Anybody using this?

Is the fact that this is your avatar now a wish or an affirmation?

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Yeah, I saw that at NAMM (online). I'm surprised it will ever show up. I thought that now Akai and Alesis being in partnership, the stuff they bring out at NAMM is just teaser material which never actually goes in to production. Anyone know if the MPC5000 will ever be released?

Well, that's encouraging. Let us know if you actually get it and if it works (again, I'm thinking Alesis build quality here). It looks like the best pad controller on the market once it actually shows up in stores.

ORIGINAL: Nick P

Yeah, I saw that at NAMM (online). I'm surprised it will ever show up. I thought that now Akai and Alesis being in partnership, the stuff they bring out at NAMM is just teaser material which never actually goes in to production. Anyone know if the MPC5000 will ever be released?

Well, that's encouraging. Let us know if you actually get it and if it works (again, I'm thinking Alesis build quality here). It looks like the best pad controller on the market once it actually shows up in stores.

There are some people over at Abe's forums that have already received them. I have tracking numbers for mine. It should be here on Monday. Teusday would be the latest.

ORIGINAL: LionSound

How does this improve on the MPD24?

Here is a list of it's features:

MIDI synced note-repeat with MPC swing
16 full-sized, genuine MPC pads with velocity and pressure-sensitive response
Assignable switches, sliders and endless knobs for a total of 72 controllers
2 assignable Foot Switch inputs
1 assignable Foot Pedal controller input
Large, easy-to-read custom LCD display
30 user-definable Presets for various DAW and software applications
MMC/MIDI Start/Stop transport buttons


As far as what it has that the 24 doesn't, it has tap tempo and note repeat. It has 8 faders instead of six. It has it's own midi clock.

From what I've read online from the people that actually are in possesion of one, it's very well built and very solid.

ORIGINAL: kb420

ORIGINAL: LionSound

How does this improve on the MPD24?

Here is a list of it's features:

MIDI synced note-repeat with MPC swing
16 full-sized, genuine MPC pads with velocity and pressure-sensitive response
Assignable switches, sliders and endless knobs for a total of 72 controllers
2 assignable Foot Switch inputs
1 assignable Foot Pedal controller input
Large, easy-to-read custom LCD display
30 user-definable Presets for various DAW and software applications
MMC/MIDI Start/Stop transport buttons


As far as what it has that the 24 doesn't, it has tap tempo and note repeat. It has 8 faders instead of six. It has it's own midi clock.

It also looks like the 8 sliders are arranged in 3 banks each for a total of 24 different controls, whereas the MPD24's 6 sliders do not have any additional selectable banks. Also, Akai stresses that the MPD32 has "genuine" MPC pads, whereas the MPD24 has "MPC-style" pads - that's a fairly big difference if you've ever compared the genuine MPC pads to the MPD24's.

I have an MPD24 and the quality is pretty good for a $200 unit, but I've been contemplating selling it since I rarely use it anymore. I primarily use Sonar 7 nowadays and the new step sequencer has made my MPD24 pretty much obsolete for my workflow. But it's still a nice tool to have for those projects I start in Project5.

Well, you know I have been a MPC owner and user for years. This will at least give me that tactile sensation again.

Hey KB420, I like your list of equipment:

Sonar PE 6.2.1, Live 7.03 Suite, Reason 4, Dimension Pro, Rapture, z3ta+, Sampletank 2.5, SonikSynth 2, Battery 3, Recycle, Kjaerhus GAG1, Ozone 3, PSP Vintage Warmer, Sound Forge 9, Motif ES7, Trigger Finger, Remote 37 SL .

Very cool.

ORIGINAL: b rock

Now I'm working on a ControlPad for well over a year now. My drum sticks are quite a bit heavier than the norm.

Tom, I used to have an Octapad and a drumkat dk-10, both of which I sold. I miss something I can hit with sticks... would you care to give a review on the ControlPad?

Well, you know I have been a MPC owner and user for years. This will at least give me that tactile sensation again.

That MPD32 with Battery3 should be a monster combo.

Lately, I've been doing the same thing using Battery3 sounds in Guru.

That Battery library alone is worth the cost in my opinion.

MPD24, love it, I'd probably have bought the MPD32 if it was out by the time I bought my MPD24...

So, how is it? Like Seb, I have the MPD-24, and it's nice. I didn't realize that the '32 has its own clock. Nice idea.

ORIGINAL: DayDrumFour

Looks like our fellow Philly resident Kb420 will be busy for a while...

Busy with headaches. I couldn't get it to work. Through trial and error I finally figured out the problem. Akai's drivers do not play well with Novation's. The MPD will work fine as long as I have my Remote SL off. The minute I turn it on, the Akai won't work, only the Remote. Funny thing is, the Akai plays well with my Trigger Finger and Motif mlan midi drivers. The Remote plays well with them too, but they don't play well with each other. The Remote wins everytime.

Oh well, I'll be on the phone with tech support tommorrow.

I don't know man. I've been frustrated all day, and most of last night.

I'm going to experiment with it again tommorrow. Maybe I can figure something else out.

I got it. I guess that's what happens when you install too many new software drivers at the same time

Automap 2.0 was just released a few days before I got the MPD. The new automap drivers allows the Remote to actually "high jack" other midi ports so that you can actually control two completely different pieces of software at the same time. I haven't figured out how to do that yet, but I have found the page that tells you what ports the Remote is sort of stealing.

You would think that the default setting for that would be off, wouldn't you????

Actually the MPD can do the same thing with it's drivers/software (called Vyzex), but the default is set to off.

Everything fine now. The Remote's transports and faders work, and so does the MPD's, and Automap still works fine.