I dont have a problem w/ the JJos.. I actually like his changes. The only change that i dont like is that he took away the direct recording feature... to me that was the best feature.. See i play my music out at different venues were i take my mpc, also i use different hardware and instuments to create my sound.. To be able to record directly was one of the selling points for me buying this MPC2500..
For instance w/ the akai direct record feature u can record on what ever channel you want and use as many channels you want. also after youve recorded you can treat the audio the same way you would any other sample, filters, effects, and resample whatever you could dream.... ITS TREATED AS JUST ANOTHER AUDIO SAMPLE..
With the JJos your much more limited.. You can only record on 8 channels. you cant add filters to the audio unless you move it to an audio channel, which is cool but, what if you didnt quantize the sounds u direct recorded..? Then youve got to fight for it to land the same and achive the same feel.
To me it almost feels like he (JJ) put this version of direct recording in to make mpc1000 users feel good. Cause remember they didnt have direct record mode under the akai Os..
Anyway thats my 2 cents ive been talking about this for a while
http://www.mpc-forums.com/viewtopic.php ... highlight=
and nothings been done yet... Also if you want to check my music hit me up at
http://www.myspace.com/themainingredient ..
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