I Ditched My Akai MPC X SE for This...

In this video we explore my reasoning for selling the Akai MPC X SE and what I replaced it with. This video contains several sound examples and comparisons which should give viewers more insights on the potential issues with the MPC X, MPC Live, MPC One and MPC Keys. I provide several solutions to improve the sound quality of your MPCs. We discuss a number of audio interface and converters to pair with an MPC.

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Chapters
00:00:00 Intro
00:02:31 Comparison 1
00:08:01 Comparison 2
00:08:27 Discussing Results
00:10:13 Recommendations