Damn,Why did I waste money on PadKontrol!

rikhyray · Post by **rikhyray** » Wed Sep 20, 2006 11:43 pm

See this one almost same weight but..,,
http://www.akaipro.com/prodMPC500.php

kennerb · Post by **kennerb** » Thu Sep 21, 2006 12:03 am

rikhyray wrote:See this one almost same weight but..,,
http://www.akaipro.com/prodMPC500.php

granted it has stand alone features but it is going to be twice the cost of the padkontrol. If you just need a controller then that seems overkill. If you want the sampling then yeah that looks fresh.

mcconaghy · Post by **mcconaghy** » Thu Sep 21, 2006 12:19 am

MSRP is $1300

DeadlyKungFu · Post by **DeadlyKungFu** » Thu Sep 21, 2006 12:34 am

it lists for ~$800.

rikhyray · Post by **rikhyray** » Thu Sep 21, 2006 1:03 am

I will be definitely getting it,. Though I like PadKontrol in the practice it seems I use it only for percussion live. Way better to have it computer independent instrument loaded with samples and then sequencer too! I like the size , weight, the battery idea, making beats on the move. With those Intels- Mac or PC forget mobile composing in the plane or wherever, but making beats thats really hot.

stale bread · Post by **stale bread** » Thu Sep 21, 2006 1:26 am

wtf, looks nice but the damn thing doesn't even chop/slice audio. it does however read slice points from any other mpc

aliasA · Post by **aliasA** » Thu Sep 21, 2006 1:32 am

rikhyray wrote:I will be definitely getting it,. Though I like PadKontrol in the practice it seems I use it only for percussion live. Way better to have it computer independent instrument loaded with samples and then sequencer too! I like the size , weight, the battery idea, making beats on the move. With those Intels- Mac or PC forget mobile composing in the plane or wherever, but making beats thats really hot.

im just curious why you bought the padKontrol in the first place if you already knew you needed a stand alone unit of some kind.

D DAS · Post by **D DAS** » Thu Sep 21, 2006 1:55 am

if it retails for 800 why not just spend 200 more and get the mpc 1000

b0unce · Post by **b0unce** » Thu Sep 21, 2006 1:59 am

these things are hot.
I've heard some guy already ordered one for $675...

the only thing that appeals to me tho, is the portability factor - always in the backpack for commuting, and between classes or any other unexpected opportunities to work on your beats. for doing any kind of studio/live stuff I wouldnt be so keen

b0unce · Post by **b0unce** » Thu Sep 21, 2006 2:00 am

D DAS wrote:if it retails for 800 why not just spend 200 more and get the mpc 1000

the mpc1000 doesnt run on 6xAA batteries.

this is a portable drum sampler first and foremost, imo. Its folly to use studio based samplers as a yardstick

rikhyray · Post by **rikhyray** » Thu Sep 21, 2006 8:41 am

aliasA wrote:
rikhyray wrote:I will be definitely getting it,. Though I like PadKontrol in the practice it seems I use it only for percussion live. Way better to have it computer independent instrument loaded with samples and then sequencer too! I like the size , weight, the battery idea, making beats on the move. With those Intels- Mac or PC forget mobile composing in the plane or wherever, but making beats thats really hot.
im just curious why you bought the padKontrol in the first place if you already knew you needed a stand alone unit of some kind.

The unit wasnt there! Similar size/weight with more features, it is just the practice, you observe what you actually use and how.

Bong Sau · Post by **Bong Sau** » Thu Sep 21, 2006 12:35 pm

I with you rikhyray. I was looking to get a PadKontrol but the additional features on this make it worth the extra ££ for me. Tis a good point about having samples/seqs to trigger from something computer independent, especially as a fail safe against on stage lappy related problems.

b0unce · Post by **b0unce** » Thu Sep 21, 2006 1:33 pm

doesnt the fact it only has 12 pads bother any of you guys who are thinking about getting one instead of a padkontrol ?

Kodama · Post by **Kodama** » Thu Sep 21, 2006 1:53 pm

Umm the pad Kontrol is a controller with 16 pads/xy pad with roll function for 1/4 price.

It was never advertised as a stand alone unit...

thelike5 · Post by **thelike5** » Thu Sep 21, 2006 3:40 pm

As far as the MPC-500, I'm not sure I'm all that interested. Sure the portability is nice, but the MPC-1000 isn't THAT much bigger. Also, and maybe this is just me since I haven't heard anyone else complain about it but I'm not digging the 3 pads in a row look. MPC's have always had 4 pads in a row and that's actually a big deal for programming a 4/4 beat. Please don't suggest turning this on it's side, either. That's just lame...

O.K., so if the MPC-500 hits the streets and is selling for under $700, I may have to really a/b this thing. But for only $200 more I would just save up a week or two and pick up the 1000 that I've had my eye on for the last few months...

Damn,Why did I waste money on PadKontrol!

Damn,Why did I waste money on PadKontrol!

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