IS THE MPC2000XL WORTH IT IN 2024?
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- Опубліковано 23 лип 2024
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In this video I discuss my thoughts on the pros and cons of the MPC2000XL and whether or not the MPC2000XL is worth it in 2024. Akai has built a great machine that has lasted the test of time in the MPC, and the 2000XL is such an iconic machine that hundreds of producers had made hits in. Everyone from J Dilla, to Zaytoven, Metro Boomin and more have used this machine too craft timeless hits. Hopefully this video helps you out if you're considering getting one.
Key Points
00:00 Intro
00:40 Storage
04:351Workflow
08:40 Sequencing Beats
14:40 Is it Worth it?
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Thank you! More videos on the way
The sound quality of the vintage MPCs is worth buying one. The Roger Lynn MPCs sound the best.
I heard about that model too, on the 3000's i hear its amazing.
If you go out and buy an older MPC just to make low-fi/90s hip-hop then you don't know how to shape your sound on FL Studio.
Good vid, but I disagree with one thing: I think limitations are great when learning. I makes it so you are focused on creating with what is in front of you as opposed to getting bogged down in options
yeah definitely, I think the limitations are definitely good in that way, but I think they're bad in that sometimes you can't do what some of the newer machines are doing or as easy, and so in that way it can be limiting.
@@BeatsbyDannyG Limitations are limiting by nature but undoing those limitations is like undoing the cocoon of a butterfly instead of letting it break out for itself. The wings of the butterfly become strong by breaking out. If you help it then the wings aren't strong and the butterfly can't fly. I have used Maschine in the past and I put it down for the XL and my Roger Linn which may be slower but sound a lot better
Great video content. Well done too.
For me the XL is still very viable today as it was back in the day. You can make great music with any of the new MPCs and samplers if you run them through a good analogue mixer or outboard gear but these old ones just have a sound that works for me and many hit makers in Reggae, Hip Hop, DnB, House from back in the days to this day and will continue to.
yeah I agree, the sound on this is amazing. I love running all types of sounds through here too get a distinct characteristic
Hopefully this video is informative for those looking into the older models of MPC!
The most slept on thing on the mpc2000xl is the Digital in/outs.. I sample in digital and my drums in analog..The drum cut right through the sample
I've actually never run digital ins/outs. I'll have to read up on that. Thanks for the recommendation
You have to have the 8 out board to get the digital io. I do have one, but most 2000xls did not come with that
The ears and brain do the sampling before it even gets to the MPC. 👍🏼
Doubling pads is not a bug. All MPC2000xl do that. You just have to learn how to hit the pads. Straight from the top and in the middle of the pad. It‘s like an instrument you have to learn how to play ;)
oh really? thats interesting. I wonder why that was a choice to make it that way. I always thought it was because the circuitry was trying to interpret many signals and didn't know how to respond at certain velocities
@@BeatsbyDannyG I don't know if it was intendet or not, but it's a known thing. You'll find a lot online if you google for "MPC double triggering". Try to get your finger off the pad faster. It took me some time to learn it too but now it doesn't double trigger anymore. You somehow learn it with time and practice.
dope, i'll definitely look that up. Thanks for the tip!
Absolutely true! People nowadays don't really learn and practise their instruments and rather skip to the next fashionable gadget. Another thing that works well for me is having all the manuals for my gear ready on-the-go. As PDFs on my phone, and I regularly find interesting new features.
@@wackerburg 100%, knowing the manuals is also a great way to get into. producing content, because you could answer those very simple questions people might have, that they might need a video for.
*Love mine to death!* Being an electronic music producer, I use the #MPC2000XL for firing one-shot-samples, mostly drum hits. Rarely do I use loops. So 32MB RAM is way more than I really need at a time. I have the blue MCD-version, which came with the #flashcardreader installed from the factory, so loading a new program is done swiftly. Bought it new back in the day.
The immediacy of use and that "90ies-Akai-Forward-Punch" in the mids is great. Also, the unit has great features which actually work. Unlike new devices, where the user is always the beta-tester.
I recently bought the #AkaiEB16 internal effects board, which is much more interesting than I anticipated 😀 Yes, kinda 80ies/90ies budget quality, not highend Lexicon/Eventide quality. But having it thoroughly integrated into the MPC-ecosystem makes it more a sound design toolkit. I highly recommend that PCB.
yo thank you for sharing that. I do miss having more ability on a single card, but I also really like. the feeling of using the old floppy disks and feeling the pressure of being limited.
Interesting about the effects board. I am torn on whether i should invest that amount in it, but I was thinking of saving up for a secondary 2000XL that I use to tinker on.
you could just resample a loop and pitch the sample down up whatever, get a feel for what u want pitchwise
that's true. one thing I like about pitching sample by sample though is not being stuck to a specific pitch. Like being able to make your own "key" if that makes sense
@@BeatsbyDannyG yeah for sure, i was just referring to the part of the video about how long it would take to check out the beat you have been building in a different pitch. so the quick way of auditioning would be resampling ;) I used to make a few copies of melodic samples onto different pads with different pitch for quick access when doing live beats with the mpc1000, but no mpc's here anylonger. just the digitakt and the octatrack :)
oh i see what you mean! thats a good technique!
It’s worth it to keep it.
I look at it this way.
If you have a good working 2k, a newer mpc isn’t necessary.
If you’re buying your first mpc, get a newer one.
If you had a mpc in the past, and would like another one…. Get a new one.
this logic makes a lot of sense to me
i owned a XL once in the early 2000's, but i broke it in anger, because the floppy drive often hung up before i was even able to save the work. but today, if it has to be a vintage MPC, i would chose the MPC1000 or 2500 alone for its inofficial JJOSX Firmware, which gives the machines lot more features (but not too much). just my opinion! the 200XL is still great anyway
yeah those features are awesome. I just really always wanted one of these, but there are a ton of reasons to get other models as well, you're right
also zuluscsi is an awesome upgrade!
I’ll see if I navigate that direction over time. For now I haven’t been minding the limitation on space because it makes me sample differently
this is actually very inspiring. 😮
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Yeah you’re right, vintage gear isn’t for everyone. Especially if you’re just starting out. I might pick up a 2k xl one day. But I too grew up in the same era. Heatmakerz definitely boosted the sales of this unit lol
that smackDVD episode was legendary!
@@BeatsbyDannyG those were the days man. Just raw
Definitely, I think those days are coming back.
It would be stupid to not take advantage of all the improvements in computer and sequencer front. Myself I love creating beats on the original interface and then transferring them to Ableton for mixing and mastering.
I wouldn't say its stupid, but i do agree that it can be beneficial. Have to remember that there are plenty of songs that became hits that were made only with this machine.
@@BeatsbyDannyG Yeah it was a bad choice of words and I appreciate everyones choices. Historically though most of those classic boom bap records were typically mixed in big studios with analog neve or ssl consoles with great eq and ssl 4000-series even had a built in compressor in every channel + all the outboard gear: urei, tubetech etc. and of course great mixing engineers and producers like Rick Rubin. We probably don't have the luxury of all that but that's where the daw and plugins come into play. Even though I'm an old school guy and have a bunch of outboard I have no hesitation of using a DAW and all the plugins - whatever makes things sound better.
just got second one with fx board 🎉🥰
How is the FX board, is it worth it?
@@BeatsbyDannyG its not bad, but if you have outboard effects, they will also do, maybe the most fun yet is eq to cut out stuff.
That’s interesting, I use the filter cut off currently and really like it.
@@BeatsbyDannyG I must say the hicut filter is amazing on 2k, I had isla 2400 before and it was nice, but somehow sold it, something didnt click with me. Old is gold for a reason.
@@flutesamples yeah that filter is one of my favorites to use for sure!
I made a beat in 20 mins 😂 on the mpc 2k xl in the year of 2024 🎉🎉
haha lets go, that's an accomplishment.
@@BeatsbyDannyG right on lol 💪🏾💪🏾🎬🎬
man make a beat skip the talking
This video is more of a Cookup Sampling jazz vinyl on the MPC200XL
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I make different kinds of content on the channel to see what people are into.
thats rude, maybe stop typing and make beat?
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This important for akai heads foo
@@peter83north yessir!
No. Not worth it.
I dont understand why sampling from records is a viable source of creation. JUST MAKE YOUR OWN FUCKING SOUNDS AND sample YOUR OWN CONTENT
I’m sure you play every instrument known to man, such as every indigenous woodwind, to ensure you have the widest sonic palette possible… right?
How about just have fun making music lol
so much goodness has come from sampling other peoples work, u can't deny that.
haha, gotem!
facts!
Yes its worth off the sound alone.🫡
yeah 100%, i agree with that. I never used to believe it, but until I got one, i finally heard what everyone is talking about.
@@BeatsbyDannyG Facts!!!
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