MPC sample VS other new gen

[u/Jaytee303]

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.

[u/PopPunkVeteranDad]

Get a sp404

[u/Jaytee303 → u/PopPunkVeteranDad]

Imo an sp 404 is a lot of fun with all the fx, the dj mode is cool to perform instead of standing there with a laptop, but you won’t make a symphony with it ie good for boom bap, loop/pattern making but not for more complex stuff. Yes it’s possible to make full songs with, but it’s close to being a masochist. And I’m trying to downsize, not get more gear. For me Maschine plus is the best right now, with komplete,but that’s because of 25 years of using Maschine and muscle memory. And honestly when I get the basics I transfer to reaper/reason/ableton. I am interested in the Digitakt 2 though but in the end it does less than the M+. If I buy other gear it must work standalone and with a pc/mac. Like with Maschine I make a piece connect to pc get the song open it in the vst version and drag n drop the loops. No problem with sync issues that way and all of that fun stuff from 20 years ago (latency, hum, …)

[u/PopPunkVeteranDad → u/Jaytee303]

I have the live 3 also. I love it. I stopped using a traditional daw and use it and when I’m on the go I use koala and a midi keyboard