Ted Lasso is the best!!!
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I want Akai to collab with âŚ
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Iâd take real time controls and shortcuts over buttons any day. I never had an issue navigating my 2000xl with shift pad shortcuts. I get it itâs a deeper machine so more buttons fine. What they have done isnât going make it easier to navigate.
Step sequencer on an MPCâŚ. Just no. All they had to do was upgrade internals. Wasting R&D and then real estate on a step sequencer to shoehorn into these is just ass backwards. Itâs got 16 pads for a reason.
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Gonna give this a watch with my OH. Cheers!
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on that we 100% disagree, a step sequencer is great full stop
with the 4x4 pad this means ease of putting down polyphonic / rythmic tracks =
less touchscreen interaction which is among the best difference between MPC and Force IMO
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Iâm on your team.
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nah Iâm with you. Maybe the buttons have crazy functionality beyond step sequencing. Canât really say yet but I donât think theyâre gonna draw in the step sequencer crowd by tacking one onto an MPC. Itâs such a huge bold design choice. I feel theyâve tried to take a bite of a market that isnât interested in them. Iâm still eager to see what itâs like on release.
Iâm sure the people in the overlap of MPC users and step sequencer users are gonna be excited right now but Iâd guess it wonât compete with the step sequencers they already have. I like coffee and I like orange juice but that doesnât mean I want orange juice in my coffee. Canât knock it till you try it though?
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Did MPC marketing team know in advance of TV and Roland launches, hence this bizarrely bootleg dribble of leaks because they are confident in their product and wanted to have the last wordâŚ.? Or they are caught flat footed and everyone is working this weekendâŚI know there is a large core MPC crowd that will always upgrade, but interested to see where the marginal dollar goes, especially in this economyâŚ
They can be used as an automation source/macro pads.
Nah, youâre doing just fine.
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The current MPCâs were starting to show discontinued. They kinda needed to do something, people were scratching their heads.
I think the step sequencer on the move was such a great addition. Very happy to see it included here. Sometimes you just want to work that way.
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Step sequencer schmep stinkencerâŚ
I just want all those alternate shift functions, whatever they end up being.
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But more importantly, will the new generation get a new thread?
pretty sure major brands are always in communication behind the scenes regarding release dates etc
how do we know this? Iâm assuming you mean like p-locking? could be beneficial but I still think it would struggle to compete with other step sequencers. macro pads I could take or leave. end up spending more time making templates than music
I canât tell right now but it looks like it has squishy mpc buttons. I massively prefer clacky elektron style for step sequencing, itâs so much nicer to use. Havenât looked into the move much to be honest. Iâve tried gummy step sequencing in the launchpad pro and itâs just not the same
I disagree, as do others. What we want isnât necessarily wrong, what you want isnât necessarily right.
Also, the MPC already had a step sequencer. This is just making it a hardware rather than just a software component. It serves many functions, and many are pleased. I also understand some arenât.
I could not possibly disagree more with just updated internals, as clearly they had to make changes to accommodate the current OS for both now and the future. Live 2.15 is in the past. I know some are not pleased here, and I get it and feel for you⌠but thatâs just how it is.
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Not to worry, theyâll be there but on every page they will be somewhere different or do something unexpected. The q-links may be vertical, horizontal or even diagonal! Get ready to be bamboozled.
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this is a massive part of why I will have to see it to believe it regarding the step sequencer being good. Itâs akai lol
The new MPC certainly isnât for everyone. Thankfully there are plenty of other gears and sequencers to please all.
I dare say you could make one now. be careful what you wish for though. I still get an email every time someone comments on the speculative standalone maschine thread I made in 2019
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