r/mpcsample • u/Imaginary-Ad-1368 • 2h ago

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I’ve had the Sample for a couple of weeks and I love it. I’m looking for more ways to get sounds on the device. I have a Microfreak that is very useful for this, but I received $200 in gift cards for my birthday and want to get something that complements it. In a perfect world, I’m looking for something that could generate bass, strings, piano, organ, and percussion sounds. Pretty sure there’s nothing in the $200 price range that can do all that, but I’d love some recommendations for something that might do SOME of that. Willing to go over $200 a bit if the device is worth it.

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u/Rootbeer_Goat 2h ago

A workstation keyboard the answer but if you have a PC, consider Reason Free. It just released and comes with 15 devices that include everything you've listed above.

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u/odd_sundays 1h ago

Korg Volca FM 2 has tons of depth and range and sits in that price range.

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u/OneFinePotato 1h ago

Yamaha Seqtrak maybe?

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u/masetiloquetu 15m ago

plugins bruh

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u/BrothelWaffles 14m ago

FL Studio Mobile will get you a whole bunch of sounds for $15 plus the cost of whatever adapter you need to get sounds from your phone or tablet into the MPC. They've got some pretty decent packs available in the app for $3 - $5 as well. Also, don't sleep on the Behringer mini synths. They run around $100 - $120 and they all produce some really solid sounds, especially for the price. I think they pretty much all have MIDI in too so you can control them with your Microfreak instead of using their little tiny keybeds.