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Don’t buy an Akai MPC5000 until you read this: hip-hop producer Just Blaze’s rant on the MPC Akai calls “the most advanced MPC on the planet.”
“THIS THING IS COMMERCIALLY AVAILABLE AND SHOULD NOT BE!” says Blaze. “Some of the bugs in this thing are ATROCIOUS.”
He goes on to detail a litany of bugs and limitations he’s encountered in trying to use the MPC 5000, and summarizes his experience like this:
“I…recommend that you don’t buy the MPC 5000 until they release the next operating system.”
“Please don’t do this again Akai. As a fan, avid user, supporter, and friend. Don’t let the decline in hardware sales (or whatever is contributing to this) allow this to continue.. Quantity over Quality, Numbers over Blunders, Sales over Sincerity and Profits over Professionalism, it makes for Bad Business, Disgruntled Devotees, and Cold Hearted Customers who will Cease, Desist and Discontinue their Dilligent support of a Diluted brand.”
Ouch.
Tags: Akai, drum machines, hip hop, Just Blaze, MPC, Samplers
37 Responses to “Don’t Buy An Akai MPC 5000 Until You Read This”
Please Wait
I agree with the user. I’ve had problems with akai products in the past. Contacted akai customer support; I never received a reply. Never bought from them again. I want great products and great customer support.
Mine works fine. No data lost. Much easier to use than the MPC1000. The synth is dope. I’d like to see some global editing options and to be able to automate all the synth parameters. It’s a huge step up from the 2000xl and the 1000 for sure.
I’m in a love hate thing with Akai right now. I been roc’in the mpc 1000 for a couple years.
I always knew somthing was wrong with my pads , cause they didn’t feel like my friends 2000. Come to find out there not the same pads. Instead of the pads all being in one set Akai decided to take a short cut and use a cheaper single pad system.
This is not the same hardware we’ve all grown to know and love.
All the new modules of the mpc1000 have the pad fix upgrade at the same price, But to by the pad fix is $180.00.
Here is a link to a petition about the fix.
Not that Akai will care but what else can we do.
http://www.petitiononline.com/mpc1000/petition.html
Pz
No Roger Linn, no more buying Akai products. I’m waiting for the LinnDrum II.
is the mpc 5000 much better than 4000 etc
just blaze is crazy. ive worked with a 2000(where the screen did not flip) , 2000 xl (with zip drive), mpc 1000( 1000 was a monster!). now i have the 5000. this machine is a beast! i havnt had any problems. some people talk bout no good tech support! man please…. find out how to use the machine on your own! other clowns talk about the synth…. take your time, go through all of the sounds. tweak the sounds you like and save the settings. STOP BEING LAZY PEOPLE! you dont always need samples. play tunes. with this 5000 machine you really dont need nuthing but a midi keyboard.the world changes everyday. deal with it!
These are my thoughts as well. I’m a mulit platinum producer as well as Just Blaze. I hate the 5000! I’ve bee down with Akai since the mpc 60. this is the worst machine ever! I’ve nothing but problems with this machine. Midi just stops sending signal to my gear for no reason. The hardrive freezes up and sometimes erase all the sounds. There is no muti program and sequence save function like the 4000.( Why lose the best new feature in the akai family) “Please don’t do this again Akai. As a fan, avid user, supporter, and friend. Don’t let the decline in hardware sales (or whatever is contributing to this) allow this to continue.. Quantity over Quality, Numbers over Blunders, Sales over Sincerity and Profits over Professionalism, it makes for Bad Business, Disgruntled Devotees, and Cold Hearted Customers who will Cease, Desist and Discontinue their Dilligent support of a Diluted brand.”
Rio, your a mulit platinum producer? What the hell is that? I spot a fake.
What? Somebody has a platinum mullet?
I have the Mpc 5000 too. I agree with Just Blaze shit I will believe someone in the game before someone local. I am having problems with the 5000 too. It has bugs that affect the way you make beats. Right now my sounds static and turn down when I put them on a program from the edit menu. For anyone who does agree keep using it and you will find out.
c’mon guys what is the best alternative to the akai mpc5000?
Wow… whoever thinks the five thousand is great is out of their minds, i have both the 4000 and the 5000, i use the 4 at my studio and the 5 at home, the 5 comes with a piano and string patch i cant even sequence with it the notes stop, yes the synths sound decent and i have wrote some nice stuff, but i bought the 5 so i could make full productions at home and sing and play gitar ideas in the unit. well im about to buy a rackmount motif so i can make this happen…. i mean you cant even mix the piano patch, if you want reverb on the piano you have to go though 61 samples and manualy add effects to each pad… my 4000 is way better internally… i hope they just make a new op system that mimics the 4000 cuz i love the synth and the ability to record ruff ideas on the road and at home…i hope akai actually listens and trys to do something…. cuz i am still and always will be an mpc user… ive had every machine except the 60 and im very surprised about all the stuff that should be in my unit…. im willing to pay for the add ons i need in my 5000…. ill pay $500 for the ability to use multis, the smpte option(which has tighter timing than midi), the ability to save my vocal tracks as .wavs to load into nuendo( with stem start points), and independant volume and effects control for programs…..Please lord make this happen
ive had an mpc 60 2000 3000 still have my 4000. thought the 5000 would be like the 4g but with improvements instead its going backwards with so many things what kind of shit is that they should be evolving with thier technology and with their customers im pretty disapointed to say the least. i do like some of the options it has but lost so many good things that the 4g has still.ive had my 4g f0r 8 years never got it refurbished finally need to but thought id buy an 5g for the time being and use it, looks like ima rush my 4g to forat to get it bac on deck cuz i feel limited with the 5g. akai should be ashamed of themselves for real youd think theyd only be gettin tighter ..but not the case
thanks to everyone for slaging off the new MPC 5000.because of all the bad reviews I managed to get my hands on a new 5k for half the original price with all the optional stuff and full waranty and some extra sample cd’s.i only had it for couple of days and it’s working fine.all i need to do now is wait for os updates to sort out what ever wrongs they have.this is my first mpc so i’m still learning,and i think its good that i don’t have previous experience with mpc’s.can’t do any comparing.
Mpc forever….. Some people just just want something to talk about…. try to test the mpc 5000,… peace
Sounds like opinion of the 5000 turns on experience of the 4000: those who never used the 4000 love the 5000, while those with the 4000 think Akai have fallen off the wagon.
So are there any 4000 users who actually like the 5000? Have any of the 4000 haters (and I know you’re out there) tried the 5000 for comparison purposes? (or have they simply abandoned Akai completely)
Akai’s very late anwser to my RS7000… RS fo’ LIFE!!!
da relic
My question is is it worth buying a 5000 or no? Because I am about to build myself and 4 others a studio and along with the mpc there will be a korg keyboard and a mic and editing programs and someone said there is a machine called an 808 wth just you guessed ot 808’s that we might get, so I really want to know b4 i buy it and can somone recommend me a good keyborad because the Korg TR76 had good reviews please?
Agreed Slik, the RS7000 is vastly superior. Long live the RS!!
some people just cant make beats even the platinum beats makers they make comments because the think they should be respected the 5000 glinch will be fixed just like any other new machine that first touch the market peach Atl GA
All I can say is he’ll no I’ll stay with my 2000xl I’m old school all I need is a mpc60/3000/2000/or 2000xl n a Roland mc 505 n it’s on n over 4 my competition real talk it’s not what u got that makes u hot it’s how u use what u got that make u hot peace
Rio Beats is real. Believe it
Why buy a brand new MPC5000? buy a couple of used MPC’s.
MPC3000 for the sounds & Library $1000- Cant be Beat
MPC4000 for the programming power $1500- The Standard
Maybe a 2000xl w/Compactflash Option or MPC2500 $600 – $900
Any combo is better.
I also agree with Just Blaze. The same exact problem happened with a brand new MPC5000. I recieve the MPC In the middle of my 1st sequence and 12th track the machine froze on me. So, I send it back for another machine. That one froze on 1st sequence and 4track, the second time. the Akia sould place this product on RECALL. It dont serve it’s propose.
my new os for the 5000 is awesome……….. now i can sell my 4000 email me if you want it… rbrmedia@hotmail.com starting bid $1500… sorry akai for bashing the 5k im happy now with the new os
No word about the 2500?
Just bought this 2nd hand & seems to work just fine.
Any comments?
Why never bought from them again? Akai doesn't make quality products? Why many Dj's, and anothers musicians use AKai products? Maybe marketing? I want a answer because I want know if don't bother to buy an Akai product or not. Thx a lot!
how much for the 4000k?
i too as just have been on the mpc for year i still have the 2000,but this 5000 is trash dude
whatever bugs are there are true because im sitting in front of one and
have been for a week without it turning on its been initianilzing for two week.has nothing to with knowing the machine the people owe me money!!!!!!!!
Roland MV 8800
Definitely MV-8800 just got one. All these years it's exactly what I wanted!!!!!!
Definitely MV-8800 just got one. All these years it's exactly what I wanted!!!!!!
Definitely MV-8800 just got one. All these years it's exactly what I wanted!!!!!!
I just got that akai miniak to go with my 5000.man fuck it, we all need to have a beat comp cause I be working the fuck out my 5000
does the new os make the 5000 that much better because i got a 4000 & i want to buy a 5000 but with all the shit talking im scared help please Fallbackmg@gmail.com thanks
Ok so I want to buy MPC5000 and my guess is this is a very old thread not sure. I see no dates. What is the result today with the machine and the new os?
Dave
every one i will like to no if the mpc 5000 is good know pls becuse i wonted to by one my self and no one wonted to say nothing wot is rong pl over haer saying its good but every one is scared to bye it can some one say sumthing pls i hav the 500 and the 1000 yea evin the 2000 i wont to go big now i wont u BABY THE 5000 PLS HELP S.O.S S.O.S
iam selling my mpc 5000 shit!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
ill go back old school use my mpc 60 mark 1 and mark 2 no midi problems there . got the mpc 5000 when you sync with nuendo software the mpc 5000 throws every thing out of sync
no time for shit gear peace