Essential.
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The bible is fantastic. Easy to read and follow. The way I like it, simple.
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I concur, the MPC Bible is really useful. In my opinion, itās waaaaay better than the Akai manual. The Akai manual is 500-some pages of words dumped into a bag.
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I have the bible for for JJOS MPC 2500 and agree, itās a great manual.
Yes, here I am considering buying a second MPC.
Anyone else insatiable enough to have two?
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Yes, itās fantastic, well worth the money.
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For me the MPC bible is more a lessons book than a technical manual. Great value.
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I bought it and then never read it, everything I learned was on the job and tubediggaā¦
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I have a One and Xl and canāt go back to the xl. But i did pull it out the other week and i can still fly through it better than the One, but features wise, itās way too big of a downgrade.
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Thanks that is what I needed!
the more i work with this thing, the more Iām loving it
i cannot help myself but this is going to replace my OT ā¦ Iām actually transfer all OT projects kit by kit, pattern by pattern, part by part ā¦ an extremely hard work ā¦ and the OT will go to the storage sooner or later
The OT is now in itās 10th year since i bought it (2011) ā¦ the headphone-output doesnāt work anymore, the knobs are brown, some scratches here and there ā¦ maybe the fader is the one thing Iām going to miss ā¦ but beyond that ā¦ who knows ā¦ 10 years after the 10 years i will look at it and ā¦ ā¦ ā¦
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I feel you, you will going to miss the crossfaderā¦thatās what the OT maked so unique.
I actually ended up getting the beyerdynamics in the end cos there was a deal on amazon, I really donāt see why theyāve got some bad reviews regarding being harsh sonically, Iām very pleased with them, went back in and had a listen to various mixes Iāve done and theyāre a definite step up from just using the ath m40x, very detailed and spaciousā¦
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Iāve got DT990 pro and been very happy with them. Mind Iām no audiophile, my ears have been battered by way too many metal gigs and club systems to have much finesse left!
Dilemma: Sell MPC 2500 to fund MPC liveā¦? 
Anyone done similar, a 1000 or 2500 flipped for a Live /X/One?
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Iād only do it if I knew I could get the 2500 back, should I regret the decision. I have a rule about not selling hard-to-replace relics for something still available to buy new. Mind you, if you know you are done with the 2500 (or know you can easily replace it), thatās a different matter.
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Just out of curiosity, how come nobody seems to consider the Force when looking at the current MPCs?
My path was OT, Live, Force and now I got a Live 2 but still keep the Force.
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Same, worked all my life in print factories and spent way too much time standing in front of the bass bins at ravesā¦ 
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For me I already had Ableton suite and push 2, way too much overlap to make it a worthwhile endeavourā¦
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Probably pads. Some people really want the bigger 4x4 pads for finger drumming. I personally prefer the smaller 8x8 pads for working with sample chops, can work with more fine grained chops and explore resequencing a little bit easier. Also, the force is pretty darned big, really needs a good stand to lean the screen closer.
The size and sofability are what made me get a Live again.