Damn! just really went in on the 5000!
Anyway the mv 8800 is better than any mpc!
I own a 3000 and 2000xl

Can’t knock the hustle…I see he wants to help with the next one…do it Just, Do it…

I started reading it but the gray on black color scheme just became too much.

Kind of over doing it a bit, but if anyone know’s about an MPC, Blaze is up there.

wakai unprofessional. akai usa suck ass

man my 2oooxl is my baby. if my house caught on fire I would run back in the house and get it…

The beat mpc is the 4000 no question about that. Its so easy to use and theres a lot of functionnality.

after reading his review… I’m glad i held off upgrading to the 5000… (btw he also doesn’t support the mv8000/8800 but not for the same reasons from what i’ve read)
It is ashame akai had a real chance of getting their name back in proper placement but they had to go and cheapen up… if you read the original release of the manual for the 5000 (when it was first downloadable on the akai website it refered to the new mpc as the 3500 not the 5000 (this was a name change that came later and was even represented in beta os.) FOR SHAME AKAI!

All of you guys have the the rights to feel the way that you do about the so called MPC5000. In fact, it should have not been considered the replacement for the 4000. The 4000 was built from the 3000 and rightfully so. The 3000 was a robust machine and they improved on it with the 4000. On the other hand, the 5000 is only a huge improvement over the 2500. Ladies and gents what you have is a 3500 but Akai decided to paint 5000 on it instead. Shame on Akai for having us fuss and fight over whos right or wrong. We cant see the trees from the forest. Its truly a 3500. The next step up from the 4000 should have been so hot, that people would be standing in lines for hours to be the first to get the iphone of drum machines. I upgraded from a 3000 to a 5000/3500 for $1600.00 plus tax. Although people tell me I got a good deal, I now feel maybe I should have bought a 4000 although I’m okay with my upgrade from the 3000 to the 3500. If you feel me please respond. Thanx for reading.

i am so pissed off with akai . for making a 5000 its not a real producer tool .this is a fucking keyboard with an 8 track and cheesy sounds .and less function then the akai mpc 4000 .newmark took over the akai line and fucked every thing up they used keyboard sounds from alesis keyboard development . two dying companies trying to make a come back ..the 5000/3500 does not beat as nearly hard as the 2000/2000xl or 3000/4000 the sample engine is different it does poses that grit that we grown to love …the next drum sampler that akai should make is a 5000 mk2 they should build off the mpc 4000 format and get a real outlook from real hip hop producer like premier ,just blaze kanye ,neptunes, pete rock, marly marl the mpc should have bit variable between true 12 bit tube crunch 16 bit or 24 bit that way you could have an sp1200 sound if you needed too. it should have at least 8midi ins and outs and a vga monitor out and lexicon effects .larger wide screen lcd with touch screen ,usb and firewire connections for via computer external hard drive or keyboard connections. and a multiple 5/cd burner /recorder.
ethernet connections for live web search.. wood grain sides and larger arm rest… well thats my dream mpc. if this was ever made you would see more mpc,s flying out the door it would make your head spin