Should I buy a MPC 500 or an Ipad for on-the-go

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AKAI MPC 500 or IPad

Poll ended at Mon May 03, 2010 10:20 am

AKAI MPC 500
4
29%
IPad
10
71%
 
Total votes: 14
starving student
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Re: Should I buy a MPC 500 or an Ipad for on-the-go

Post by starving student » Mon May 03, 2010 9:36 pm

can you load your own samples in that ipad esx, I didn't think so...
anyways it pains me to say it but.
I've got a mint condition esx-1 for sale, if interested pm me any offers.
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Re: Should I buy a MPC 500 or an Ipad for on-the-go

Post by beats me » Mon May 03, 2010 10:09 pm

Again, the iPad has only been out for a month and in that time we've seen the release of the Electribe and Rebirth apps, some less notable music apps, and the countless other music apps that already existed for the iPhone and iPod Touch. Things are only going to get better. So "but can it...." is a stupid question that the answer may change in a week or two.

The MPC, as great as it may be, is just going to basically do what it's already been doing. There's not going to be any huge leaps in available options.
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Re: Should I buy a MPC 500 or an Ipad for on-the-go

Post by humnumb » Mon May 03, 2010 11:33 pm

flippo wrote:with an iPad you will look like a twat.
With an PMC you will be a rudeboy.
Right. It's all about the looks.
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Re: Should I buy a MPC 500 or an Ipad for on-the-go

Post by flippo » Tue May 04, 2010 2:40 am

humnumb wrote:
flippo wrote:with an iPad you will look like a twat.
With an PMC you will be a rudeboy.
Right. It's all about the looks.

tongue in cheek
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Re: Should I buy a MPC 500 or an Ipad for on-the-go

Post by LiquidSoul » Mon May 17, 2010 2:43 pm

Does anybody have issues with latency when fingerdrumming on an iPad?
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Re: Should I buy a MPC 500 or an Ipad for on-the-go

Post by humnumb » Mon May 17, 2010 3:11 pm

LiquidSoul wrote:Does anybody have issues with latency when fingerdrumming on an iPad?
It works fine with no noticeable latency: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zg4m-hXOPmQ
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Re: Should I buy a MPC 500 or an Ipad for on-the-go

Post by LiquidSoul » Mon May 17, 2010 3:55 pm

humnumb wrote:
LiquidSoul wrote:Does anybody have issues with latency when fingerdrumming on an iPad?
It works fine with no noticeable latency: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zg4m-hXOPmQ
Yeap, pretty impressive and through wifi. A usb connection will probably make it a perfect controller :)
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Re: Should I buy a MPC 500 or an Ipad for on-the-go

Post by beats me » Tue May 18, 2010 2:26 pm

LiquidSoul wrote:
humnumb wrote:
LiquidSoul wrote:Does anybody have issues with latency when fingerdrumming on an iPad?
It works fine with no noticeable latency: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zg4m-hXOPmQ
Yeap, pretty impressive and through wifi. A usb connection will probably make it a perfect controller :)
For some reason I don't see this happening because if it was just that easy it would have already happened by now. The iPad is new but the iPhone isn't and they basically run off the same technology.

But who knows.
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Re: Should I buy a MPC 500 or an Ipad for on-the-go

Post by beats me » Tue May 18, 2010 2:35 pm

And here's a great refernce for all the music apps for the iPad that is updated as more are added.

http://forum.ableton.com/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=142347
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