Vantage_West
audiophile
your pushing it a bit aren't you. 1 mpd, a computer, a top of the range computer software isn't a cheap thing to acquire....no?i think even the mpcs are done. They are still great pieces of software but for less than the price of a mpc I can buy Reason 5 and have a mpc style drum machine, a mpc style sequencer with mpc grooves inside, easiser editing, 3 synths, another drum machine and 2 samplers. Plus fx add a pad style controller and you get about the same thing anyway. I think people these days don't have high enough standards to not settle for close enough
my argument goes but usually doesn't pan out well.
when you get a mpc or modern hard-sampler you are not just getting pads you are getting the software which includes (in vision a generation game style prize line up)
a mixer
a sound editor
a recording device
a sequencer
all basic effects you would expect on your typical software
also having midi meaning means that this mpc can be used as a trigger
and with a jjos it makes a £200 mpc 1000 a professional and versatile bit of kit.
but my bias is that i'm also able to travel to gigs and the such without a hitch. my night job is that i'm a sound engineer for a club and i'm telling you the amount of times the apple has crashed mid performance which leads to 'someone' having to run from the booth all the way to the front just so i look like i'm the one who ****ed up. also when your typical firewire cable gets pulled out leading to a sound reminiscent of a elephant getting it's kneecaps blown in. again leads to me having to argue my wage at the end of the night.
not reliable i feel. daw's as a performance ting are flimsy as ****. but they will take over with the improvements across the board.just have a look around FP and you feel there is a sense of insecurity from guys with hard-samps who think they are being threatened or undermined by the software revolution.