This is just me rantin so dont mind me!!lolBut ya Ive been havin the hardest time going back and forth from the mpc to the sp!and I gues im just a SP head for life!the mpc is a dope machine but since i do all my tracks without a mixer I can never get that machine to sound the way I want!Plus the interface and the workflow SUCKs!!sorry to say each to there own1The sequncer and the limitaions on the SP drive me crazy sometimes but the beats always end up being more intersting and feel better on the 404 fuck it Im aint lookin back 404!!!4ever!

no doubt, the MPCs are the best at what they do- so are the SPs.

I love my 404. I even saved 400 bucks so if it breaks I can get a new one as soon as possible. The machine is so much fun and even the bad timestretche is good sometimes. The SP 404 has a weird sound, but I love it.

Yeah, I love my sp-303. I wouldn't even consider trading my 303 for the mpc60II I used to own.

i love my 404 & i'm thinkin about coppin' one more 404 & hookin' them up to my dj mixer...

yes the 404 is my homie. the mpc's been taking a nap on my brother's old mattress, ever since i got it months ago. i need to let them go

why does it seems like no one ever says anything good about MPCs here?

but like soopa said "the 404 is my homie". I dont break out the MPCs too often anymore but i still love them. It feels good to get back on the 2000xl after not using it for a while. I dont really feel that way with the 1000 though.

I think the mpc is really dope I dont think there bad!I dont mean to bash its just im bummed cuz I like the mpc sequencer and alot of the other features but the 404 changed me to where I cant freak the mp the way I want to!

I still love my the MPC.
But at the moment the speed and usabillity of the 404 just gives me a creative boost everytime.


And god help you when I'm high, I create 6 different tracks from the same song with it.

dont get me wrong MPC's are good..... but SP's are just better. lol jp

i dont know, i just enjoy playing with the 404 over the MPC. it seems like more upfront and user friendly and all that wonderful stuff

I just think the 303 has a much better sound with more effects to make almost any sound in the box, the only thing I find better on the mpc is the sequencer. A $1000 hardware sequencer in this day of full featured computer DAWs is completely rediculous to me, I can change the humanize presets in FL and get the same sequencing no problem. Plus FL 8 is going to have dashboards that are virtual representations of popular hardware samplers so you can use FL as a sequencer. They already have some Roland dashboards done so if they make one for the 303 and I can sequence with FL ease and 303 sound and effects it's a wrap.

But the MPC smokes the SP in every way (sorry, just had to)

I think I have to agree here. Aren't MPCs and SPs like apples and oranges...?

One is a sampler and the others are more like phrase samplers, at least that's the case when you would compare the SP606 to a MPC1000 or MPC500.

I haven't fooled around with the Roland MV8800, but I can imagine that one would be a better comparison to the MPCs.

I've heard sound is different, but I've heard some completely insane beats made on just an MPC too, so it doesn't seem like a limitation.

I used to own a MPD24 and if those pads are anything like you would get on an MPC I would definitely forget about that whole MPC. I don't like to hit my pads with a hammer just to get some sound out of it.

Then again, I don't really know what I'm talking about, because I haven't actually used an MPC1000 yet. To each its own.

I had a little breaktrough with the mpc the other day!lolIn the end each to there own!but I think my problem was tryin to get the vibe of the sp on the mp and thats not gonna happen!Like juxt said both machines are dope in there own rite!plus i think i need a break fron the sp and come back fresh cuz lately the sp hasnt been fun its been more tedious!