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Originally Posted by TheHobbit
Im still stuck between Maschine and an Akai MPC2500 or possibly MC5000.
The mashine is very good but not standalone and I need to play on one before I decide.
The Akai is excellent integrated or standalone but I am not clear on how well it integrates with Cubase5 and so.
I really need to demo the 2 :/
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I feel for you; its kind of a tough choice and also a very subjective one. I must admit I'm kind of over pattern sequencers with sloppy timing. That's why very tight, solid instruments like classic samplers and the MPC series appeal to me. Maschine is a great piece of kit IMO, but I'm not convinced that its midi implementation and timing is rock solid yet. I mean, its software so there are a lot of variables that can destabilise it, whereas dedicated gear does not suffer in the same way.