They have gone up in various stores in the UK as well (all will follow no doubt) its ÂŁ1000 now, not such a bargain nowâŚ
Prob skip it til/unless prices come downâŚ
Edit - looks same old price still in all except two store in quick Google shopping search? It was higher at couple stores before for a while then went back down. Akai have said £799 a LOT in vids⌠Pretty lame if they hike it last minute.
I wouldnât be surprised if the two sites that have shown increases are linked to some sort of algorithim linking prices to searches. It happens in other markets. Still, a massive c25% hike is mental!
Oh man, next youâre going to tell me that Barry White isnât responsible for getting me laid!
Anyway, Iâve read that article before. From memory Linn says what youâve quoted, but then goes on to admit that MPC swing templates donât sound the same on software. I think heâs just modest.
Good to hear , thanks.
A grands still a fair price weighting up the comparable competition, I wouldnât say itâs a rip off at all fir what you get ⌠tho, itâs still 799 in most places I can see. I canât imagine theyâre gonna hike a price before itâs even reached Europe ?! Thatâd be a daft move imo.
Price drop in Juno 930⏠shows on my browser so the 799ÂŁ still standsâŚ
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A rip-off would be that Toraiz SP-16. $1500 for Dave Smithâs name on a box.
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Future music did a good review of the live.
I am still very keen on picking one up. Maybe by the end of summer, when the madness slows down a little.
Yeah exactly, tho Iâm sure the toriez is worth the price too, jus Live is at a very fair price point!! A thousand is where Iâd have expected it to be tbh.
I suppose the other full featured stand alone sampler that comes to mind here is OT⌠not exactly comparable, tho thatâs still a cool G new.
Exactly. Akai seem to have gone very sharp on price, but Iâd probably pay more if I knew there was an absolute commitment to get the bugs sorted and improve features.
Theyâre making the right noises, but something like the Rytm update - for example - would be hard to beat for commitment to the product.
Yesterday, I received a printed catalog in the mail from âBax Musicâ, a major retail chain of music gear over here in The Netherlands. This printed catalog listed the price of the MPC Live as âŹ999, but in their web store itâs now listed as âŹ1199.
The printed catalog also listed the MPC X as âŹ1799 while their web store now lists it as âŹ2199.
I think we can give Roger Linn proper credit for all the great work he has done without pretending he has somehow imbued the machines he designed with magic. 
Please point me to the quote where he says that in that article.
I should preface by saying my original post was tounge in cheek, but hereâs Linn anyway.
Iâm not sure what elements are included in each productâs groove template, so I canât comment specifically other than to say that some that Iâve tried didnât seem to provide the results I was looking for.
Reading it all again, heâs trying to say you need to also have some skill in programming and sound audition/creation, which I couldnât agree more with. Doesnât stop me wishing I could J Dilla with a magic box.
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"Iâm sure youâre aware of the MPC3000 groove templates which have been doing the rounds over the last couple of years. What are your thoughts on those? From what youâve said so far, it seems like there isnât a reason why theyâd offer any advantage over a similar swing setting in a DAW. Some of the claims which are made for them are rather far-fetched. âMake your beats swing like J Dillaâs with these MPC groove templatesâŚâ
Roger Linn - Iâm not sure what elements are included in each productâs groove template, so I canât comment specifically other than to say that some that Iâve tried didnât seem to provide the results I was looking for. It seemed to me that they are a sort of a âswing for dummiesâ that didnât work so well because certain swing settings work at some tempos but not at others, and it wonât add the note articulations (per-note dynamics, etc.) of a well-played beat. Iâve tried to make products that assume you already have talent but merely enhance that talent without spoon-feeding you. For example, the ultimate groove template is to simply select from a variety of preset drumbeats, but it doesnât take any talent to do that.
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One issue with those âgroove templatesâ is that they inherently only give you a single fixed swing setting per template.
In my experience, the magic happens when you program a beat and then turn the swing knob while listening closely to find the swing amount that works best for that beat at that tempo. If you change the tempo, you might want to change amount as well and the other way round.
I think this is what Linn refers to when he says (emphasis added):
It seemed to me that they are a sort of a âswing for dummiesâ that didnât work so well because certain swing settings work at some tempos but not at others, and it wonât add the note articulations (per-note dynamics, etc.) of a well-played beat.
Nice
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Hi there,
I have made a reservation to buy the MPC and, from the store, I have been confirmed that the sale price (in Spain) for the MPC Live will be 1200 euros 
With this price increase Im out. Until it comes back down.