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I’ve been using Logic for years and have a basement studio filled with hardware synths. Logic is great, but I’ve bought nearly every controller known to man trying to improve the recording experience—and I still couldn’t escape the constant mouse clicking and menu diving of a computer-based DAW.The Akai MPC XL has now taken over my studio. I can record MIDI from my hardware, easily edit my performances, convert everything to audio, arrange complete songs, and walk away with a WAV file nearly every day.I had no previous MPC experience, so the first week was rough. I had no idea what I was doing. But I adapted surprisingly quickly, and now my workflow feels much more streamlined and efficient.It’s also much more than a recording device. The live-performance controls are amazing, the drum pads feel great, and it has made my Roland TR-8S completely obsolete—so now I have to sell that!I won’t go on forever, but this really is a complete package: drum machine, MIDI sequencer, sampler, live-performance instrument, arranger, and final recorder—all in one relatively easy-to-use box. Most importantly, I’m having more fun and finishing more music than I ever did with a computer-based DAW.Quick note....I saved a bunch of money and gambled on a "Very Good" open box unit. Best decision I made. zZounds warehouse definitely inspects before shipping...

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I purchased the MPC SE and it said integration with MPC 3 software. That was a lie. There is no MPC software. The software is in beta. Here it says 3.7 software. Again, that software is beta. Akai is selling hardware without software, advertising it as included software, but the software( 3.7) is beta. Customers are not beta testers. Its beta for a reason: bugs.