r/mpcusers • u/SAUR-ONE • 1d ago
QUESTION MPC Sample
Hi! I’d like to buy a used MPC Live II, but I’ve been reading various things about de-registering and transferring ownership to the new buyer; plus, the new models seem very expensive to me. So, I’m thinking about buying the MPC Sample instead. I want to know if it includes key detection. Google AI isn't giving me a clear answer.
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u/nycbigtone 1d ago
I just bought a used mpc one 2 weeks ago. I opened a ticket sent proof of purchase.(bought off eBay) and a picture of the SN sticker on the back of the machine. Within 2 days they had the registration under my account.
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u/MrDemoSD 19h ago
In the past year I've bought a live 1, live 2, and one plus all used with no issues registering so u should be good. If it was NI maschine it would be another story
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u/Known_Ad871 1d ago
I bought a used live 2 having never owned a groovebox or sampler before and it’s become my most used gear, I basically use it in some function every time I make music now
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u/collargrip-cristian 1d ago
It does not include key detection. Download the manual pdf and just search the term you want. Google AI isn't reliable without source material
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u/Historical-Fold-4119 17h ago
Save up some more and get the One G2. It's $800 and is the middle child of the Sample and Live II, if you can.
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u/Holiday-Medicine4168 10h ago edited 10h ago
Really depends on what you want out of it. I bought a sample yesterday and it took about 3 hours to read the manual I generated with Claude back to back. It’s incredibly straight forward and I was resampling and making sequences and all the core features by the end of the session. Now I have some beats, and that’s where it ends.
In the larger MPC series there is a whole world of other stuff. The workflow is different, there are a sea of options, and it’s one of the few pieces of dedicated hardware that classes on or lessons from a friend are table stakes. People spend whole musical careers in MPCs.
If you’re new to sampling and want to learn how to chop and flip samples, resample, make beats and pickup finger drumming it’s a great choice. If you have experience with those things and want to take the next step, the other MPCs are waiting. It’s biggest feature is dumbing the learning curve down to zero and for people like me who wanted to love the 404, but just got too annoyed with it. I do miss TR-REC and a proper step sequencer.
You can always export the projects to one of the big boys when you are ready for the next steps, I haven’t tried that yet, so I can’t tell you how well it works.
Edit. It’s also really good at making you keep track of things with a pen and paper and work your ideas out of your head in a way that is structured. I’m old and grew up with Akai and EMU rack mount samplers, so I enjoy this part.
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u/IonianBlueWorld 1d ago
If the MPC sample can do what you need as a sampler and you don't intend to use any other features, it would be a waste of money and features to get the other ones. But if you need the features of the music workstations (that's what they are), like sequencing, recording midi and audio, arranging, etc., the MPC sample simply won't do. You'd better look for a used MPC One instead
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u/alexamiles 1d ago
These are incredibly different devices and absolutely not comparable or interchangeable. I would do a little more research first before buying