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Considering iMPC Pro, but....
...I'm hesitating for a couple of reasons. First is Retronyms' reputation (and I've certainly had bad experiences with their apps before). But, mainly, it's the lack of any manual on their site. Their tutorial videos are extremely basic and don't really delve into much of the deeper functionality. Unless there is no deeper functionality?
For example, are there no LFOs for modulating parameters? Does pad muting work like on a traditional MPC? Does pad muting cut the sample off or allow it to run through? How easy or needlessly complicated is importing my own drum samples? Does it record automation?
Also, I'd like to get some idea of how stable it is, how well it performs on an iPad Pro, etc...as many of the negative reviews on iTunes seem to be from people who are complaining about older versions or expecting it to be a fully-fledged MPC for £10. Who's going to sing its praises?
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If you love to use AudioCopy for managing your samples and can live without input-monitoring when sampling external sources it might work, oh and forget AudioBus In/Out support too
Personally I'm not a huge fan of iMPC Pro. Too many issues that don't 'click' with me.
Some parts work really well (for me) such as the IAA_Instrument sampling and 'iTunes-Sampling' using the turn-table but the file-management fails big time as does the piano-roll/time-line editor...
It's not like the price will ruin anyone so it doesn't hurt to try to see if it suits your style
The audio editor is pretty good, and chopping samples to pads is very elegant.
But yes: bummer on the file management. And no AB is so baffling I didn't even realize it was the case until after I bought it. Possible to wait for Beatmaker 3?
Some might consider the included AKAI samples as worth the £10 on their own.
BeatMaker 2 is worth to look at too but if there is no rush then it's wise to wait as many similar apps are awaiting new versions or updates (Beatmaker 3, Fruityloops Mobile 3, BeatHawk to name a few).
I do already have BM 2. The first app I bought many years ago. Never really clicked with me, and it now seems positively archaic in many respects. I'm not particularly bothered by the lack of AB support as I'm more of an AUM user these days.
As for the included samples......never been a fan of Akai's sample packs. The ones they included on the MPC1000 CF card were horribly recorded and trimmed, and they favour very generic EDM/trap sounds. I prefer sampling stuff for myself and/or using the tried-and-trusted Goldbaby samples for vintage drum machine sounds.
Unfortunately, the lack of LFOs makes me wonder if it's really possible to twist samples much in this app. I'd try iMaschine2, only the lack of slicing, 4 track limit and the fact I sold my masses of NI soft/hardware last year, swearing "never again", puts me off a bit. IMPC Pro seems more feature-laden.
On the flip side, the chopping functionality is some of the best in the iOS world and the included kits (from Richard Devine I believe) are modern, varied and sound great. It's got it's quirks to be sure, but to say Retronyms haven't kept it up is unfair. Also, I don't know what the deal is with file management critiques. It's certainly better than a hardware MPC as well as many many other apps out there that allow you to manage your own samples.
Loopy masterpiece with the best sampler ever made is the only solution.
I'm fed up with all these apps glitching, without midi, or missing midi that'll never come, or midi but not what you want to control, no AB and Link, or the other way, or if you buy the patch of our free app, it would possibly work with or hardware, but not if you use a hub to connect an other device at the same time...
Grrr...
Stay with BM2 at the moment, there's nothing better AMHO.
You're better off with a real hardware MPC. Far more stable,
iMPC Pro does have Lo-OFF-Hi and Resonance filters which are in the "Program" screen. So you can tweak and "freak" your samples. There are also EFX available on that same screen.
Well, obviously....but I sold my fully-expanded 2000XL for £275 a few years ago and they're now more than double that price. Almost cost as much as I paid for a 3000 in 2011.
Great machines but, thanks to Akai's serious dip in quality and shunning of hardware samplers, they've now drifted into the ridiculous eBay prices zone...
Yes, but it'd be much better if they could be modulated or automated. Live tweaking is only useful if you focus on that one device...my set up has multiple hardware and iOS synths and drum machines running simultaneously.
To answer your earlier questions:
No pad muting; pad and track muting only and it stops the sound right away
Automation can be recorded separately per track for any control in the mixer section as well as any performance control on the main page (obviously). Mixer controls include panning, eq, fx sends, volume. You can also automate the global compressor on this page.
To get files in, you can bulk copy them using a PC or Mac, bulk import from audio copy (and in some cases create automatic kits using the iMpc pro format if you're into that sort of thing) import single samples via audio copy, record in using IAA or via hardware inputs.
I've owned hardware MPCs for years and honestly this is the closest you'll get to that experience on the iPad. I do miss layering files on a pad and triggering them in different ways (threshold, round robin, random etc.) and I wish there were more effects and controls over the efrects, but it's hard to complain when you get the functionality of a $500 device for the price of a lunch.
Edited to correct my mistake about no pad mutes, in case anyone doesn't read further!
Ah....I'm out. Frustrating enough that my Octatrack does this. Makes no sense....or should at least be optional.
I never owned an mpc. But I really love the sounds, effects, mixer, and the low price. Sampling apps is awesome too.
I bet you wish you still had the 2000xl. Crazy how the prices have gone up. Even the 2000 Classic prices have gone up over the past year, now that I just checked ebay. You're definitely right about why the price increased. As long as Akai continue building software controllers, all the legacy MPCs will increase in demand. Even the S Series rackmount samplers have gone up in price. Keep your eyes open and look for a 2000xl that needs repair. Buy it for cheap and fix it for cheap.
As for me, I've been using MPCs since the 2000 was released. I've been through all kinds of hardware, software, iOS apps, etc. Nothing beats an MPC. I still prefer my 2000 over an iPad for sampling and sequencing because it's still the quickest and most trouble-free workflow I can count on. That says a lot for a piece of hardware that's been around for the past 2 decades. But anyway, the MPC and the iPad make a great combo with a few good synth apps.
don't know what people are talking about... there is pad muting as well as track muting, and almost everything can be automated, in addition to this... each sequence gets it's own mixer of which the parameters can be automated basically making it snapshot mixing per sequence...
con- no midi sequencing of other apps as in no virtual midi.
this app is strictly for chops
where are you guys located I always see 2000s and xls for cheap on craigslist?
This. Pad and track muting are available with automation.
I've had it since it came out and it's been on and off my ipad like a bride′s nightie . Off at the moment , as I got fed up with not being able to trigger pads manually into a DAW track without the stupid song starting up . I find iMaschine better for my uses .
I was on the fence and happened to get some iTunes credit I was not expecting. I took the plunge and although I delete it quite often to free up space, Life living with a 16GB iPad. I do keep going back to it. If you take it for what it is and not what you want it to be, I think it is very usable.
I would like to be able to monitor live input but via the app, I found a way around it. I have an Akai EIE interface as well as a Fast Track Duo, both of which have direct monitoring options. So When I record a live instrument I just utilize the features on my interfaces to hear what I am playing. Works out well for me at least.
Here is a track I recently made with iMPC Pro.
This was my motivation
In the UK, MPCs cost a lot more than else where, for some reason. Also, I'd never use Craigslist myself but, here in Manchester, CL listings for MPCs are often still expensive or simply look dodgy. At least buying a knackered old unit from eBay, you get some buyer protection. And there are many knackered old MPCs out there.....I've had a broken 3000, a broken 2000, 2 x broken 1000s. Bit of a minefield.
2000XL was my favourite one. Brilliantly designed in terms of workflow, and - somewhat arguably - great and punchy sounding. I got it cheap with the 8-out expansion & fx board and fitted a CF card drive. Really sad I was forced to sell it. Grabbed a 2000 last year and, while it has many flaws, really loved the feel of it. Sadly, it was broken...
I see.. I love craigslist as you get to try out the stuff before you buy and people don't try to pull stuff over on you when you're standing right there. Ebay I'm a little weary of
btw I'd never buy a sampler like this based on the samples that came with it but the samples that do come with it are much better than the stock hardware mpc samples..... definitely tweak able into something else.
I modded my 2000 last year with internal SCSI and installed an MO drive since I found them cheap. As far as the 2000's limitations go, I've gotten used to it again after years with the 1000 and JJ OS. The 2000 is a better sounding machine than the 1000 and newer models. So I gave up features for sound and focus more on the beats. Sometimes I resample with the SP-404SX. I didn't care much for the EB-16 effects card. The SP does a much better job.
What's wrong with your 2000 that it's not working? I'm really good at fixing MPCs if I can help. I still have spare parts from another unit if you're looking for anything in particular.
For the folks saying they bought iMPC Pro for the samples, I have a question. I purchased iMPC Pro early in my iPad-ownership, and I have grown to really dislike it. Is there some way I can pull the samples from iMPC Pro into Audioshare so that I can use them in other applications?
I was wondering this too , avoiding using iTunes on a computer
Just rename its .ipa file to .zip and unpack it
budumpbump!