They know consumers will be consumers. 🤣

bro how is Akai lazy?? lol, they create absoultely amazing devices for you and put out free tutorials for them

@@benweidner1 everybody does that. Every device is good in the right hands. Free tutorials are everywhere. Minimum required to satisfy the population.

@@The5ivekay sure other companies offer tutorials, but they are still a great service and I thought Akai's were exceptional. Companies have a responsibility to make money as well as please their client base -- I think Akai does a pretty good job at acheiving that balance. I love all their products for real. I wish I had every MPC. I just have the Live 2 now but I am getting the SE

@@VinylWave11 you could've just purchased the X 👍🏾 there's more ways to make music than spending $2500

What upgrade? It's a special edition not an upgrade. That's what these clueless KZfaqrs confuse you guys with. This isn't an MPC X replacement.

@@thablackkat9905 spend your money on it brother 🤝🏾

Used to want the Casio Rz-1 so bad back in the day.

Exactly! ✅

I needed to see this I was thinking about saling my mpc x but your right I have a lot of sound already in my x I don't need the special addition I'm comfortable with what I have thanks 🙏

Make some heat 🔥

I've been seeing some used ones floating around online since the SE dropped.

I also have wanted an X since it came out, but living in poverty never allowed it, but I would have otherwise. I did buy the 1010Music Black Box instead. This sampler is for the musician with the skills to perform in their own instruments/vocals; there is little need for much editing when the performance is perfectly suited to the song being created. Just sample, trim, loop edit (if needed), level, filter, ADSR and done.

@@WildernessMusic_GentleSerene The Black Box looked interesting I remember watching some videos of it awhile back. Honestly I feel as long as a person is able to get their creativity out of their heads whatever equipment they use is what’s best. There are no rules. Whatever works is what should be used.

I have maschine also, so you feel moving to Mpc is better ? I have the mpc software I love chopping samples I feel it’s easier than maschine

You bought the stuff and supported your favourite brand Akai and because of people like you the business gained enough money to stay at the top of the music hardware game.

The MPC Touch and Ren are only controllers. MPC users begged Akai for 5 years to release another hardware MPC. And Akai delivered 3 models at every price point. In addition to that, they kept adding new features which is something they have never done before. The only people that seem to be disappointed are those that can't afford the new models and those who felt they should have received one for free but didn't.

Can you purchase the same instrument collection for Live 2?

Exactly! Why upgrade if it's going to perform almost the same? That's why companies do the bare minimum.

Yep. It's up selling like when you go to the mechanic for tires and they persuade you into buying windshield wipers and other things because "you should have the best driving experience".

FL isn't going anywhere! 👍🏾

I've spent hours on old MPCs. I'm sample based. I think I should know a little bit about them. When making music you want gear that makes workflow easier so that you can actually complete things. MPC workflow isn't the fastest and takes some getting used to for people. MPC x improved on that. You can't just give your buyers a repackaged, reskinned, piece of hardware. That's the oldest trick in the book in the drug game tbh. Whatever sells is going to sell but it's a slap in the face to charge $2500 for a skin and ram.

I dont need a MPC because the only thing that's important in My opinion is the pads and I have those on My MPK 249 and Mini.

I would disagree with the slap in the face, the Mpc x was 2200 right up until they dropped the price to make way for the XSE. So basically you’re spending a few hundred more and getting a lot more instruments minus like two plugins. I saw someone here say over 1100 for what u get with this 1, so basically u’re paying the 2200 u was already paying for the X and an additional 300 for more ram and hard drive as well as over 1100 worth of extras, that is far from a slap in the face imo.

@@chrissmith2492 500 more dollars for ram

@@The5ivekay It actually works to 300 more dollars and as I stated it’s not just ram it’s also over 1100 worth of sound banks.

Yea you cant really compare those setups at all you can definitely get more technical and do alot more with ableton/push setup.. but to me the whole point of mpc’s is having a standalone machine that you can sample into and layout basic beats really fast with.

@@stability703 exactly and a certain type of work flow

I also recommended an MPC if you've watched the video all the way through.

That's the majority's favorite one for sure

That's all you need right there 👍🏾

Thanks for watching and leaving a comment 🤝🏾

Nice!!!

MY POINT EXACTLY. 💯

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✅‼️ copy, paste

@@The5ivekay indeed...when 38 million songs on Spotify don't get played, I know the fix is in. These Culture Vultures ain't nothing nice. No Quantize for me... unknown bpms....They just wanna reverse engineer the secret sauce.

✅ true!

Good job bro 👏🏾

Why make their flagship, MPC X, a cheaper price point when the Live II, One, and Key 61 are available at a lower price????

If it can assist my workflow and if I had space, why not?

@@The5ivekay why not huh.....no reason bro just a comment. I'm a Maschine user caught up in all this MPC on MPC violence.

@@pwho405 🤝🏾🤣 I'm an Ableton guy. Digitakt is my standalone unit at the moment.

@@The5ivekay oh ok I’m a old head that’s loves new tech. So I came from the stand-alone world I have used/owned just about everything that’s out there to make beats on. I went from the Roland MV to the Maschine so most of my power is from my Desktop and I like it that way. I use too many vst’s to be worried about a stand-alone unit.

@@pwho405 true it's all there on the PC it's just emulated. I go outside of the box just to compress and get the analog warmth sometimes with compressors. As far as standalone, I love the Digitakt because I can travel with it and make beats anywhere on it. It slices samples and everything. Can't wait to get some of their other products.

I definitely will! More to come! Thanks for the sub!🤝🏾

AD/DA goodness? LOL Then why are there so many people who threw their old MPCs in the closest and purchased the new MPCs? Few people are using MPC 3000s. Its operating system is primitive compared to what we have today.

They could have been unaware that the new MPCs don't sound the same, they could have felt pressured to keep up with times, could also be they felt the OS was too primitive. In any case - with most genres (jazz and classical perhaps being the exceptions) you're gonna be running through some type of AD/DA goodness at some point, or at the very least emulating it. It's just the way it is, anything other than that and you risk having a flat-sounding track. You'd be wrong to think we've done away with it. Whether it's happening at the start of your production process or later in some studio, it's not a thing of the past. Just that sadly AKAI have removed that from their MPCs. Instead they are trying to sell us specs, touchscreens and expansion packs

@@quentinjames981 Sad? I personally know producers that have as many hits as the guys that are complaining. And they are banging out shit with their MPCs...the latest models. You damn right Akai is trying to sell you an MPC with specs / more features than any MPC every created. So use the new models....or go back to the old models. You have a choice.

Never touched the Force. Would like to play with one though.

If it works for you, it's for you! ✊🏾

Every industry has this! It has to be an addiction to have the "biggest and baddest" thing you can possibly have to belittle people.

💯🤝🏾✅

KURZWEIL IS GARBAGE RIGHT NOW

Thank you! Just repackaged. ✅ Thanks for the sub as well.

Man they should've saved that $2500. These influencers planted exactly for these 🤖

Your comment says (edited) on it. Why waste time typing just to edit it?

@@The5ivekayyou typically edit when you need you need to correct something. Just an assumption but I think that’s why they added that feature. 😆

When was there ever 2nd gen Touch???

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It's not about gear. 🤣 The Digitakt gets upgraded constantly anyways and is the brain of my standalone setup. 🤷🏾‍♂️

@@The5ivekay I'm not exactly sure what you're saying about it not being about gear.... What I meant about the gear comment was, if you were to buy multiple pieces of gear, to do what the X SE does, it would cost more than $2500. The X SE is more than a sampler. It's a sequencer, midi hub, DAW, synth, interface, mixer, and sampler. I don't own the Digitakt, but I own the Octatrack MK2, Digitone, Syntakt, and Analog Rytm MK2. The Octatrack MK2 is superior to the Digitakt, and it doesn't do everything that the X SE does. Ultimately, there's more than one way to skin a cat. It doesn't take the best gear to make great music. The thing about the X SE that I like is, I can use it as a Swiss Army Knife. I don't get why people are hating on it so much, when it offers a streamlined workflow that nothing else on the market offers. The hate mob mentality is a real thing. I'm not saying that the X SE is the best sampler, but it is the best brain of a setup that I know of. I own a lot of gear, and there's nothing like it in my collection.

@@OMEGAGENESIS-gw2fx I can literally do all of that on Digitakt. 🤝🏾

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Now I'm the bad guy for having an opinion 😢 I'll let them spend all of their money.

Thanks baby 💚 stay tuned!

@@The5ivekay always ❤️❤️❤️

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Who said anything about the other mpc's being bad and not upgraded?

​@@The5ivekay Catch you slippin my guy. Thats just it "keep your money until they make a real upgrade" You said their are better cheaper alternatives to the X SE because apparently the X SE dosnt offer really anything new, except it cant really be compared to much else as its a standalone platform. Lets just put it down to "I can't afford it, and imma stick to Ableton"

@@hexnomics7924 I was referring to the xse as it's not a real upgrade from X. Ableton suits my workflow so why change it? I could sell all my gear and get one piece of gear if I want but do I want to? Not really. No slipping being caught. You just want to be superior for some reason. It's not about gear. It's what you can do with it. I can prove that to you any day.

​​​@@hexnomics7924 It depends on how you use your mpc. For the extention and plugin users the X SE appears to be great, but what about those who kept the mpc legacy alive and use it mainly as a sampler? Lots of those people only asked for a better timestretch and warp functions.

​@@The5ivekay But you're back peddling hard in the comments despite your video on the topic. I get it, its 2500 with some extra performance, space and a classic reskin. But from what I read from the marketing, Akai is not trying to bamboozel anyone into thinking its an "upgrade" when arguably it is in comparison to the X. They are just saying its a "Special Edition" with some extra bells and whistles. Its not even deceptive Saying its lazy is just asinine, they are probably doing it because there is some demand for the classic reskin, they are not trying to strong arm you into a subscription to their software. (hoping my comment dosnt age like milk) That said, paying devs to make good software is not cheap, so I completely respect them from a business decision to do this to pay for the improvement of their current line of products and development. im not trying to 1 up you on your arguments is as it gets us no where lol. I just disagree with you. You sound self serving because you can't afford it. I agree with you that, its not about gear, its how you use it. Use buckets for a drum kit and sound killer cause you have chops, but if you are an average player sitting on a pearl masters kit your gonna sound as good as you play.

Alright

But ain't much different than the precious X and you can save a lot of money.

I did 🤣🤝🏾

The "Special Edition" should've been more special 🤙🏾

@@The5ivekay I don't know man -- as a guy who started with a 2000xl way back in the day its pretty special to me, and it won't last long. To get the full features of the X, plus RAM, plus the classic look is a big deal to me. I would say don't get it if you already have an X, but if you are in the X market, might as well cop the pretty boy

if Akai wanted to do a REAL celebration/collectors peice, they would have bought Roger Linn back to do a MPC Signature Edition . Just sayin..

@@DJICEMAN_ aye! Aye! 👀 You spittin!

@@benweidner1 I need more than a ram upgrade and space. I can do that myself.

Not paying money for it brother 🤣 you can't make me buy something I really don't want to own.

That's the problem with some of you hecklers. You think everything that's seen in the hands of the wealthy is "industry standard". It's not about gear.

Go for it! 5️⃣

This is basically the same x that been selling us for the past 5 years lmao

@@Clipwilsonbeats Correct. But I want to buy an MPC and this is the best one.

@@Clipwilsonbeats 👀‼️✅

@@teashea1 actually the mpc is the best one and it cost damn near half the price

I've researched 🤷🏾‍♂️

@5ivekay research and knowing what you're talking about are two different things. You discussed the X SE in this video as if it were a new flagship when, in fact, it isn't. That type of false info you relay would eventually mislead your viewers who may not know any better. Thus promoting misinformation.

@@thablackkat9905 I said what I said 🤝🏾👍🏾

@@The5ivekay clearly, to the detriment of your viewers.

@@thablackkat9905 you're in the comments so you're one. This special edition wasn't really special. You're missing the point of the video.

It'll be cheaper to just get a used X and all the expansions they're offering for the SE. The X is plenty enough for anything people do on them.

@@The5ivekay Yup, the plugins only cost you $199 on sale ... An used X is like $1000-1200 That's more than a $1000 savings.

@@The5ivekay Yeah for those who can't afford the SE right now. However, I would say if one can't afford the SE instead of buying a used X save your money for the SE or whatever is coming next.

@@DaTHorn definitely save for the next MPC that brings something different to the table.

Yes, as an X owner, it’s magnificent. I will upgrade to the SE as well.

Wasn't a bash, just giving money advice. Sorry you took it that way. What have you done also? I would love to hear.

@@The5ivekay bro seriously don’t even come at people like that. You’re up here on KZfaq uploading videos giving advice and I’m challenging the source it’s coming from. I don’t see any videos of you on any MPC X or MPC classic. I don’t see you in a studio working on artist we’ve heard of. So what makes you think people need to hear your opinion? This is just bad information. It’s doesn’t matter what I have or haven’t done. I’m not the one uploading videos on KZfaq giving people advice with no experience on the topic. You people uploading videos to the masses need to kill that excuse when someone challenges your experience. Cause you’ll never win when you try to blow smoke on what audience you do have. I’ve owned the 2000xl since 2001. I owned the MPC X since launch, I’ve owned the MPC One since launch, I’ve owned the Akai Force since launch. I owned the original Maschine. I own an ASR 10, sp404sx and the sp404mk2, I own a tr8 and a tr8s. I’ve used Wavelab since 2003, and in between that a bunch of other gear that can sample or work with sample. Last month I purchased the MPC X SE. I’m more than well versed and qualified on this subject and I’m not the only one in these comments she. It comes to vids like this. There are people out here with more time and experience than you clicking on videos and watching them. When someone like me who owns the things you’re talking about and I’ve got to hear stuff like “what difference does more ram make?” It sound dumb as hell. You can’t even figure out that the MPC X SE processes sounds and programs faster. When I brought my mpc 2000xl in 01’ it was slow as hell. You had to buy more ram for it and install it to make it quicker. Otherwise you’d be waiting all day for your samples to process and your sounds and beats to load up. That’s why knowing what you talk about matters when you’re trying to dump advice on folks. If you had a. MPC X SE infront of you and an MPC X next to it maybe you might be worth listening too. But all you’re doing is trying to get views by dumping a wrong opinion on a trending topic like many “type beat” KZfaqrs do. Don’t get all scary at dudes that pop up and drop comments that are more knowledgeable about a topic than you. You’re telling people not to buy something and you don’t even understand what it is. The MPC X SE is just an updated replacement for the MPC X. It’s needed the ram and additional storage space to optimize on the new software and plugins Akai has dropped for these units. Special editions are nothing new for akai. The MPC 2000xl and 3000 all have special editions going way back to 2001. They cost way more than the stock version but didn’t add much other than a paint scheme. So when folks complain about the MPC X SE. it being anything all that new sounds stupid as hell. That is what a special edition is for akai and it’s always been tradition going back decades. Y’all act like this is the first time they ever made an SE. like the 3000 SE and MPC 2000XL SE never existed. That’s what I’m getting at. You dudes need to chill with these topic uploads and blowing smoke at folks calling you inexperienced dudes out on them. You don’t know enough about the Mpc to drop videos about them. You and a lot of other cappers trying to capitalize on the “let’s talk about the mpc trend” and you never even touched or made a beat on an MPC on your life.

@@jae6220 With all that gear you should clearly have something to listen to. Please let me hear it.

@@The5ivekay my comment isn’t about me or my work. My comment is about you uploading opinions and giving bad advice with no experience behind your words to validate what your trying broadcast to people. I can’t give surgical advice if I’m not a surgeon. I cant give advice about installing toilets if I’m not a plumber. I can’t talk about how to synthesis molecules if I’m not a chemist, I can’t give tips on having sex if I’m a virgin and so on and so fourth. You can have opinions on all that though. But, without the certified experience or expertise of the field your opinion does not mean much and when challenged you have no expertise or experience to validate your points. How is asking me “what does my music sound like” validate you not understanding the difference of 4gigs of ram over 2 gigs of ram and the performance benefit of it? If my music sounded better or worse than yours what difference would that make at all to the subject matter? I don’t have to be a good doctor to practice medicine but I am a doctor because I’ve met the educational requirements to be recognized and legalized as one. Wether you come to my practice and have a good experience or not doesn’t matter. I’m still a doctor and your still just a patient. Your medical knowledge and self diagnosis will never surpass mine or be certified as accurate because you are not a doctor I am. As a doctor only I can officially diagnose you. If I’m the best or worst doctor in the state it doesn’t matter. My word will always overrule your opinion because it is recognized that I have the experience and requirements to be recognized as an expert in my field. So come back to you and your opinion on the MPC. What certification or equal experience with this product do you have to validate any opinion that your making about it? I own the very product you are talking about. How is your opinion greater than my opinion when you have zero time using the very thing you’re talking about? If had to rant about Akai my rant would be based on experience. For instance I’d love to rant about the Akai force and how it should have had a bigger screen that could tilt so I could see my program layouts easier, it’s own software so I can maximize my clips and do more in-depth program editing, full-size midi ports so I can sync my keyboards without using adapters and more access buttons so you don’t have to hit shift all the time to get to basic features that have dedicated buttons on the mpc. I could rant about the clip mode and how using it would be easier if each clip displayed my grid data when I activated one so I record into it easier. I could rant about that product but everything I mentioned is based on my experience in using it. Not by reading some random dudes comment or watching some expired producer who hasn’t ever had a hit whine about resistors or some crap and not even back up their argument with proof. No imma rant about my experiences with that product. If I tell people not to buy it (which I have no right to do to each their own) at least it’s based on the time and years I spent using it. You on the other hand couldn’t even tell me where the on button for the MPC X SE is but you’re going to drop advice on me like you’re fluent with this machine. If you notice I’m not attacking you personally or your music or anything on that level. I’m simply telling you to have experience on the products you’re speaking on if you’re going to tell people not to buy stuff. Why should I take you seriously when nothing on your channel displays that you have any experience with this particular type of equipment? You are not the only person on KZfaq playing that game. Last time it was some dude in a video trying to tell me about a $4000 keyboard that he didn’t even own but I had owned and played for years and this dude wanted to argue with me about its features and that know it all had never even opened the product manual or played the instrument in his life. But dude was up on KZfaq trying to warn people about something he had no Actual experience using to someone that did. This is a common problem on KZfaq that needs to end. It spreads nothing but misinformation.

@@jae6220 Who are you to tell me I can't use my 1st amendment? If you don't like the channel, click off. Simple as that.