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Jun
07

MPC 60 vs MPC 2500 (sound clips inside)

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What's up? I decided to compare the sound and feel of the MPC 60 vs the MPC 2500 to see if the legendary "feel" of the Roger Linn design is fact or fiction.  There's been a ton of talk to the effect that the 60 and the 3000 have more feel and soul than the newer models that were made after Roger Linn's relationship with Akai disolved.

Ok, so here are the .wav files for you to check out & guess which is the 60 and which is the 2500. I recorded 3 tracks of drum sounds set at full level , 16th note quantize with 62% swing in a basic pattern. I also put each file through a waves SSL masterbus comp preset to get the levels matched up.

http://www.boomspot.com/mpc60vs2500/Drums_1_Test_2.wav
http://www.boomspot.com/mpc60vs2500/Drums_2_Test_2.wav

Which one has the legendary swing and feel?

The original gearslutz discussion I started can be found here

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