Akai MPC2000XL Sampling Drum Machine with Built-In 100MB Zip Drive

44.1 kHz, 16-bit stereo sampling. 32-voice polyphony. Resonant digital filter and envelope per voice.

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Akai MPC2500 Music Production Center

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The Akai Professional MPC2500 Music Production Center combines a 64-track MIDI sequencer with a 32-voice 16-bit stereo digital sampler. The MPC is a rock-solid sequencing and drum programming machine with 16 velocity and pressure sensitive rubber pads. The unit allows you to sample more efficiently. This composition center is contained in one extremely powerful desktop unit. Learn More...

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"If your true passion is music and your dedicated this is for you."

Feature:
It has lots of features, A sampler, A Sequencer (which is the easiest to use that I have ever come across), And of course the Best Drum pads ever made( Other pads aint got nothin on this machine)

Quality:
I have never wanted to test the durability, and i am not about to drop my MPC to give you a more through analysis. I have been bangin on thoose pads for like a year and no problems yet.

Value:
If you can cop one for below $1300 your gettin a bargin. It may seem like a major investment, However in a year you will be thanking god you bought this machine.

Desirability:
I own one, so yeah i want it.

Sound:
The Sound quality is whats expected from a work horse like the mpc.

Support:
I have heard that Akai is kinda of slow at getting back to you, I have never personally contacted them. I read the manual, and primarily I use Trial & Error.

Overall:
Wether your going to just bang out beats, use this to sequence your mpc drums and your midi data from other instruments, Or going to use this as a sampler, You cannot Miss with the MPC 2000xl. Nothing in its class can touch it, And if someoe talks trash about 99% of the time its because they cant afford one.

Submitted: 1/30/2005

Style of Music: Hip Hop, R & B

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"Still bangin"

Feature:
I'm still learning new ways to use this baby. I've had this box for four years and I'm happy with the features.

Quality:
Well, just don't drop this boy, cause it will break. When my son was a baby, he beat my poor MPC to death messing up the data wheel. Keep babys away from the MPC 2000XL aight.

Value:
I guess you get what you pay for. I wish it wasn't so expensive but I don't regret spending the dollars.

Desirability:
It does have a sexy look to it. What caught my eye on one of these was those pads. I always wanted a MPC 60 back in the day but could not buy because of no dollars. As time went by, akai drop the MPC 2000 which was the cheapest but still out of my range. Once I saw the MPC 2000XL and the price, I had to dig in my pockets to get it.

Sound:
It sounds like any thing you put in it. The quality of sound is great. The response from the pads are excellent. This box can sound good just by it self. The Mpc 2000xl sounds good with anything because it has a sequencer you can lay some ill ass drums on. I use this baby to drive my Fantom S.

Support:
Neva needed support

Overall:
I will use this thing until it dies. And when it dies I will either have a MPC 2000XL spare or MPC 4000. Screw computer sequencers. Nuff Said. I wish I bit the bullet and bought a MPC or SP 1200 years ago. My production would have been light years from now. PS. That MV-8000 looks interesting.

Submitted: 6/10/2004

Style of Music: Hip Hop

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The MPC2000XL - Until You Try It, You Won't Believe It
Say hi to the new MPC2000XL. It's everything you'd expect from an MPC and then some. New features include Next Sequence key, 4 bank keys, Track Mute key, hinged LCD, multi-program playback, device naming, MIDI soft thru, multi-track recording, time stretch, resampling, simultaneous playback of a second sequence, and folder file management. Better yet all this power works with you, instead of against you. If you've ever tried to get a computer-based sequencer/sampler system to work the way they're advertised, you'll know exactly what we mean. Whether you're producing drum 'n' bass, sequencing a rack-full of MIDI modules, or performing live, you'll love the all-in-one convenience and ease of use the MPC2000XL gives you.

The MPC2000's unique friendly and intuitive user interface simplifies the expression of your creativity.

Features:
Sampler, drum machine, and MIDI sequencer in one instrument

Dedicated buttons for most-used functions

Informative graphic display with soft keys

Extremely Powerful Sampling Drum Machine/Phrase Sampler
44.1 kHz, 16-bit stereo sampling with 32-voice polyphony

Resonant digital filter and envelope per voice

Large, great-feeling, velocity- and pressure-sensitive pads for expressive programming

Note: Variation slider for programming a wide variety of dynamics.

Extensive cut-and-paste sample editing with waveform display

Stereo Mix outputs and optional 8 individual outputs + S/PDIF digital I/O

Built-in ZIP disk and SCSI interface

Reads sample data from S1000 and S3000 Series samplers, the E-mu EIIIx library, Roland S750/S760 libraries, .WAV files from PC disks, and last (but certainly not least) your own samples.

Powerful and Easy-to-Use MIDI Sequencer
Supports both linear and pattern-style (looped) recording

300,000 note sequence capacity

Step Edit mode for fast recording, viewing, or editing of any event in a sequence

Flexible synchronization capabilities: MIDI clock, MTC, and SMPTE (optional)

2 MIDI inputs with merge and 2 independent MIDI outputs (32 channels)

Options
8 analog output and 2-channel digital I/O board

Multi-effects processor board

8MB Flash ROM board

SMPTE board

MPC Sound Library

Technical Info

General
Display: 248 x 64 dot hinged graphic LCD

Disk drive: Zip disc

Memory expansion slot: 2 x 72-pin SIMM (70ns)

Dimensions: 405(W) x 106 (H) x 331 (D) mm

Weight: 5.5kg

Power requirements: 100-240V AC, 50/60Hz, 23W (13W without options)

Sampler/Sound Generator
Sampling rate: 44.1 kHz (frequency response: 20-20kHz)

Sampling capacity: 2MB standard (21.9 sec. mono or 10.9 sec. stereo), expandable to 32MB

Data format: 16-bit linear

Dynamic filtering: -12dB/octave dynamic resonant lowpass filter per voice

Maximum sounds in memory: 256

Number of sound programs: 24

Number of sound assignments per program: 64

Maximum simultaneous voices: 32

Sequencer
Maximum events: (note equivalent) 300,000 notes (max. 50,000 notes per sequence)

Timing resolution: 96 parts per 1/4-note (ppq)

Number of sequences: 99

Number of tracks per sequence: 64

MIDI output channels: 32 (16 channels x 2 output ports)

Song mode: 20 songs, 250 steps per song

Drum pads: 16 (velocity and pressure sensitive)

Drum pad banks: 4

Sync modes: MIDI Time Code, MIDI clock, and SMPTE (optional). Supported SMPTE frame rates are 24, 25, 29.97 drop and 30.

Inputs/Outputs
Record input (L and R): 1/4 in. stereo phone x 2, balanced -40dBu, input imp. 39k ohms; Max. input level +10dBu

Digital sampling input: RCA-pin x 1, S/PDIF (optional)

Digital master output: RCA-pin x 1, S/PDIF (optional)

Stereo output: 1/4 in. phone x 2, unbalanced +11dBu, output imp. 100 ohms; Max. output level +17dBu

8 individual outputs: 1/4 in. phone x 8, unbalanced +11dBu, output imp. 100 ohms (optional); Max. output level +17dBu

Headphone output: 1/4 in. stereo phone x 1, 200mW/32 ohms

MIDI inputs: 5-pin DIN x 2 (mergeable)

MIDI outputs: 5-pin DIN x 2 (independent)

SCSI port: high-density 50-pin connector x 1

Standard Accessories
Power cable

CD-ROM sound library x 1

Operator's manual

Optional Accessories
IB-M208P: 8 individual output and digital I/O board

EB16: Multi-effects processor board

FMX008M: 8MB Flash ROM board

IC-M2TC: SMPTE IC
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