Ain't the 4000 outdated?

I would love to invest in a gear I really can GROW ON.. But why spend hours and hours to learn a manual for the 4000, when its being "rejected" by akai?

Why don't go for the 5000? And it will probably hold its price for many more years to come..


Is it not smarter to learn the "new technology" with the new possibilities..?


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If you really want to be up to date.. don't get any MPC.. Use software. MPC's are strictly for the hands on self contained approach to making beats and not really pushing any technologcal boundries.

The 4000 is awesome but if you are just buying it to be on top of the tech game look elsewhere.

How is it out dated its the FLAGSHIP MPC!!!

AWW_NAWW wrote:How is it out dated its the FLAGSHIP MPC!!!

Yeah, it can still do what you need it to and some.

plus it looks bada$$

mr_debauch wrote:plus it looks bada$$

The 4k is big and doofy like a cash register.

diegoeskryptic wrote:

mr_debauch wrote:plus it looks bada$$

The 4k is big and doofy like a cash register.

CHING CHING BEEYAHTCH!!!

^^^^^

Yo mama azz is big and doofy!
... and you probably work on a cash register ....

MPZ60 wrote:If you really want to be up to date.. don't get any MPC.. Use software. MPC's are strictly for the hands on self contained approach to making beats and not really pushing any technologcal boundries.

The 4000 is awesome but if you are just buying it to be on top of the tech game look elsewhere.

Maybe true, but I am so tired of working with the mouse.. I would love to learn the mpc-workflow

You might want to look at the Roland MV-8800. It's a nice merge between software and hardware, and like I've said in the past, makes way more sense to me than a 5000.

Look into it. It's the same price.

gaag wrote:I would love to invest in a gear I really can GROW ON.. But why spend hours and hours to learn a manual for the 4000, when its being "rejected" by akai?

Why don't go for the 5000? And it will probably hold its price for many more years to come..


Is it not smarter to learn the "new technology" with the new possibilities..?


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Well... The 5000 is gonna get treated just the same way in 1-2 years by Akai, and it doesnt really have any features thats more "new technology" than the 4000.

gaag wrote:I would love to invest in a gear I really can GROW ON.. But why spend hours and hours to learn a manual for the 4000, when its being "rejected" by akai?

Why don't go for the 5000? And it will probably hold its price for many more years to come..


Is it not smarter to learn the "new technology" with the new possibilities..?


?

Wow from good buy to outdated seems that the manual is tough or something. It is up to you get what is best for you.

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Blue Haze wrote:

gaag wrote:I would love to invest in a gear I really can GROW ON.. But why spend hours and hours to learn a manual for the 4000, when its being "rejected" by akai?

Why don't go for the 5000? And it will probably hold its price for many more years to come..


Is it not smarter to learn the "new technology" with the new possibilities..?


?

Wow from good buy to outdated seems that the manual is tough or something. It is up to you get what is best for you.

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I was one second from buying the 4000.. If I had bought it, I've would have been studying that manual in this moment writing notes and making music:P

I guess I've been reading to much different opinion on this forum this week., TO MUCH! Its a fun decision to make tho!

Well in your other post you said this will be your first mpc maybe you should start with an used 2000xl or 500 to get your head around them. You never know until you bang out on one. And yes whatever unit you purchase you have to hit that manual.

Cuz asking here it only having a person who have read it, study the machine and experienced the machine just repeat the same thing you can get yourself. Real talk.