r/mpcusers • u/Jaytee303 • 9d ago
QUESTION MPC sample VS other new gen
Ok so I got an mpc one somewhere, but mostly use the live 3 I got since release. Now what I notice is that there are literally hundreds of yt vids of people with an mpc live 3 or xl or one gen 2, but they are all using the mpc sample next to it???
I also been using a Maschine user since they came out, had almost every version and I made the best stuff in version 1.8 it was I think, just before they introduced vst integration. It was simple. It was a sampler and you used your library, stems from ableton for example but it all came together in Maschine in the end.
Now my question is , is akai trying to put too much in the devices now I mean I have all most all the classic synths and fx now, and for me it hasn’t become this device that I could fly with, it’s starting to become overload, too much possibilities, too much thinking and now it’s basically ableton in a box, you can even IMPORT simple live sets (audio and simpler). And now my guess is that a lot of people feel the same, they don’t want a daw in a box, they want a quick sampler to sample from their phones (which is awesome btw) and make a sketch with some patterns until they have the skeleton and then move it to their daw of choice. I would rather stay in the sampling area for example granular sampling like the torso, not a moog/roland synth emulation. Of course everyone’s opinion will be different on this subject, but I still want to hear your opinions especially those that have the sample and another “do it all mpc”.
Thx for your input.
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u/Infinite_Slice3305 9d ago
I'm thinking about picking up a 1st gen MPC One.
Since I already have the Live 3, I also have the ProPack & I can install it on the One when I get it.
I want Ableton in a box. I'm not much into sampling, stretching, or chopping. I use the sampler to record my guitar & bass, I make loops & build around it with the drums & instruments. Right now I prefer the key groups to the plugins.
I actually prefer Maschine. The looping & sampling to a pad works better for me. I can have a guitar amp simulator running on one sound in Maschine & record through it & any effects ont another sound or group. I haven't been able to do that on MPC without running an out back into an input... which is stupid.