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MPC Renaissance
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Permalink Reply by saintjoe on -
exactly, we knew it was coming, but I personally expected them to push the envelope a bit more, not just do a direct copy with a beefed up controller (stuff that maschine users were asking for)
But I still think competition is good for the consumer, the companies get to battle for our dollar (or to keep us as customers) So that means they get to battle on features/product.
Akai is stepping into the NI territory now, going straight software, I'd say they have their work cut out for them
I want to check it out for sure
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Permalink Reply by DJ Rock Well on -
I thought they might at least make it so it was a standalone hardware device as well. But it seems to just be a midi controller stuck to an audio interface that's the size of an MPC. Odd choice. And like you say, based on recent history - who would I rather have making my software? Akai or NI?
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Permalink Reply by djdesignz on -
From their site Next Gen MPC's it appears that they have two more devices; MPC Studio & MPC Fly which is an iOS application. I agree that this is a good thing and hopefully will push NI in their development and support.
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Permalink Reply by saintjoe on
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The studio will be more competitively priced with Maschine, no audio i/o, the mpc fly will be an iOS app PLUS an actual controller for the ipad :)
any development of music gear is good for the industry imo
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Permalink Reply by DJ Rock Well on
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"any development of music gear is good for the industry imo"
No doubt, I could rant for days about what I don't like about it... and Akai in general since Numark Industries bought the company.
But really, it's just good news that there is a direct rival for maschine - NI will now have to work harder to keep their product strong and I look forward to reaping those future benefits.
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Permalink Reply by Stan Steez on -
Instantly liked it, although it looks a lil bit like a Toy version of a 3000. ;) I'll definitely test it, once it's available. But I think it'll not be as pricey as Maschine since it has Audio Ins/outs – but who needs those nowadays, besides the Phono input for sampling? I guess they will charge around 800-1000+ Bucks for this.
I'm wondering how they will Manage the usage of external Plugins. Maschine is really great at chaining and routing FX.
There are still a few pros on the MPC side of things:
- Real drum layering
- Mono Conversion (shame on you still, Maschine!)
- Dope pads. The Maschine Pads feel stiffy somehow
- The wave Editor of the my MPC 1k did feel way better than the one from Maschine, which is sluggish.
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Permalink Reply by saintjoe on
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yeah price is right around 999
the pads are not the same mpc pads, they are alesis pads
drum layering for the win!
I dig the wave editor of Maschine, figure this will be similar
I'll most likely have one though, I gotta do my research for the readers out there looking into it
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Permalink Reply by SK on -
Looks like the people at AKAI finally got wind of the Maschine. Now they want to take back some of the market share they lost to NI.
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Permalink Reply by Stan Steez on
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Alesis Pads? Wow, pretty whack of AKAI then. talking about "real MPC Pads" ;)
But I will lay my hands on it. I wonder how many more features they will bite off of Maschine: Probably drag and drop Audio and stuff like that… ;)
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Permalink Reply by saintjoe on
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they better bite everything they can lol, if they want to compete, the controller will only get them so far :)
you know NI gonna drop even more updates too LOL
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Permalink Reply by SK on
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I'm thinking the price point for the new MPC has to be around a "G". Being that it has a built in soundcard and all. I have a feeling all the hard core Akai fans will jump on this real quick. Expecting a slew of new blog posts about which is better, Renaissance or Maschine. Let the games begin.
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