thedreampolice
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I will post more tonight when they officially announce it. 
Big announcement coming from Akai today!
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Beat This!The next Beat This! Competition is from November 27-28th!
thedreampolice
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Few more minutes....
thedreampolice
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And BOOM it is a new MPC!
http://www.akaiprompc.com
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xkF-evh5msA&feature=youtu.be
oh and did you see the computer integration?
http://www.akaiprompc.com
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xkF-evh5msA&feature=youtu.be
oh and did you see the computer integration?
thedreampolice
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Honestly unless the price is insanely high I will probably buy one, but boy that software ui is terrible!
new mpc comming...
it's on
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=xkF-evh5msA
oops, next time i check the homepage first fade^^
it's on
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=xkF-evh5msA
oops, next time i check the homepage first fade^^
Fade
The Beat Strangler
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The UI does look fugly. But still, it's great that they're doing this because it was needed badly for Akai but also it provides competition to Maschine. So hopefully they go back and forth trying to out-do each other, which means we the consumers WIN.
thedreampolice
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Yea sorry dac that UI is really ugly. I do like the 16 qlink controls. Also I really like the solid transport buttons. This is something I have always liked about real MPC's, you get that huge clunky transport that just feels great to hit. My concerns about this product are #1 the Pads, Akai can say it is the classic MPC pads but EVERYONE knows that after the MPC2000xl the pads got pretty bad. I have not used an MPD/MPC where the pads are as good as the older MPC 60/3000/2000. #2 Akai also has a horrible track record in software, they have proven terrible at it time and time again. #3 Akai is still the horrible asshole filled company they always where, so tech support will be terrible.
That being said, I can't freaking wait to try it out. It does look really cool. The reality is that if Akai can't make this a success then the MPC will lose the battle. Personally I still think Maschine has already won. But getting a real competitor is a good thing.
Also I will have to laugh at all the hardware heads, I wonder if they will stay with the claim that this MPC doesn't sounds as good, blah, blah.....
That being said, I can't freaking wait to try it out. It does look really cool. The reality is that if Akai can't make this a success then the MPC will lose the battle. Personally I still think Maschine has already won. But getting a real competitor is a good thing.
Also I will have to laugh at all the hardware heads, I wonder if they will stay with the claim that this MPC doesn't sounds as good, blah, blah.....
i dont care about the ui's look, as long as it does what it should. looks like akai were listening carefully to what maschine users were complaining about, with plugin latency compensation, mp3 support and stuff... just give it a clever song arrangement mode with the ability to record group/master mutes and automation on the fly and i'm totally buying this.
thedreampolice
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I am kinda surprised to hear that, good design makes a huge difference.
thedreampolice
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Will do, but I have to say I am more interested in this new product.
I think the price will have a lot to do with it's success if it's gonna compete with Maschine. It looks 10x better than Maschine (to me) but that wont justify a hefty price tag. Somewhere around $800 would get them in the ballpark but thats not typical for MPC's.