Difference between Akai S series and MPC series

[talaaron]

can someone briefly explain the difference between both samplers and which would be utilized more for House music

thanks guys!

[Dj Radical Rob]

well the mpc series is more of a drum machine style sampler and is a standalone unit whereas the s series is more studio. (hence the s)

I would guess for your use the mpc would work well. you can just loop a 4 to 8 bar section and just add stuff and tweak away.

I have an S5000 in my studio and it too has some powerfull features. more memory, expandability, etc.
Not to sure what the limits are for the mpc series though.

[talaaron]

awesome!.....thanks for the information. i was confused because im reading alot about both and seeing both models in pop up in studio listings, but see the s5000 more so than anyother. I know i can dump wav files into an s5000. can the same be done for the mpc or is there some kind of storage...ie. cdrom?

[Dj Radical Rob]

if im not mistaken you can do the same. you may need a dedicated scsi cdrom to do it though. never used the mpc but for a minute. the only bummer about the s5000 is no pads for live use and the screen is so big that on the road it would probably crack.

[mano 1]

you should also lok into the new Z4 and Z8 models... they seem cheaper, and the memory is expandable to... 512MB (!) of standard PC133 ram (cheap).