Exactly, then you have a beastly set up. Dreaming of that home studio where I can fit everything hehe
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I would also go for the Live any day.
Iāve had the Live 1 since release, still no sticky glue ;D
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So many people miss the point and just think from a consumer/hobbyist perspective.
MPC IS DAWlessā¦ last time I checked, you couldnāt check your emails, watch YouTube, browse forums, Google, search eBay, etc on ANY MPC.
Thatās the main point of DAWless. Getting away from a computer environment.
Thatās the point of the MPC. Itās a focussed Music Production CENTRE, not a computer/DAWā¦ thereās a pretty big clue in its title.
MPC X (or any MPC) can be the centre of a studio, no problem. The same way as a mixer and a multitrack machine can beā¦ with no computer in sightā¦ itās dedicated to making music.
Your HDMI output idea is a good one though.
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Since DAW stands for Digital Audio Workstation, I think the MPC is the very definition of this, in both hardware and software 
You can record, edit, mix, and master audio. The whole machine is designed as a workstation for digital audio.
If we instead define DAW as something like a multi purpose computer, with a sound card, running audio software, it feels a bit far fetched to me, and perhaps another term would make more sense.
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You are mixing up office computer less with dawless.
MPC is a computer running linux with only a daw running on the frame buffer. It is delusionnal to think you are not using a DAW. And I mean, it is great that we can have these kind of things.
In theory you could achieve something similar by having a dedicated computer opening a session automatically and starting MPC as the only app provided you could find a great controller for it. You could even have a computer with network card desactivated to avoid distraction. But I understand people not wanting to go that route as it is pretty much custom, error-prone stuff and you need to know the inners of a computer OS.
There is a major difference between using an MPC and say Elektron boxes, a Deluge, MC-707, OP-1 or Novation circuits as main midi + synth + sampler box.
But I agree, maybe we need to use another name as usage (ergonomy, being able to avoid using a mouse) and limitations (number of tracks, available plugins) are a bit differents. Daw-in-a-box?
āIs the MPC a DAW or not?ā might be the single most annoying question in any MPC-related thread/forum. Who cares?
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A Korg nautilus is a computer running Linux too, is that a daw? By your definition it isā¦ it samples, masters, synth, etc.
Why is using a deluge any different? Because it doesnāt have as many features? Tack on a compressor and limiter then it is a daw? I really have a hard time understanding this.
They are all musical instruments, a daw is notā¦
MPC is really a drum machine, that has got expanded beyond belief.
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So the MPC is not a DAW but Reason is? 
Didnāt it start as an 808/909 and 303 emulation? Rebirth
Argh! Not this debate again!!!
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It really is a stupid argument.
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Congratulations!
That said, they may be talking about the actual DAW software they have that runs tandem on a PC/Mac with the MPC in controller mode.
I believe the software is called MPC 2
Agreedā¦ between that and the āitās just a DAW in a box!ā commentary, itās like Dumb and Dumber.
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DAW means ādigital audio workstationā, a Fantom 06 or a ModX are also literally digital audio workstations.
āDAWlessā people might as well get a tattoo on their forehead boasting about how āDAWlessā they are.
This discussion is inane and pointless.
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Dawless, DAWā¦
The real question isā¦
Is your music any good?
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No!
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Add an exclamation point at the end and they can even get it across their knuckles. Or they can just leave the last knuckle blank to signify how incomplete they really are deep down without a DAW.
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More importantly, is it even music?
If I could be unfashionably on-topic for a moment, Iāll add that I just learned about the step recording mode in the List view on the MPC/Force, and Iāll be exploring that further for sure. I donāt know how Iāve missed it for so long, but it looks like it might capture all the freewheeling joy of sequencing on an MC-202. If they just added onscreen hold and rest buttons, itād match the SH-101. Anyway, itās like having a new device, so Iām happy. For now.
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They are. But itās the exact same software running in standalone