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mbncp · Post by **mbncp** » Fri Dec 14, 2012 4:00 pm

topaz wrote:http://akaiprompc.com/impc

And from the reviews so far, pass it by.

Beatmaker 2 seems to kill it,

What kills me about bm2 is that you have to name/save every sample you record or paste.

Is it the same with impc ?

monsterism · Post by **monsterism** » Fri Dec 14, 2012 4:06 pm

It takes the piss really that this garbage has anything to do with the mpc brand. Its nothing like a MPC, beatmaker 2 takes that crown.

BMoore · Post by **BMoore** » Fri Dec 14, 2012 10:26 pm

I really like this app. I've never used an MPC before, and was not familiar with the workflow, but it's not that different from lots of other apps.

There are some fantastic sound in this one, so at worst, it's a $7 sound expansion.

My first 20 minutes into iMPC.
It's not properly mixed though. Already working on that.
http://soundcloud.com/bmoorebeats/sound ... iday-night

shanecgriffo · Post by **shanecgriffo** » Sat Dec 15, 2012 12:31 am

monsterism wrote:It takes the piss really that this garbage has anything to do with the mpc brand. Its nothing like a MPC, beatmaker 2 takes that crown.

I wouldn't have thought an mpc had that many functions options?

iPlogger · Post by **iPlogger** » Sat Dec 15, 2012 2:15 am

BMoore, I liked your example. Thanks. I'm deciding about this one. Was that all 100% done with iMPC? Does it have WAV import?

Wormhelmet · Post by **Wormhelmet** » Sat Dec 15, 2012 7:27 am

Midi mapping is done very well in tabletop. Similar to Ableton. It highlights in blue every spot you can map to, then hit the control on your controller. Used inside tabletop, this thing has some very cool potential and the sequencer is decent. Actually enjoying it and getting good response for iMPC plugin inside tabletop and using my Korg padKontrol.

DrGonzo · Post by **DrGonzo** » Sat Dec 15, 2012 7:46 am

topaz wrote:http://akaiprompc.com/impc

And from the reviews so far, pass it by.

Beatmaker 2 seems to kill it,

Weirdly enough I like this little app quite a lot. Way way more than the JJOS MPC 2500 I have sitting on my desk here. Yes, compared with XXXX and YYYYY it's damn limited - but personally, that's what I like about it. It's very direct and I think it captures the directness of the original MPCs quite well. Hit record and play. No fiddling around in menus.

Makes me think - maybe the reason why I'm not using the real MPC anymore is because the JJOS is making the real MPC too damn complex? Maybe I should restore the old MPC OS and see what happens. Yeah - I'll do that.

/C

monsterism · Post by **monsterism** » Sat Dec 15, 2012 9:36 am

DrGonzo wrote:
topaz wrote:http://akaiprompc.com/impc

And from the reviews so far, pass it by.

Beatmaker 2 seems to kill it,
Weirdly enough I like this little app quite a lot. Way way more than the JJOS MPC 2500 I have sitting on my desk here. Yes, compared with XXXX and YYYYY it's damn limited - but personally, that's what I like about it. It's very direct and I think it captures the directness of the original MPCs quite well. Hit record and play. No fiddling around in menus.

Makes me think - maybe the reason why I'm not using the real MPC anymore is because the JJOS is making the real MPC too damn complex? Maybe I should restore the old MPC OS and see what happens. Yeah - I'll do that.

/C

i buy your 2500

DrGonzo · Post by **DrGonzo** » Sat Dec 15, 2012 9:38 am

If you are serious - I'm up for it. Perfect condition. Original box etc. PM me.

/C

BMoore · Post by **BMoore** » Sat Dec 15, 2012 10:31 am

iPlogger wrote:BMoore, I liked your example. Thanks. I'm deciding about this one. Was that all 100% done with iMPC? Does it have WAV import?

Yes, 100% iMPC.
It's got ACP and iTunes import.

trevorhor · Post by **trevorhor** » Sat Dec 15, 2012 11:55 pm

Bmoore,

Even with the incomplete mix, it sounds great. Nice work.

Crazy what you can do on a mobile device.

jjmcjj · Post by **jjmcjj** » Sun Dec 16, 2012 1:35 am

DrGonzo wrote:
topaz wrote:http://akaiprompc.com/impc

And from the reviews so far, pass it by.

Beatmaker 2 seems to kill it,
Weirdly enough I like this little app quite a lot. Way way more than the JJOS MPC 2500 I have sitting on my desk here. Yes, compared with XXXX and YYYYY it's damn limited - but personally, that's what I like about it. It's very direct and I think it captures the directness of the original MPCs quite well. Hit record and play. No fiddling around in menus.

Makes me think - maybe the reason why I'm not using the real MPC anymore is because the JJOS is making the real MPC too damn complex? Maybe I should restore the old MPC OS and see what happens. Yeah - I'll do that.

/C

I've been playing with my MPC 2500 w/ JJOS XL 3.xx recently, so I got a kick out these comments. Other than the fact that I don't have mine set to load a default program, I'm not sure how much easier it could possibly be. Step one is to load some sounds, yes. But from there, it is very much press record and play!

bafonso · Post by **bafonso** » Sun Dec 16, 2012 1:44 am

I have an mpc1k in order to feel real pads... and it's somewhat zen to navigate the whole thing and pace yourself while coming up with interesting stuff.

This iMPC, I don't see why I would ever get it having BM2... BM2's pretty immediate for me but still not perfect. It should have shortcut buttons for ADSR, etc.

BMoore · Post by **BMoore** » Sun Dec 16, 2012 2:09 am

bafonso wrote:I have an mpc1k in order to feel real pads... and it's somewhat zen to navigate the whole thing and pace yourself while coming up with interesting stuff.

This iMPC, I don't see why I would ever get it having BM2... BM2's pretty immediate for me but still not perfect. It should have shortcut buttons for ADSR, etc.

Because iMPC has a s**t load of great sounds, and BM2 does'nt?

DrGonzo · Post by **DrGonzo** » Sun Dec 16, 2012 7:05 am

jjmcjj wrote:
DrGonzo wrote:
topaz wrote:http://akaiprompc.com/impc

And from the reviews so far, pass it by.

Beatmaker 2 seems to kill it,
Weirdly enough I like this little app quite a lot. Way way more than the JJOS MPC 2500 I have sitting on my desk here. Yes, compared with XXXX and YYYYY it's damn limited - but personally, that's what I like about it. It's very direct and I think it captures the directness of the original MPCs quite well. Hit record and play. No fiddling around in menus.

Makes me think - maybe the reason why I'm not using the real MPC anymore is because the JJOS is making the real MPC too damn complex? Maybe I should restore the old MPC OS and see what happens. Yeah - I'll do that.

/C
I've been playing with my MPC 2500 w/ JJOS XL 3.xx recently, so I got a kick out these comments. Other than the fact that I don't have mine set to load a default program, I'm not sure how much easier it could possibly be. Step one is to load some sounds, yes. But from there, it is very much press record and play!

I knew that if I would say that I don't dig the JJ OS it would be blasphemy in the extreme. If I would mention that over at MPC Forums they would pick up their Glocks and I would be looking like a swiss cheese before I finished my sentence.

The reason why I bought the MPC in the first place was because it was dead simple. No saving of programs, no microediting of details - basically just sample and record. I was one of the first who snatched the MPC2500 when it first arrived and I made quite a few tracks with it. It was never the centre of my musical universe but it always offered a different route making beats/music - which mostly worked as a way to get through situations when I didn't know how to proceed in a track.

Then came the JJ OS and looking back (and I am not making this up) I have barely been using my MPC since. The only times it been switched on is when I have to do a new update and every now and then I get guilty not using it and I start banging on it again and it always results in the same thing: I don't know how JJ OS operates. JJ OS have added a bunch of new features - grid modes with more pads available, new routing for the mixer, sampler-esque capabilities with envelopes, arpeggiator, chord mode - this list can go on forever. JJ OS is really maxxing out the MPC.

But with all those features comes a layer of complexity - a layer that I just realized I don't dig. With the original Akai MPC OS it's clear what each button on the unit does. But with JJ OS the functionality changes depending on where you are. Naturally this is just a matter of learning - but learning JJ OS is basically a matter of trial and error since the manual is horrible. Think Japanese translated with Google Translate and you understand. I don't know how many hours I've been wasting to figure out how certain functions work - just to find out that some functions only work under certain conditions.

What I like about the iMPC is that it's dead simple. It just works without you need to remember anything or read a manual. It's designed for one thing and does that well. JJ OS makes something else of the MPC and I just don't dig it.

Now I'm jumping behind a brick wall while you pull out your guns

/C

Akai iMPC released