Akai MPC Studio

[Pilotwings]

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I like the fact that it has a brushed aluminum body, but don't care for the shiny, (bling) knobs. Brushed aluminum knobs that matched the body would have been much more classy IMO.

As a MPC4000 user, I wonder why Akai chose to do away with sliders on their new control surfaces?

[tedgoldie]

Originally Posted by Pilotwings

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I like the fact that it has a brushed aluminum body, but don't care for the shiny, (bling) knobs. Brushed aluminum knobs that matched the body would have been much more classy IMO.

As a MPC4000 user, I wonder why Akai chose to do away with sliders on their new control surfaces?

because sliders can't immediately pick up different control values (i.e. they're not endless), knobs are a better way to go imo.


i think Akai deserve to be congratulated on the two MPCs they've shown so far. i was hoping for an MPC6000 standalone, but accepting that these two are software controllers then Akai certainly seems to be a company that is looking at the competition, listening to user feedback, and attempting to strike a balance between old and new. i realise that everything will live and die on software stability and usability but from what we can see so far i'm very impressed.

this is in marked contrast to the way they have handled their MPC range since numark/akai happened, so let's hope that its the start of something good for us all.

[Pilotwings]

Originally Posted by M-Goldie

because sliders can't immediately pick up different control values (i.e. they're not endless), knobs are a better way to go imo.

I'm not saying the knobs shouldn't be there, I just feel at least one slider should be present for programming midi vol. changes, etc. (0-127) that are not continuous.

[Yoozer]

Originally Posted by Pilotwings

but don't care for the shiny, (bling) knobs.

The render shows them as chrome-like, the pictures show them as ribbed. Not brushed, but yeah, that'd be classier.

As a MPC4000 user, I wonder why Akai chose to do away with sliders on their new control surfaces?

I think it has to do with keeping the height of it as low as possible.

[Pilotwings]

Originally Posted by Yoozer

I think it has to do with keeping the height of it as low as possible.

I agree, but the MPC1000's sliders are pretty low profile & the design of the MPC Studio could have been even more so...

If the software is stable, Akai should do well with their new MPC line

[tedgoldie]

Originally Posted by Pilotwings

As a MPC4000 user

i just picked up a 4000
back to hardware! i'm loving it.

i'm curious as to how far akai have gone down the sample and program manipulation on these new MPCs?. . .

they seem to have got the basics in there of sample editing, pad layering etc. if they have made the sample maipulation pretty deep (which i doubt) then i could be tempted...