watch the video again there using a Mac book to run it. All it is, is an audio interface attached to the controller. Just like you would buy an interface with 2 ins/4outs ect... If you already been producing music and have a interface that you like working with, then the extra one attached to it is pointless in my opinion. If they made one with out the interface, it would be better for some people. Also it would make it more affordable.
The magic of the MPC Sound is in the preamp on the input and output stages, the different bit rate and sample rate, and other characteristics brought on through its circuits. But even so the incoming samples are being converted to a digital file. And the outgoing digital samples are being converted to audio sound waves.
i have wrote this a million times... today midi controllers are disposable... you may keep your controllers for years but the fact of the matter is individuals buy new controllers every two to three years... i.e. there are individuals that brought mpd16 then mpd24 then the mpd32 and now will be purchasing this new device... that is how todays midi controller market is... DISPOSABLE...
Maschine was not the first soft sampler to sample (BPM was out first and does sample. All the same features minus the custom controller.) I'm pretty sure there were other things out there that did this as well.
You can import samples from your hard disk into BPM. You can slice it, mangle it, whatever, but you can not record from a source & save your own samples, the way you can on your MPC, Fantom, Triton, Maschine. You need to rip it from a CD, or record it using another aplication, Sonar, Ableton, etc....
Actually.... Yes you can sample in BPM without using another DAW. You can record samples directly to pads, including drag and dropping of course.
MOTU.com - Record and sample
Andy at Akai MPC Ren demos
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The separate track export is huge.
Combine that with it's ability to load all previous MPCs projects and omg.
I have hundreds of MPC projects I never got around to tracking.
I will track them all now and it will take no time.
This is a game changer and huge time saver for me.
They could have called it a MPD of sorts since the hardware is a upgraded MPD but MPC gets people's attention. Though I doubt I would use it I am a little surprised it's only setup to do 64 tracks in its sequencer. My 4000 does 128.