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Old 11th December 2009   #23
Elogical4now
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Originally Posted by Brian! View Post
Remaking older MPCs wouldn't work because most newer producers are convinced that swing templates accurately emulate MPC swing and that various bitcrusher plug-ins do the same emulation. Older MPCs aren't that expensive to repair so there's no real reason for older users to buy anything new.

Akai needs a rock solid machine that has tight DAW integration otherwise I don't see the point in buying ANY new MPCs. If only they expanded on Akai.sys...
Yup !!!

A hardware MPC that talks to an AKAI software plugin in your DAW. Seamless integration between the two would be the s**t.
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