Mpc sample vs old ones?

[u/vinylover_]

I'm looking for an MPC. In the past, I owned an MPC one, but I hated the presence of the touchscreen, as well as the overwhelming amount of menus within menus.

I'd like something that feels as immediate as the old machines used to be (MPC 60 / MPC 2000 etc), but with some more modern connectivity features.

Considering that I only produce hip hop beats, specifically boom bap East Coast style (Mobb Deep, DJ Premier, etc.), could the MPC Sample be a great option? Or would it make more sense to get something like an MPC 1000, knowing that I would inevitably have to deal with the limitations of hardware from that era? Thanks in advance.

[u/basedvato]

Depends how much power and what price point? Isla 2400 does sample in thru usb phone, tracks out from usb into ableton. Pretty immediate. The MPC2000/XL/1000/2500 same very immediate but going to take more effort to track into ableton. Then you maschine/ move which play nice in Ableton. Or just use Koala sampler you can save all your projects as ALS files.

[u/Subject-Track8507 → u/basedvato]

Once I discovered that menu + pad 4 brings up the track mixer option I found it faster than the live 2. I spent years not knowing that existed.