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Tohtruck
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In all honesty the MV is overblown and has more stuff than I actually need. I was pretty much fine for the most part with the 2500, the MV adds a couple more nice convenient features that are very useful. But I can tell that there is a huge bulk of it that I will probably never use.
The main selling point was the price. I felt like I was being cheated as the MPC 2500 (and MPCs in general) are waaay overpriced. For the money I was paying, I felt as though I might as well save my money (as I actually ended up making money by selling my MPC and buying a used MV) and get the bigger machine with more features. I was also unhappy with Akai's support of the 2500. Their updates stink and they are cheating honest dedicated customers. The JJ OS was my only reason for even holding on to it for as long as I did. At least with the MV I can have a little more confidence that they will only add to the OS and strive to make their customers happy.
The most annoying thing about the MV tho is the midi situation. At first I thought I could probably live with 2 midi outs but now I realize that I am constantly wanting to build up my production set-up (yes I am afflicted with gear lust). But at the same time it is a hidden blessing as it just gives me another reason to not buy more gear that I will probably never get around to using.
The main selling point was the price. I felt like I was being cheated as the MPC 2500 (and MPCs in general) are waaay overpriced. For the money I was paying, I felt as though I might as well save my money (as I actually ended up making money by selling my MPC and buying a used MV) and get the bigger machine with more features. I was also unhappy with Akai's support of the 2500. Their updates stink and they are cheating honest dedicated customers. The JJ OS was my only reason for even holding on to it for as long as I did. At least with the MV I can have a little more confidence that they will only add to the OS and strive to make their customers happy.
The most annoying thing about the MV tho is the midi situation. At first I thought I could probably live with 2 midi outs but now I realize that I am constantly wanting to build up my production set-up (yes I am afflicted with gear lust). But at the same time it is a hidden blessing as it just gives me another reason to not buy more gear that I will probably never get around to using.