencing nobody really knows what "round" , bubbly, refreshing, or fat , meaty or other other entertaining (but vague) terms mean. Not a blast- just my opinion.
Your beats will always sound every bit as f*cked up on any MPC as it does on the MV, Battery, or other instrument. These machines do as they are told to. Whether your music is sh!t or pure brilliance - the machine has little to do with it.
BTW- No feature, system shortcut, or suped up OS will compensate for a lack of talent.
If we can't walk up to it and start making a track within a hour then the machine has "horrible functionality"
