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 AKAI MPC Production Guide

AKAI MPC Production

The AKAI MPC Production Guide is a comprehensive guide to help you with the powerful line of AKAI drum machine selections.

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  Akai MPC 2000XL The Work Horse

I have to make this statement! If you walk into a production studio and they do not have a MPC 60, MPC 3000, MPC 2000, MPC 2000XL, MPC 4000 or an MPC 1000 drum machine…LEAVE!

Seriously! I don’t care what type of music they produce or what kind of software they have (Propellerhead Reason, FL Studio..etc…etc).

The fact is nothing swings drums like an MPC drum machine. I have all kind of software and hardware but my main piece of gear is my MPC 2000XL. For you old heads I have a Roger Linn MPC 3000 too but the screen doesn’t show that great anymore. However, it still has a spot in the studio just because it is an MPC 3000 no what I mean. Listen to a track I produced with my MPC 2000XL. I chopped the samples and sequenced it all with the MPC.

The MPC 2000XL is what I do all my sequencing with and it is definitely in the loop of my MIDI setup. I am running 2 keyboards, 6 sound modules, 3 synth boards and the EMU MP-7 drum machine from my MPC 2000XL. Oh…she is a beast. I love all my software gear but I will never leave my hardware gear to collect dust…NEVER! The AKAI MPC Production Guide will give you a list of the current boards and specs on the most popular “MPC 2000XL”.


The MPC Drum Machine Line

 

  • MPC 2000XL
  • MPC 4000
  • MPC 1000

Features

  • Sampler, drum machine and multitrack
  • MIDI sequencer in one instrument
  • Innovative memory card interface for storage, transfer and uploading of files
  • Supports various types of removable flash memory such as CompactFlash, SmartMedia, Memory Stick, and Secure Digital
  • Dedicated buttons for the most commonly used functions
  • Informative graphic LCD on a hinged, tiltable panel
  • Extremely powerful sampling drum machine/phrase sample
  • Extensive sample editing that includes cut and paste, timestretch, etc. with waveform display
  • 16-bit/44.1kHz stereo sampling with 32-voice polyphony
  • Resonant digital filter & envelope per voice
  • Large, great-feeling, velocity and pressure-sensitive pads for expressive programming
  • Note Variation slider for programming a wide variety of dynamics
  • Stereo Mix outputs & optional 8 individual outputs
  • Built-in floppy disk and SCSI interface
  • Reads sample data from S1000 and S3000 series samplers, E-mu EIIIx, Roland S750/S760, WAV
  • Powerful and easy-to-use MIDI sequencer offers a great alternative to complex computer-based sequencers
  • Supports both linear and pattern-style (looped) recording
  • 300,000 note sequence capacity
  • Step Edit mode for fast recording, viewing or editing of any event in a sequence
  • Flexible synchronization capabilities: MIDI clock, MTC, and SMPTE (optional)
  • 2 MIDI inputs with merge & 2 independent MIDI outputs (32 channels)