Ya know, that's a load of BULL! I love my MC303. I love it because it has all these TR-909, 808, 505 samples that are really old school, but awesome. I use it with my AKAI XR20 locked to my computer with DP7.23 & Pro Tools. Sure all that MPC stuff is designed to just tap the pads, I'm a trained musician so I can think in beats/notes which makes the grid style input really quite cool. I use it also to trigger other MIDI stuff in my studio as well! Just a thought, there is some REALLY cool older stuff out there that requires a little effort to make it work, It's worth it!

a toy for kids nothing more

can i use this with fruity loops software?????????????

I got my hands on this little fun box in the early 2000's while it was relatively new. I had used sampling workstations and synths before but never anything like this. I fell in love with it immediately! I used it in live club techno sets and even created amazing never heard again arrangements on the fly to the crowds' delight. (I wouldn't recommend that! BTW) I had many offers for my 303 groovebox but simply couldn't part with it, like an old dog that's been your best companion. Today, I'm passing it on to a good friend who will give it a new home in his budding music career.

beginer, you can indeed hook this up to external gear, you just need to set up the midi channels correctly. I used to use it in a basic setup triggering a yamaha su10, korg prophecy and korg electribe.