Vintage Synth Explorer

Akai • MPC-3000

The MPC-3000 is a new and improved version of the classic MPC-60. It is a sequencer-sampler powerhouse that functions as the heart of any studio that produces HipHop, Rap, R&B, and even techno. It is usually used as the main percussion groove instrument. Sample your beats, sequence your beats, and edit your beats all on the MPC-3000.

It's a great Sampler: 16-bit stereo 44.1Khz sampling with 2 to 16 MB of memory and full editing capability. In fact, its sampling specs are equivalent to most rack-mount type samplers, proving that the MPC-3000 is a professional instrument.

It's an excellent Synthesizer: Sixteen dynamic pads with velocity and aftertouch, great drum sets, analog-like VCF filter sweeping with resonance, analog envelope control and 32 notes of polyphony. Except for the drum sounds, it does not feature a built in oscillator or synthesizer engine. But your samples can be shaped and colored by the analog-style edit functions for creating lo-fi sounds, filter swept pads and drum loops, and other strangely modulated effects. This effectively makes the MPC-3000 as powerful and editable as any synthesizer.

It's also a great Sequencer: 20 Songs, 99 sequences, 99 tracks, and up to 75,000 notes. It has total MIDI implementation, very sophisticated sequence editing, and SCSI + disk drive storage. The MPC can be the Master or just another sampler in your current MIDI studio. Professional MIDI, Sync and Time Code features are also onboard.

The cool lookin' new Limited Edition adds a fancy new paint job.

The MPC-3000 is not just an instrument, it's an entire Music Production Studio! With seemingly limitless features it is vastly expandable. SCSI storage provides limitless sample storage. The sound quality and sequencer quality is superb. These are expensive machines and with good reason. It's used by many famous artists including Puff Daddy, BT, The Crystal Method, Jean-Michel Jarre, Dr. Dre, DJ Quick, Battlecat and The Chemical Brothers.

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archeologist

Posted 316 days ago

they didnt even mention DILLA!!!! or pete rock.!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

mrbasstrap

Posted 379 days ago

Why I just called it a synth is beyond me…

mrbasstrap

Posted 379 days ago

I am quite certain the estimated value of this synth is way off. $3200? You find them on eBay for a fraction of that price. While they aren't the easiest to find, they are definitely not this expensive.

G-Love

Posted 380 days ago

Is Roger Linn still alive? He needs to re-release the LM1. Why he only put out 500 is beyond me.

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Posted 388 days ago

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