Get on the store display model and get the feel for the unit. Another suggestion, How about going to your local music gear store for half a day with some samples and the Mpc live's manual. I would rather have something new to learn and break in any way.

You can return it and get another one or get your money back. You can return it without a big hassle and get all your money back. If you find out the Mpc workflow isn't for you. I will purchase the live for the return option. If I was you and new to the Mpc way of making music. I'm not going to convince you to buy either models like a Mpc salesman. Heavie wrote:Here's my suggestions without going into deep specs on this or that. Overall I dig the layout, look and sound of the 25k more. The oldschool MPCs are pretty nice, and their technical abilities would be enough for me.īut one major drawback of old MPCs for me is that the LIVE has batteries, the old don‘t! So I can‘t make beats in a plane, and stuff. It‘s probably the most versatile MPC (alongside the X) that there is.īut I‘m still struggeling. The 2500 doesn’t have Lazy chopping, that’s a dope feature on the Live/X With the Live you have to press menu then the option on the screen. I’m just used to using shift+pad functions to go somewhere. The touch screen to get to other options gets old fast. If I had to do it again, I would have purchased a X because of the tactile buttons or a 4000. I don’t think my 1000 crashed, my live crashed about 3 times since launch. I have a 1000 with the big screen, it’s dope but another added expense. i kinda dig knobs and buttons more.ġ28mb is definitely enough for boombap. Im also not really a fan of a touchscreen. also as i recall they are pretty solid and not crashing or anything, while people complained about the nu akai maschines that they are not fully worked out yet (bugs n stuff). I'm tempted to go with the live but im really not sure. Isnt 128mb ram more than enough for boombap/lofi stuff? also i have seen 2500 with bigger screens installed and of course with jjos. Simult sequence, cross fade loop are two features I miss from the JJOS 2500. You can download the software demo and get a sort of feel how the functions work. You can fly through and chop samples really fast. Watch a few videos of MPC Live reviews and beat making. Ayatolli wrote: kaydigi wrote:Downsides to the 2500

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