Thanks 
Edit - Been reading some pretty bad forum feedback on the current fxā¦ People saying they suckā¦ General feeling seems to be ādoesnāt matter that theyre so bad cos you can use VSTāā¦ Which obvs wonāt translate so well on standalone 
Hopefully they clicked on this and v2 has vastly improved fx options with the standalones in mindā¦
Itās too big! 
It looks like each pad / program / keygroup / submix can each have 4 insert FX.
There also appear to be 4 FX send-return busses, with each bus capable of having up to 4 FX.
Lots more FX capability here than I thought. I hope the Live FX capabilities are ā„ the Touch.
Oh indeed ! Good one.
Yeah that looks bad like my daughters Ā£50 tablet when it has a bunch of apps running in background
Apparently the current fx are best avoided tho maybe improved on the new OSā¦
Wonder how many tracks this thing can run with fx options maxed + automation etc before it starts to really buckle and become unusable? Anyone seen any info on whether thereās a hard track limit (outside of the 8 āaudio tracksā limit)?
They canāt be THAT bad.
Every tool is a weapon, if you hold it right. And with the ability to chain 4 FX on inserts and send-return busses, thatās opportunity for creating interesting FX as a group.
Itās advertised that way.
From Sweetwater:
Hybrid Standalone Hardware DAW with Software Integration, 7" Multi-touch Screen, 16 Velocity-/Pressure-sensitive Pads, 16GB Storage (expandable), and MPC 2.0 Internal Software
āA compact standalone DAW that lets you untether from your PC or ACā
4 bad fx on top of each other is just 4 x things I donāt want on my sound 
I donāt mind bad when itās shitty but has mojo (volca keys delay, OT spring reverb etc). But cheap/corny sounding reverbs, chorus/phase/flange etc are hard to find a use for and can ruin things quickly. Especially if going for vintage kind of vibe.
Each effect has dry/wet capability. This is important.
Be creative. Great music has been made with far worse, I am sure.
No such thing as bad FX. Thatās like a bad hammer or bad screw driver. Choose the right tool and use it according to its capabilities, not its limitations.
Yeah fair point. Think Iām prob being over critical as I was deluding myself Iād find some āwow these fx are on par with Roland SPā forum posts Be interested to see someone demo them properly in a vid ASAP hopefullyā¦
Another reason to get a half priced MPC 2500 with 8 separate outs to connect it to pedal FXs or Thunderbolt soundcard for plug-in effects with no noticeable lag.
Iām down for the portability sofa jam aspect of this above everything elseā¦ 8 send/returns with cables and pedals isnt really what I have in mind
IĀ“m not so sure you will have a comfortable sofa experience with a machine as large as the MPC Live either. OP-1 might be I wiser choice in that case.
Iāve been quickly demoing the MPC Touch software, the effects sound like I remember they sounded on the MPC 5K, ok, not outstanding but not too bad. The reverb is not as lush as the A4 reverb, itās got something more rough about it, but I was just fiddlingā¦
Iāve found Mpc 1000 too heavy. Canāt imagine Mpc 2500. Mpc Live is lighter than Mpc 1000.
Heavy? Who cares. IĀ“m not caring around my MPC 2500 since itĀ“s connected to my other studio fxĀ“s and DAW. If I want something portable I bring my Novation Circuit.
Iāve got a good sized American lap, and the MPCLive is about the same width and length as my old 17" MBP. Should be perfect for sofa work.
I only wish it were more knobby, but the USB host functionality will take care of that.
Iāve seen a couple people ask about the ālimitationsā of 8 audio tracks, and not sure if anyone has properly answered it.
There are 8 audio tracks, but 127 tracks in all. Without reading a manual yet, it seems that on the MPCX, you could have:
The MPC1000 has polyphony of 32 (I believeā¦if its stereo samples you get 16), so I canāt imagine it is less on the new MPCs.
Also, when comparing it to an Octatrack, consider that sequences on MPCs can be hundreds of measures long, in just about any time signature.
This MPCX has me reconsidering my whole studio set-up. I thought the MPCLive would be an instabuy for but now Iām looking at the X and thinking āshould Iā?