New MPC 1000? Rumors? Akai Roadmap?

I wish Akai made a sampler piano like Ensoniq's ASR-10. That would go on top of my wish list immediately.

rbob Z28 wrote:I wish Akai made a sampler piano like Ensoniq's ASR-10. That would go on top of my wish list immediately.

LOL...It's quite interesting to note that a few people are showing an interest in the MPC5000K (Obviously a joke and perhaps not the ideal example, but... it does make you think.....)

I've owned a few Keyboard samplers in my time, products from E-mu such as (Emax and then Emulator). Ensoniq (Mirage, EPS-16+). Arrrgghhh why did I sell them?!?

Ah the nostalgia!! I really miss having a dedicated hardware sampler in keyboard form - I feel we've gone full circle now and we're ready for a new one to hit the market.

Interesting thought that... ...a new ASR-10 clone with vastly improved spec and features... ...now surely some hardware manufacturer could release one at a reasonable price and that would be the new standard. (i'm not talkiing about a Neko or an Oasys by the way)

Trouble is so many people are using software set-ups nowadays - perhaps it will remain just a dream - but I still think there's room for a well-designed keyboard sampler if it had a decent spec and a good company behind it!

In this day and age; It would need to have a hardware spec much better than the MPC5000 though - that's a given!

What do you guys think?

Peace - Elite

Looks like a Fantom with serious OS issues...

haha "akai - the name synonymous with os issues"

to be fair, less so in recent months
but there was still a 4 year "dark ages" period that i have NOT forgotten
still waiting on several apologies regarding build quality, saving errors, and lies from Justin Baro

Nym wrote:haha "akai - the name synonymous with os issues"

to be fair, less so in recent months
but there was still a 4 year "dark ages" period that i have NOT forgotten
still waiting on several apologies regarding build quality, saving errors, and lies from Justin Baro

lol. It's gonna get even worse for me now that I've gone and bought the MPC5000....

OS Issue City - Here we come... "All aboard, this train is now departing"....lol

Allthough I find your comments and creativity very funny , I originally startet this thread to learn more about Akai and if there are any rituals before unveilind new products - e.g. the apple company has a lot of rumors and at some point it is clear to the interestet macheads that a new product is coming out (of course no exact date or time but you know when something is going to happen)?

Or if you have a look at the history of Akai - is there any standard period of months or years an MPC-generation is lasting before a new one comes? E.g. the MPC1000 was unveiled in 2004 (if I get that right) - isn't it time to update and put in some more RAM, or maybe the backlight pads like the XR20 has?

What do you guys think?

SteveFromBerlin wrote:Hi there, I am totally new to this Forum...

Do you guys know anything about a roadmap for Akais new releases?

Is there any rumors about new **** to come?


All the best from Berlin!

The answer is no

Hope all is well in Berlin, but as far as hearing about anything new... I seriously doubt it. Last year they introduced a new flagship, as well as the small one with the lit pads (XR20, I think) I imagine they would be working on updates for the 5k. Just my opinion though.

akai is so fukced. they released that 5000 that makes absolutely no sense. anyone with the money to drop on one of those things is already going to have a bunch of external synths that sound better and are more versatile/tweakable than what's built into the 5000. think about all the people akai had to pay to spend years coding that internal synth engine for the 5000 from scratch. what a waste of time & money just re-inventing the wheel while their other products just stagnated.

what akai needs to do is SO clear: UPDATE THE 1000 !!!

the 1000 is their most popular model by far and yet it is stuck in 2004 in terms of features & cpu power. if akai had 2 brain cells to rub together they would release an mpc 1000X :

keep the same basic form factor.
give it a tilt screen.
update the pads, sliders, data wheel, and buttons. make them higher quality and able to take years of use without falling apart like they do now.
usb 2.0 connection.
internal hard drive standard.
256 MB ram standard, upgradeable to 1GB.
most importantly: UPDATE THE CPU !
give it at least 64 voice polyphony.
and a studio quality set of built in FX (high quality delays and reverbs, a gate, time stretch, vocoder...)
make everything tweakable in realtime.
get JJ to do the OS with a team of top programmers working under his direction.

there would be people lining up around the block to throw their money at akai if they released something like this. but they will never do it. all they understand is bigger and more bloated and more expensive. they don't see the value in supporting and refining their older models.

That's true man!

But it already does have USB. Is it 1.0?!?

i hope akai doesnt release a new machine until its friggin ready. the 1K AkaiOS was a serious step down from the 2kxl....if it wasnt for the JJOS ....

Actually, just as a quick follow-up to my earlier posts: I'm really quite enjoying the MPC5000. Thought you'd like to know.

SteveFromBerlin wrote:That's true man!

But it already does have USB. Is it 1.0?!?

Yeah, pretty slow...

So, lately the MPC1000 had its price dropped, suggesting maybe a clearance... does anybody know something about a model update?

I've been longing to get my first MPC, and decided to go for the 1k. Been watching the prices for about two months, then suddenly there is this drop (guitar center, turntable lab). Any news? I'm really discouraged to buy it now with all its troubles, having to update OS, RAM, storage, pads... do you think AKAI is updating the MPC line real soon?


Thanks

Doubt it...

Even if they updated the product line you're almost definitely better off with the 1k/2.5k and upgrading it as you have the funds instead of waiting for Akai to fix it.

The 1k is a solid solid solid entry model and with all the upgrades will do just about everything you'd want any MPC to do within reason of what the hardware is capable of.

If you want lots of updates, bells and whistles just get a PC. If you just want a solid sequencer with good sampling options go for the MPC.