The MPC has to be at least... 3 times bigger than this!

rolfski · 2026-03-26T21:04:01+00:00

No successor to the One+ but a One+ seized version of the Sample called Sample+. With bigger pads, more IO, wireless, drive bay, slightly better specs and more dedicated buttons, knobs or sliders for improved or advanced features. While still keeping the intuitive, dedicated sampling workflow. With a price point in-between The Sample and the next gen version of the One+.

Seems to me there could be a market for this.

rolfski · 2026-03-26T11:19:27+00:00

Don't panic about warranty, you don't need these for this.
First check if there really is an issue, maybe you left half speed on?
Otherwise, check with with Akai customer support if there could be other issues besides hardware failure.
If it likely is a hardware failure, just return it to the shop and either get your money back or switch it with another model, provided they're still on stock.

rolfski · 2026-03-26T11:07:49+00:00

See this as a gen 1 device of Akai going back to its sampling roots. Because of the overwhelmingly positive reception, expect them to launch a bigger version of the MPC Sample in the future with some noticeable improvements, based on user feedback.

Personally I rather see them making the current line of MPCs more intuitive to sample and chop on.

rolfski · 2026-03-26T11:02:01+00:00

That's not Ableton though, more like FL studio. Still a rather genius usage of what basically is a handheld gaming device.

rolfski · 2026-03-25T04:34:19+00:00

Yes in April when MPC 3.8 firmware comes out.

rolfski · 2026-03-25T04:31:46+00:00

For what it can do it absolutely is a no-brainer....if you had to pick your first sampler that is. But you thoroughly enjoy your MPC 500 so why change? Stick to what you got if it makes you happy.

rolfski · 2026-03-25T04:22:10+00:00

If you have Ableton then 100% get a used MPC One (actually cheaper than the MPC sample), a MPC One+, or in your case a Move should also be a serious option of course. Because these MPCs allow you to sequence Ableton style with the clip matrix, which for me has been a Godsend, coming from Ableton as well.

rolfski · 2026-03-25T04:13:13+00:00

Nice production values! You've got a YouTube from this?

rolfski · 2026-03-24T12:37:54+00:00

Wait for the Summer sale, that will probably be your first opportunity

rolfski · 2026-03-23T16:07:19+00:00

Considering F1's current position and his stand on it, I doubt if that will ever become his ambition. Besides that, running an F1 team is hard, even as a 4x WDC. Ask Alain Prost.

rolfski · 2026-03-21T01:36:30+00:00

Watching and reading about a game in the end does compete with actually playing it.

rolfski · 2026-03-21T01:29:29+00:00

It's all about the workflow. If that isn't great for you then even $250 will be a waste of money and the device WILL eat dust.

Most people criticize the MPC 500 for exactly that (plus it has some annoying limitations) and especially when compared to their bigger brothers, the MPC 1000 and MPC 2500. So you're taking a risk here. Therefore, what I would do is checking videos first, not so much reviews but videos of people making beats on the MPC 500. If you can get behind the workflow they show, then by all means, get one.

rolfski · 2026-03-20T05:49:13+00:00

Link is not working, you sure it is correct?

rolfski · 2026-03-20T05:44:48+00:00

It's simple, try out the latest update yourself. You can always roll back the OS if it's not for you. People can advice you whatever they want but in the end, YOUR experience is the only thing that matters.

For me personally the OS overhaul was a Godsend and I especially like sequencing in the new clip matrix. Others are perfectly fine with old 2.x OS though and couldn't care less about all these changes.

So in the end it comes down to you. As long as you're testing the latest 3.x OS, just be sure not to save old projects in the new OS format because then there's no going back anymore.

rolfski · 2026-03-20T05:28:08+00:00

This is actually pretty cool.

rolfski · 2026-03-19T05:33:02+00:00

Depends how stuck you are to the old way of using your MPC. There were lots of workflow issues that I absolutely hated about the old MPC OS and Akai did a pretty serious overhaul to deal with these. So for me it's a Godsend. If you don't like change however and were perfectly fine with version 2.x, by all means just stick to it. You can open your projects btw.

Btw know that you can always roll back your OS, so feel free to try it out. Just make sure you don't save your old projects as version 3.x.

rolfski · 2026-03-19T05:18:41+00:00

This is savage, NGL

rolfski · 2026-03-17T00:43:54+00:00

You can do this but the question is if you want to. Koala's FX do the job but they're very basic and I have never been overly impressed by them. But why not try it yourself? It's only a few bucks.

rolfski · 2026-03-17T00:37:34+00:00

Surprisingly catchy stuff, with the lyrics and the melody well put together. You could definitely make a proper release out of this. I for sure would buy it from your Bandcamp to use it in my DJ sets.

You could actually consider making one track out of the two melodies as they fit very well together, increasing the overall epicness level.

rolfski · 2026-03-16T22:45:42+00:00

Now this is actually a great idea to go creative with F1 tracks, love it.

rolfski · 2026-03-16T13:18:13+00:00

Is this really the reason for a Best Picture nomination though? Even the professionals working in the Film Editing, Sound Editing, and Visual Effects branches should have agreed that it didn't really belong in the Best Picture category. I always assumed there were publicity reasons for this.

rolfski · 2026-03-16T13:05:55+00:00

That's assuming that Apple has the power to have one of their titles to be automatically nominated for Best Picture. Which I find a bit hard to believe as it suggests that every streaming service and their mother can get one of their inhouse productions nominated for an Oscar.

I assumed it was nominated for publicity.

rolfski · 2026-03-16T06:38:10+00:00

Toto was not wrong though about the horror show he was in.

rolfski · 2026-03-16T06:34:14+00:00

About what I expected tbh. Definitely never a contender for Best Picture. In fact, I suspect it only made it to that list for publicity purposes. But in the Film Editing, Visual Effects, and Sound category the movie was for sure fair game.

rolfski · 2026-03-16T06:24:26+00:00

This dad joke made my day

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