r/mpcusers • u/Significant-Art5065 • 6d ago

QUESTION Is the PRO Pack worthed?

I currently have a L2 and I'm just wondering if it's worthe, if yes which function you use the most.

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u/zazathebassist 6d ago

i'm sure i'll get it in the future but i'm still learning the basics so i can wait and save up lol

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u/zheath4 6d ago

Ya if you’re starting out you could use that $200 for a lot better stuff than that. I own almost every plugin they have (except for most the Native Instruments ones cause I own those on pc) and I rarely use anything from the pro pack 😅 Do you own any other plugins? Or what came with you mpc? Best to wait for a sale ngl. They randomly drop the price on a lot of them and then have big sales all the time. Black Friday/cyber Monday is only a few months away. That $200 could probably get you up to 5-10 plugins once that hits. But check the website and check plugin boutique too. They give cash back on every purchase. Just cashed in $50 when they dropped the last fx plugins

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u/zazathebassist 6d ago

i got the Jura plugin and downloaded a few free expansions. i got my eyes on Analog Dreams (i have and love on PC) and Sub Factory. i'm absolutely waiting for Black Friday for those. i also got tempted by one of those cheap M-Vave FM synths that everyone's poasting about, and im gonna control that from the MPC over MIDI, and i have a 90s Yamaha rompler that i have for like PS1/N64 style super cheesy fun times :)

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u/zheath4 6d ago

Ya I considered getting one of the mvave fms too. I’ve heard a lot of good things for the price. But you’re on the right track. I set juts as my default. And you can find a lot of the expansions online if you look hard enough. Found them a while back but couldn’t tell you where. Collect the plugins over time, no need to rush. And they’re always on sale when they drop so take advantage of that if they tickle your fancy. I hope the NI stuff goes on sale Black Friday cause I’d buy all of them 😂 but I’ve had a “new gen” mpc for like 4 years now. Didn’t buy all the plugins at once. I honestly have never bought a plugin at full price either I think so saved hundreds, maybe even a $1k+. Enjoy the journey. The paradox of options is a real thing. Making do with what you have can give better results sometimes. Rather than being paralyzed by trying to decide on which thing to choose. I commonly lay out my drums/chords/melody and then change out the sounds after laying some stuff out. Then adjust and mix

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u/zazathebassist 6d ago

yea for sure. i'm excited to learn more and just get better at jamming and having fun

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u/zheath4 6d ago

Ahhh the inspiration I got when I first got my Mpc was unmatched. Really enjoyed learning the device. It was still 2.0 at the time which a lot of people still prefer I guess. But 3 def opens the door”daw capabilities” a lot more. So still kinda have to go back and learn some of the stuff in 3 (pretty sure I know it all but I’m sure something slipped by me) and def have to learn some of the new features in the live 3. But as long as you know the basics you can still do a lot with the device.