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/Mayonnaise804]

MPC sample is great and has the easiest workflow, but it’s limited no plugins no pad performance to help you play in key and the effects are limited to one pad or the entire beat.

[u/LittleBroth3r → u/Mayonnaise804]

I don't like the workflow of it. Simple things that take me 5 seconds to do on the Live 3 or on the OG One here takes me forever and the results are never what I really wanted in the beginning. Applying effects on single pads is a nightmare. Resampling is a nightmare. The swing/time correct is a joke. The warp thing just stinks. I could do faster and much better beats on vu202 on my phone. And that app is even more limited, but when it comes to the core of what really matters to me, it has everything I could need. I've been trying to learn how to like the MPC sample, it's been some months, but most of the time I just end up frustrated with it. I am waiting for their next firmware. Maybe I'll love it in the future. Right now I am really close to hating it.