Will The 60 ever be Obsolete?

In alot of peoples eyes the 60 is already obsolete, but I was reading that DJ Premier article in a different thread & he mentioned Akai giving him a 2500. He said he was gonna sit down with it later & try to learn it, use it, etc... Now of coarse he's prob the biggest name that used a 60 (for sequencing) but in all honesty, do you think in 10-20 years people will still be using there 60's? I can only hope so, but more & more people seem to be jumping ship, even this forum is mostly 3000 questions. Ive tried the newer MPC and even own a 1000, but still prefer my 60 because of sound, sequencer, and creative capabilities. I may just be bored as hell at work here, haha, but what do ya'll think?

SV1200 wrote:Will The 60 ever be Obsolete?

U must notta seen dis : viewtopic.php?f=4&t=103175&p=953981#p953981

SV1200 wrote:but in all honesty, do you think in 10-20 years people will still be using there 60's?

No, for the same reason they won't be using SP12s and Emulators -- they'll be broken and nobody will have parts or the desire to fix them except a few devoted fans with fat pockets.

That and its whole aura will diminish as people who grew up with other machines / software fail to covet it as much.

If ur not using the internal sounds, ( just sequencing ) all MP's are the same, and IMHO the best sequencer is the ASQ-10 which is only found in the MPC60/3000.

MY 60 is 20 years old, and is still Mint. Built tuff is Built tuff. U have to remember they cost bout 5 g's when they came out for that very reason.

Regarding "parts" been 20 years and u can still get almost all the ish u need - provided ur upgraded to 3.10 already

not as obsolete as the currently supported line...

Nope, never Obsolete.
I know cats that are teens and young adults that swear by their 60's...

like me

the 60 just like any other vintage machine will last as long as the parts are there to fix them. hardware will never die well not in my lyfe time.

obsolete means it serves no more purpose... as long as sampled hip hop remains we shouldn't have to worry about samplers disapearing... as for the 60, well how often do you see those floating around? People who have them.... have them. obsolete or not, they aren't made anymore so the number of 60's is only gonna drop in the next 10-20 years.

The thing about MPC's is very similar to turntables (cd tables included) ... they have become more then just devices designed for a specific purpose, they became musical instruments... and musical instruments dont become obsolete. Take the clarinet for example, those things have been around for hundreds of years probably and the akai ewi didn't threaten tem in any way.

SV1200 wrote:In alot of peoples eyes the 60 is already obsolete, but I was reading that DJ Premier article in a different thread & he mentioned Akai giving him a 2500. He said he was gonna sit down with it later & try to learn it, use it, etc... Now of coarse he's prob the biggest name that used a 60 (for sequencing) but in all honesty, do you think in 10-20 years people will still be using there 60's? I can only hope so, but more & more people seem to be jumping ship, even this forum is mostly 3000 questions. Ive tried the newer MPC and even own a 1000, but still prefer my 60 because of sound, sequencer, and creative capabilities. I may just be bored as hell at work here, haha, but what do ya'll think?

Well you have to remember his music hasn't really grown or changed since he switched from the SP to the MPC so it pretty much serves his needs the same as it always did.
This is the same guy who never upgraded to the Linn v3 OS, so he deep rooted in that 60 workflow.
The 60 could be considered outdated to a degree since it lacks many desired workflow points people currently desire but it's far from obsolete.

Funny how much of what it started is still exactly where we are with new gear.
That's not knocking him just a realistic perspective.

to be honest, i've heard someone make beats on a 60, and then make beats on a 500, you'd think it was NIGHT AND DAY. i dunno why, he had the same style for his beats, but executed on the 60 it was just like "woooah this beat knocks." on the 500 it was like "oh this guy must be a noob" sad but true.

EducatedHands wrote: i dunno why, he had the same style for his beats, but executed on the 60 it was just like "woooah this beat knocks." on the 500 it was like "oh this guy must be a noob" sad but true.

I don't believe you.

Music has and will always be technology-driven, but it will also forever be looking into the past for inspiration. 20 years ago the Minimoog was approaching 20 years old and it was starting to see a resurgence in popularity, after a period of time when you could find old Minis in pawn shops for $200. Whether or not the MPC 60 and the MPC 3000 is still relevant will be a function of where music is 20 years from now. Tough to predict, but it is certainly possible. And with upgrades still becoming available, people like Rohan coming up with new operating systems, new life could be breathed into the old animals out there.

I'll never get rid of my 60...NEVER